Ottmann, and Gudrun, by H. A. Junghans, all presented by Mr. W. F. Kirby.
The Secretary exhibited a charm of unknown provenance used to hang round the neck of a horse to keep off the Evil Eye, sent by Mr. C. E. Levy, and presented by him to the Society.
Mr. Crooke read a short paper by Miss G. M. Godden entitled "Ropes of Sand," upon which Dr. Gaster and Mr. Kirby and the reader of the paper offered some observations.
The Secretary then read a paper entitled "Myths and Customs of the Musquakie Indians," by Miss M. A. Owen.
Mr. Hartland, in the temporary absence of the author, read a paper by Mr. Gomme entitled "Ethnological Data in Folklore. A Criticism on the President's Address of 1898," to which Mr. Nutt read a reply.
Mr. Gomme having offered some observations in rejoinder, the meeting concluded.
Votes of thanks were passed to the writers of the papers, and to Mr. Levy for the charm presented by him to the Society.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20th, 1898.
The President (Mr. Alfred Nutt) in the Chair.
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed.
The election of Mr. E. K. Chambers. Mr. M. N. Venketswami, Miss M. E. Marriage, Miss A. Taylor, the Toronto Public Library, the Vassar Library, and the Grand Ducal Library, Weimar, as Members of the Society, was announced.
The death of Mr. F. M. de Leathes, and the resignations of Mrs. Sinkinson, Mrs. George Payne, Miss E. M. Evans, and Mr. J. D. Barnett, were also announced.
