[259]. R. F. Burton, ‘Lake Regions of Central Africa,’ vol. ii. p. 333; Livingstone, ‘Missionary Tr. in S. Africa,’ p. 298; ‘Gr. of Mpongwe lang,’ A. B. C. F. Missions, Rev. J. L. Wilson, p. 27. See Callaway, ‘Zulu Tales,’ vol. i. p. 59.
[260]. Arroyo de la Cuesta, ‘Gr. of Mutsun Lang.’ p. 39, in Smithsonian Contr., vol. iii.; Neapolitan mamma mia! exclamation of wonder, &c., Liebrecht in Götting. Gel. Anz. 1872, p. 1287.
[261]. Shaw, ‘Travels in Barbary,’ in Pinkerton, vol. xv. p. 669.
[262]. Some of the examples here cited, will be found in Grimm, ‘Deutsche Gr.’ vol. iii. p. 308; Pott, ‘Doppelung.’ p. 27; Wedgwood, ‘Origin of Language.’
[263]. See Pictet, ‘Origines Indo-Europ.’ part i. p. 382; Caldwell, ‘Gr. of Dravidian Langs.’ p. 465; Wedgwood, Dic. s.v. ‘puss,’ &c.; Mariner, ‘Tonga Is. (Vocab.)’; Gibbs, ‘Dic. of Chinook Jargon,’ Smithsonian Coll. No. 161; Pandosy, ‘Gr. and Dic. of Yakama,’ Smithson. Contr. vol. iii.; compare J. L. Wilson, ‘Mpongwe Gr.’ p. 57. The Hindu child’s call to the cat mun mun! may be from Hindust. mâno = cat. It. micio, Fr. mite, minon, Ger. mieze, &c. = ‘cat,’ and Sp. miz! Ger. minz! &c. = ‘puss!’ are from imitations of a mew.
[264]. For lists of drivers’ words, see Grimm, l.c.; Pott, ‘Zählmethode,’ p. 261; Halliwell, ‘Dic. of Archaic and Provincial English,’ s.v. ‘ree;’ Brand, vol. ii. p. 15; Pictet, part ii. p. 489.
[265]. ‘Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, &c.’ Recueil de Planches, Paris, 1763, art. ‘Chasses.’ The traditional cries are still more or less in use. See ‘A Week in a French Country-house.’
[266]. Aldrete, ‘Lengua Castellana,’ Madrid, 1673, s.vv. harre, exe.
[267]. ‘There prevailed in those days an indecent custom; when the preacher touched any favourite topick in a manner that delighted his audience, their approbation was expressed by a loud hum, continued in proportion to their zeal or pleasure. When Burnet preached, part of his congregation hummed so loudly and so long, that he sat down to enjoy it, and rubbed his face with his handkerchief. When Sprat preached, he likewise was honoured with the like animating hum, but he stretched out his hand to the congregation, and cried, “Peace, peace; I pray you, peace.”’ Johnson, ‘Life of Sprat.’
[268]. Cranz, ‘Grönland,’ p. 279.