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INDEX.
Memory, omen as to loss of (America),
24 MSlusine reviewed, 159 Merlin legend in Drayton, 1 13 Michaelmas-day, blackberries not eaten
after, 26 Midsummer-eve fires, 140 Midsummer fires, 212.213 Mineral folk-lore in Drayton, 224-229 Minerals, milked from the earth
(India), 370 Mining spirits, 361 Moly in Drayton's plant-lore, 147 Moon in folk-medicine, 100 ; hare in the, Indian folk-tale, 336-340 ; sanc- tification of the (Jewish), 187 Morris, (Rev. Dr. Kichard) : Folk-tales
of India, 304-310, 332-340, 370-377 Mountain or hill spirits in Corea, 214 Mouse, omen from gnawing by
(America), 24 Mugwort in Drayton plant-lore, 148 Mummers play (Sussex), 1-8 Mundic as a charm, 31 Music to blacksmiths' song, 324-325 Myth, meaning of the word, 315 Mythology (comparative) and folk- lore, 313 Mythology of Ireland, 175-182
Nail cutting (Jewish), 187
Nails, omen from specks on (America),
24 Names, maiden, used by married women,
139 Neot (St.), legend of, 19-20 Nettle, oak and, day (Notts), 381-382 Nettles, unspoken, 377-378 New South Wales aborigines, customs
of, 220-221 New Year custom, 31 ; farming custom,
331; wassal song, 26 Newts considered poisonous, 147 'Nointer, or 'Nainter, use of word,
188-189 Noodles, three, variant of the story of,
J 0-43 Northmoor (Oxon), custom at, 221 Norway, St. John's eve in, 348-349 Nose-bleeding, cure for, 219 Nottinghamshire, May-poles in, 317-
318; oak and nettle-day in, 381-382 Numbers, magic, 379 Nursery-rhymes, Aberdeen, 59-60 Nutt (Alfred): Folk-lore terminology,
311-315; Irish mythology according
to a recent writer, 175-182 ; legend
of slain warriors, 187
Oak and nettle day (Notts), 381-382
Oaths (Burmese), 90
Obstacles to pursuit, folk-tale incident,
(Malagasy) 131 Offering to gods at festivals, 219 Ogres, Greek belief in, 237 Omens, American, 24 Oranges and lemons, game of, 87 Ordeal, trial by (Arab), 187 Ordeals, Burmese, 89-90 Ossian, legend of, 210-211 Ossian poems in Ireland, 141 Otters, superstition concerning, 259 Overlooking, 191 Owl, folk-lore of, 268 ; omen from
(America), 24 Oxford, May-day anthem at, 192 ;
Shrove Tuesday custom, 221 Oxfordshire customs, 221 ; word
'Nointer, 188-189
Pancake-bell at Oxford, 221 Panjab folk-lore, 32, 64, 160 Panjah Notes and Queries reviewed,
27 Panther, folk-lore of, 229-232 Patrick (St.) and the devil, legend of,
157 Peacock (Edward): Folk-medicine, 253; threading the needle at Ripon cathe- dral, 286 ; witchcraft in Hunting- donshire, 122 Pembrokeshire, divination by blade- bone in, 367 Pengelly (Wm.): Charm for toothache,
94 ; impounding wild birds, 19-20 Philosophy of Punchkin, 289-303 Phoenix, folk-lore of, 269-271 Pied piper of Hamelin, 206-209 Pig, Drayton's conception of, 273 ; excrement of, used in folk-medicine, 98 Pindar of Wakefield legend, 113 Pins, game with, 32 Pinwell customs, 349 Plant-lore in Drayton, 116-120, 143-
149 Plants used in folk-medicine, 98 Ploughing-day customs, 122, 329-330 Polish folk-tale, 1-18 Polyphemus, Homeric story of, 236 Poppy in Drayton's plant-lore, 147 Portents from Drayton, 274-276 Potions, preparation of, by witches,
360-361 Poulton (Edward B.): 'Nointer or 'Nainter, 188-189
