Rasálu, king of Sialkot, four legends of, 129-152
Red (colour) used in cures (India), 373-374
Rhymes and sayings, 62, 90, 92, 196, 267, 269, 331-332; Yorkshire local, 164-165
Richardson (Rev. J.), Malagasy music quoted, 99-100
Richmond Castle, tradition of, 193-194
Riddles and conundrums (Malagasy), 38-40; Scotch, 267
Rivett-Carnac (Mrs. H.), folk-lore notes from India by, 369-377
Robin-cycle, notes on the, 166
Robin Hood, 368
Roebuck (T.), proverbs quoted, 180
Rome, building superstition in, 23-24
Rosemary, tradition concerning (Spain), 295
Ross-shire, remedy for complaint of gravel in, 124
Roumania, building superstition in, 24
Rutherford (W. G.), Babrius, edited by, with introductory dissertations, notice of, 125-126
Sacrifice, animal, in Egypt, 92
St. Christopher, corpses presented to figure of, 378
St. Elmo's light, 396
St. Joseph and the Virgin Mary, Irish folk-tale of, 256
St. Mark's Eve, method of foretelling death on, 362
St. Médard, rain-maker, 267
St. Swithin and rain-makers, 211-217, 267
Salt used as charms, in Greece, 217; Yucatan, 250
Sanskrit proverb, 177
Sarah Winyan, Nancy story called, 287-290
Sargon I., Babylonian monarch, legend of, 17-19
Savage folk-lore, 107-114
Sawyer (F. E.), on New Year's day custom, 192; Persian folk-lore, 194-195; St. Swithin and rainmakers by, 211-217
Sayce (Rev. Professor), on Babylonian folk-lore, 16-22
Scotland, fairy stories from, 25-27, 55-58; Kelpie stories, 292-294; marriage customs, see "Cairnbulg," "Inverallochy"
Sébillot (Paul), les Littératures populaires de toutes les nations, notice of, 168
Seniority among the Malagasy, 240
Serpent (the good), Chilian fairy tale, 221-226
Seventh son has power of curing king's evil, 59-60, 397
Sibree (Rev. James, junior), on the Oratory, Songs, Legends, and Folk-tales of the Malagasy, 1-15, 33-40, 65-77, 97-106, 169-174, 201-211, 233-243, 273-279, 305-316, 337-343
Sindbad, an Egyptian variant of, 60, 93
Singing, knowledge of, among the Malagasy, 65
Siona (the), fabulous Malagasy animal, 174
Skimmington riding, 365, 396
Skyrrid (Monmouthshire), earth at, considered sacred, 379
Slipper used as charm (Greece), 218
Snakes believed to be immortal (Spain), 296
Sneezing, custom of blessing after (Magyar), 357
Somerset (Mid), superstition in, 228
Songòmby (the), fabulous Malagasy animal, 169
Songs, Babylonian, 21-22; children's, 90; Malagasy, 65-77; for the rite of May, 153-163, 187-190
Sorcery in Italy, 300
Souls of departed, begging bread for the (Monmouthshire), 378
"Sowans," custom when making, 56-57
Spain, May songs in, 298; superstitions in, 295-296
Speech, oratory and figures of (Malagasy), 6-15, 33-38
Spiders, superstitions connected with, 381
Spittle, charm to prevent evil eye, 373
Spirits, wandering, gifts from (Persia), 194
Stang, riding the, 59, 298-299, 330, 394-395
Stephens (Prof.), Dr. Bugge's Northern Mythology shortly examined, notice of, 230-231
Stone used by Yucatan diviners, 245
Stone celts, superstition regarding, 191
Stork, reverence paid to (Magyar), 354
Stornoway, superstition in, 59-60
"Sty" on the eye, charm for curing, 331; Magyar, 359
Suicide, hares committing, 86
Superstitions of the hare, 84-90; Magyar 354-364; of Yucatan, 244-256; see "Malagasy folk-lore"