70
Catalogue of Brand Material.
(/) Rites of Divination.
Augury from first kailstock (cabbage-stalk), pulled (in neighbour's garden, Highl. and Hebr.), of looks of future husband ; if put over door, it discovers name ; under pillow, pro- cures dreams -
Garter tied, bhndfold, round kailstock, betokens number of family - - - -
Straw drawn from stack at hazard ^ placed under pillow gives dreams of destined husband ; number of grains indicates number of children ; if leading grain (" tap-pickle ") be wanting, forebodes unchas- tity- - - - -
Luck in love augured from burning named nuts
Peas may replace nuts Lot in life augured from dropping white of egg in liquid - - - -
Ditto, from dropping melted lead in water - - -
Luck in marriage augured from blindfold choice be- tween three dishes of water 2 . . _ _
Ditto, from ring, sixpence, and thimble in dish of mashed potatoes
LOCALITY.
Ayrshire, North-east, Highlands and Hebrides.
Shetland .
Ayrshire, etc.
Ayrshire, Lowlands,
Fife, North-east, High- lands and Islands.
North-east.
Shetland, Caithness,
Cromarty, Highlands, Hebrides, Forfar, Fife.
North-east.
Ayr, Fife, North-east, Highlands, Hebrides.
- Fife (Kennoway).
'A bean-stack, Ayrshire; any grain-stack, North-east; the "skroo"or " Broonie's stack," Shetland.
2.S?x dishes. (Goodrich-Fre;r, Outer Isles.)
