Index.
565
Scarabeus : creation of, Bushongo,
42 Scattery island : amulets, 53 ; bell, 336 ; fishing custom, 453 ; pat- tern, 332-3 ; raven legend, 453 ; sailing customs, 59 ; well,
211
Schlesische Sagen, by R. Kiihnau, reviewed, 246-8
School : Norlind's Latinska Skol- sanger i Sverige och Finland re- viewed, 251-2
Schweizerisches Archiv fur Volks- kunde, reviewed, 114-7
Scorpion : in folk-tale, Hausas,
463
Scotland : (sec also Highlands ; and under names of counties) ; bal- lads, 32-3
Scyros : carnival, 249
Sea customs and beliefs : amulets, Clare, 53, Devon, 3 ; christening boats, Bretagne, 513-4; sailing new boat counter-sunwise, Clare, 59 ; saints saluted with sails, Ire- land, 59
Seal : enchanted human being, Clare, 449-50
Sea-shells, see Shells
Sea-urchins : fossil, as amulets, Sussex, 274
Secretary, election of, 5
Secret societies : Iroquois, 272 ; Yoruba, 262
Selborne : funeral garlands, 321 ; toad eaten, 305 ; tumulus not ploughed, 307 ; wishing stone, 308
Seligmann, C. G. : Some Sudanese Beliefs, 273
Semang : language borrowed, 380
September, see Michaelmas Day
Servia : folk-tale, 185 ; symbolism of lace, 516
Seven : in charms, Clare, 57, 59, 456, Hants, 308, India, 76 ; 7th son can heal, Clare, 57
Seven Sisters as plant name, Clare,
57. 455-6 Seven Skilled Comrades type of
folk-tales, 476-81 Sexual morality : (see also Incest) ;
aversion to unions of near kin,
84-91 Shakespear, J. : Manipuri Proverbs,
473-5 ; Rain-Stopping in Mani-
pur, 348-50
Shallala bird : in folk-tale, Hausas,
463
Shalee : wells, 210
Shamrock : in divination, Clare, 205
Shanklin Down : grows, 308
Shannon river : bathing gives im- pudence, 60
Shantung, see Wei-hai-wei
Shape-shifting : among Bantu, 122 ; in folk-tales, Congo, 51S, Hau- sas, 347, 457-9, 462-4 ; by witch, Clare, 449, Hants, 314, Limerick, 340
Sharp, C. J. : Morris Dances and Sword Dances, 130
Shaving : at Great Feast, Morocco, 132
Shawardine : virgins' garlands, 496
Sheda, see Water-fowl
Sheep : amulet for, Clare, 53 ; charm for, Morocco, 149 ; count- ing, Indians etc., 26; at Great Feast, Morocco, 134 ; in masque- rade, Morocco, 167, 175 ; in pro- verb, Norway, 218; rams in folk-tale, Armenia, 355 ; sacri- ficed, Morocco, 140-60, Yoruba, 421; has soul, A-Kamba, 256; tabued, Yoruba, 262
Sheepskin from sacrifice, see Skin of sacrificed animal
Shellfish in folklore, see Sea- urchins
Shells : as amulets, Devon, 3
Shepherd : pipes, see Pipes, shep- herds' ; song, Hesse, 113
Sherfield English : exhibits, 6
Shevaroy Hills : marriage of god, 229
Shick Shack Day : Hants, 298-9, 303 ; Wilts, 303
Shilo : a Devonshire Folk-Tale, by W. P. Merrick, 48-9
Shingles : cure for, GIos., 238
Ship : in procession, Nicobars, 181
Shipton : funeral garlands, 322
Shoes : new, at Great Feast, Mor- occo, 132
Shooting customs and beliefs, see Hunting customs and beliefs
Shooting stars, see Meteors
Shoulder blade : divination from, Morocco, 154-5 ; o^ sacrifice, Morocco, 150
Shrew-ash, see Ash-tree
