TOPICAL INDEX

Above and below the salt, [202-205].
Æsir, the twelve; demigods, [331].
Animals, superstitious dealings with, [279-311].
charms against, [292-297].
spirits assume the forms of black, [284-287].
legal prosecution of, [308-311].
Archangels, [321], [322].
Artisans, dwarfish, [28], [49].
Astrology, [19], [20], [248-253], [255-257].
Auguries derived from the sneeze of a cat, [212], [218], [219].
Augustine, Saint, quoted, [211].
Aureole or nimbus, [120], [121].
Avadanas, or Buddhist parables, [235].
Beelzebub, the fly-god, [283].
Bhúts, or malignant spirits, [160], [227].
Black animals not more vicious than others, [287].
Blacksmiths, credited with supernatural attributes, [40-53].
usually able to recognize the Devil, [50].
Board’s end, [202].
British Apollo quoted, [170].
Camels instinctively browse upon saline plants, [187].
Ceremonies associated with sneezing, [231].
Cernabog, the black Slav demon, [285].
Chah-Miran, the serpent-king, [304].
Changelings, [176], [177], [271].
Chinese pagodas have always an odd number of stories, [314].
Chkaï, the Mordvine sun-god, [276], [277].
Clement, Saint, [46], [47].
Copernican system, [248].
Cosmopolitan condiment, salt thus termed, [188].
Covenant of salt, [157], [164-166].
Crescent, the Turkish symbol, [21], [22].
Crescents and half-moon-shaped amulets, [18-26].
Cross, the, most potent of talismans, [99].
Crows, as foreboders, [285-287].
Cure for deafness, [219], [220].
Cyclops, the, [41], [49].
Dactyls, mythical artisans, [41].
Days, of good and evil omen, [239-278].
Egyptian, [239-243].
Roman superstition concerning, [243-245].
mediæval belief in day-fatality, [245-253].
modern belief in day-fatality, [253-257].
the sixth day of the week, [258-263].
Friday in modern times, [263-278].
Demon-mare, [74].
Deodand, obsolete term of English law, [309].
Deuz or Deuce, the number two, [313].
Devil, the, [26], [31], [50], [69], [98], [123], [124], [130], [135], [136], [158], [159], [167], [218], [238], [254], [279], [285], [286], [290], [313].
Devil’s foot, imprint of, [136].
Dies atri, [244].
Dies Egyptiaci, [239-243], [247].
Dies fasti and nefasti, [243], [244].
Dies mala, [246].
Dies Veneris, [262].
Diet regulated by the days of the week, [255].
Divining rod, [15].
Elf-bolt, [33].
Eloy, Saint, [47], [48], [235].
England, the day formerly divided into thirteen parts, [339].
Exorcism, of haunted house, [93].
of vermin, [287].
Evil eye, [10-13].
Evil spirits, keep aloof from iron, [38].
dislike salt, [159].
cause sickness, [220-227].
Fairies, when especially alert, [266], [267].
Farriers, [52].
Farriery, introduction of modern, [4].
Fire, a spirit-scaring element, [54-58].
Fires, midsummer, [55], [56].
Fireflies, [28].
Fish, an emblem of Freyja, [259].
Fortune, the Roman goddess, [141-149].
Fortune and luck, [145-153].
temples of, [149], [150].
Foxes, charm against, [303].
French Canadian legend, [97], [98].
Freyja, the Northern goddess of love, [258], [259], [269], [274].
Friday, [258-278].
Moslem beliefs regarding, [264].
Jewish beliefs regarding, [265].
Froth from a horse’s mouth repels demons, [68].
Geoponica, the, Grecian treatise on agriculture, [287], [306].
George, Saint, [126], [127].
Gertrude, Saint, patron saint of travelers and cats, [288].
Half-moon tavern symbols, [120].
Hamlin, the pied piper of, [288], [289].
Hammer, Thor’s emblem, [127].
Hand, symbol of the open, [16-18].
in Palestine, [16].
in Syria, [17].
Hand, symbol of the open, in Germany, [17].
Hatto II., Archbishop of Mayence, legend concerning, [282], [283].
Hebrides, preference for odd numbers, in the, [329].
Hecate, [23].
Hernia, cure for, [37].
Holy water, [182].
Horapollon, a treatise on Egyptian hieroglyphics, [210], [279].
Horn, of the fabulous unicorn, [9].
Horns, and other two-pronged objects, [8-15].
Horns of animals, used as amulets:—
of the stag, [10], [14].
of cattle, [10], [11].
of antelopes, [11].
of reindeer, [14].
Horse, the, a luck-bringer, [68].
a divinatory animal, [69], [70].
Horse-shoe, history of the, [1-6].
as a safeguard, [7], [8].
as a symbol of the horse, [68-78].
as a favorite anti-witch charm, [88-94].
position of, as a protector of buildings, [99-104].
as an emblem of good luck, [104-116].
as a phallic symbol, [116-118].
on tavern sign-boards, [118-120].
on church-doors, [120-127].
legendary lore, [128-136].
Horse-shoe arch, in Caledonian hieroglyphics, [65-68].
Horse-Shoe of Luck, story for children, [107], [108].
Horse-worship, [73].
Horses, Wodan’s favorite animals, [76].
Horses’ heads, as talismans, [78-87].
on house gables, [82].
Horses’ hoofs, the sound of, frightens spirits, [71].
Horses’ skulls, [86], [87].
Houses, haunted, [93], [94].
Huixtocihuatl, Mexican goddess of salt, [155].
Idiots alleged to be incapable of sneezing, [216].
Inscriptions above entrances of dwellings, [101].
Intellectual force not incompatible with superstitious fancies, [274].
Ireland, origin of name, [30], [31].
Iron, as a protective charm, [26-40].
use of, in folk-medicine, [36], [37].
religious prejudice against, [29].
Iron and flint, affinity between, [33].
Iron-workers, regarded as sorcerers, [48].
Jinn, the, mythical demons, [29], [30].
Kalevalla, ancient Finnish epic poem, [42].
Legends, [30-32], [43-46], [50], [69], [70], [79], [91], [128-136], [154], [155], [160], [192], [193], [227], [228], [236], [237].
Leonard, Saint, [124], [126].
Lesbos, charm against insects in vogue in, [305].
Lincoln Cathedral, [123], [124].
Lincoln Imp, [123].
Locusts invade fields, [295].
Loki, the Principle of Evil in Northern mythology, [331].
Lutins, mischievous imps, [179], [236].
Mano cornuta, or anti-witch gesture, [12-14].
Medical superstitions regarding days, [251], [252].
Metal working and sorcery, early association of, [53].
Mexican priests, use magical ointment as a charm against wild beasts, [307].
Moon, superstitions concerning the, [19-21].
Moon-worship, [19].
Moonwort, [25].
Nagendra, Cingalese serpent-king, [65].
Nail, story of the, [6], [7].
Neapolitan evil-eye amulets, survivals of ancient Chaldean symbols, [13].
Neck, or Scandinavian river-spirit, [38].
North, the unblessed heathen quarter, [122], [123].
Numbers, the luck of odd, [302-339].
early significance of, [312-314].
the number three, [315-318].
the number seven, [318-324].
odd numbers in witchcraft, [324-327].
odd numbers in folk-medicine, [327-330].
thirteen, [331-339].
Nundinæ, or market days, [245].
Oakham castle in Rutlandshire, [4], [5].
Odd numbers, [312-339].
Ormuzd, chief deity of the Parsees, [57], [223].
Passover, Feast of the, [7], [8], [257].
Perforated stones as talismans, [75], [97].
Persians, share popular distrust of the number thirteen, [336].
Phelo, Chinese idol, [155].
Popiel II., king of Poland, pursued by rats, [282].
Position of horse-shoe as amulet, [94-103].
Prascovia, Saint, [274], [275].
Prometheus, myth concerning, [227], [228].
Put-sign, Egyptian, [66].
Pythagorean doctrine of numbers, [312].
Rats and mice as avengers, [279], [284].
Rats rhymed to death, [305].
Raven, the, a portentous bird, [285].
Recapitulation of theories of the origin of the horse-shoe superstition, [137], [138].
Rickets, cure for, in Scotland, [51].
Rites connected with sneezing, [230-233].
Rowan-tree, [92], [102], [196].
Salt, the folk-lore of common, [154-205].
origin and history of, [154-157].
uncongenial to witches and devils, [158-161].
the Latin word sal, [161-163].
employed to confirm an oath, [164-166].
salt-spilling as an omen, [166-172].
helping to salt at table, [172], [173].
as a protection to infants, [173-177].
as a magical substance, [177-184].
miscellaneous remarks on, [184-196].
used as money, [186], [187].
regarded as an obnoxious article, [189-191].
The Value of Salt. A Roman folk-tale, [193-196].
the salt-cellar, [196-205].
Saxon superstitions, [260].
Septentriones, or seven stars of the constellation of the Great Bear, [319].
Serpent as an amuletic symbol, [58-60], [64], [65].
as a tutelary divinity, [61].
serpent-worship, [59-61].
Serpentine shape of the horse-shoe, [58-65].
Seven, the number, [318-324].
Shastra, or holy books of the Hindus, [224].
Sneezing, the omens of, [206-238].
in ancient times, [206-211].
mediæval beliefs concerning, [211-214].
modern superstitions about, [215-220].
doctrine of demoniacal possession, [220-227].
salutation after sneezing, [227-236].
alleged origin of custom, [229], [230].
legends, [236-238].
Spite-stake, [79].
Talismanic coiffure, [14].
Talismans, complex, of the Tibetans, [100].
Tantura, head-dress, [15].
Teutonic beliefs about sneezing, [215].
Thieves fear to steal on a Friday, in Palermo, [271].
Thirteen, the number, [331-339].
Thirteen Club, [334].
Three, the number, [315-318].
a favorite of witches, [316].
Threshold, a sacred place, [96-98].
Triads, in the codes of ancient Welsh laws, [315].
Tyche, Grecian goddess of good luck, [140], [141].
Typhon, the personification of evil, [26].
Ukko, a Finnish deity, [154].
Unit, a symbol of harmony and order, [312].
Universality of horse-shoe amulet noteworthy, [88].
Valhalla, [331].
Valkyrs, or thirteen virgins, [331].
Vermin, curious methods of expelling, [291], [294].
Vulcan, Roman god of fire, [40-42].
Water-sprites, active on Fridays, [267].
Witches crave salt, [159].
Witches’ sabbath, [265], [266].
Wodan or Odin, the chief Northern deity, [29], [44], [69], [76], [85], [111], [112], [126], [132], [136], [138], [258], [289].
Words used as charms, [300-306].
Xenophon, processes for strengthening the hoofs of horses recommended by, [1].
regards sneezing as a happy omen, [208].
Yawning considered dangerous, [226].
Yoni symbol, [117].
Zadkiel’s Almanac, [20], [256].
Zend-Avesta, or sacred Persian writings, [232].

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