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Index.
Elf-shots, 64-5, 67-9
Elixir of life, 496
Ellesmere : Shrovetide custom,
197, 200 Elysium : Irish, 239 Enchanted Parrot, The, by B. H.
Wortham, noticed, 144 EncyclopO'dia of Religion and
Ethics, by J. Hastings, reviewed,
240-2 England, see under names of
counties Ennis : burial places, 210-1 ; cock
legend, 90 Ennistymon : folk-tale, 206 Enoch Arden type of folk-song,
129 Epilepsy : amulet against, 232 ;
charm against, Balkans, 225-6 ;
cure for, 496 Erloser in der Wiege, Die, by F.
Ranke, reviewed, 507 Erysipelas : cure for, Donegal, 473 Eskimos : Magdalenean, 121 ;
marriage, 105 Essequibo river, see Macusi Essex : fairy loaves, 63 Ethiopia : ammonites, 58 Ethnography and folklore, 23, 27-
30 Ethnology : Graebner's Methode
der Ethnologie reviewed, 502-4 Evangelium Nicodemi, 507 Evesham : game, Easter, 197,
202-3 Evil eye : 398, 400 ; amulets
against, 146 ; charm against,
Albania, 227 ; E. Africa, 402 Evil spirits, see Demons Exeter : ague cure, 353 ; annual
bonfire, 416 Exhibits at meetings, 3, 6, 8, 114,
145-7
Exogamy : Baganda, 138-9 ; in myths, Australia, 321 ; origin discussed, 105-6, 376 ; Suk, 400
Exorcism, 272
Extra volumes of Society, 9-10 .
Ex votos, see Votive offerings
Eyemouth : name taboo, 356
Eyes : charms to see in the dark, Japan, 193 ; cures for, 64, 491-2, 495-7, Beds, Bucks, Glos., 62, 334-5, 483-4 ; diseases of, from treading on grave, Assam, 463
Faints, cure for, 496
Fairford : fairs, 443
Fairies : Clare, 214 ; fairy gold, Clare, 208 ; fairy loaves, Essex, 63 ; fairy rings, Glos., 334 ; Herefordshire, 384 ; Western Isles, 499 Fairs, see Festivals Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries, The, by W. Y. E. Wentz, re- viewed, 254-7 Falcon : in charm, Japan, 194 Familiar spirits : Savoy, 127 Fame islands : St. Cuthbert's
beads, 45-6 Father-right, see ^Agnation Fawcett, F. : 0/ikal and other Customs of the Muppans, 33-44 ipl.) ; review by, — Anantha Krishna's The Cochin Tribes and Castes, 263-7 Feathers : game, not used, Notts, 356 ; in magic, Japan, 190, 193 February, see Valentine's Day Feet : diseases of from treading
on grave, Assam, 463
Fermanagh : marriage taboo, 213
Festivals : Derbyshire, 421; Glos.,
351. 443. 451, 453-5 ; Hunts,
352 ; India, 425-6 ; Japan, 408 ;
Kent, 353-4 ; Leicester, 201
Fetishism : Baganda, 135-6 ;
Congo, 510-3 ; S. India, 140 Fever : cures for, Japan, 192,
195-6 Fig-tree : sacred, 253 Fiji islands : marriage, 105 Filani : milk tabooed, 285-6 Findern : fire custom, Nov. 2, . 420-1
Finger-rings, see Rings, finger Fingers : sucking, Quebec, 463 Finland : folklore collection, 113 Finn sagas : Clare, 91-2 ; origin, 238 ; rock markings, Clare, 90 Fir-cones : as amulets, 232 ; in
folk-medicine, 232 Fire : (see also Hearth) ; bonfires, 424, Carnival, Piedmont, 460, Guy Fawkes' Day, Eng., 411, 414-9, 422-3, 455, Hallowmas, Scot., 419-20, Wales, 419, May Eve, 202, New Year, Hereford- shire, 386 ; burning as cure, Japan, 192 ; carried over ground, Hallowmas, 420, New Year, 386 ; fires caused by spirit, Malabar, 38 ; god of, India, 292 ; plants preserve
