Superstition a crutch to morality, [219]
Swaheli charm, [305] sq.
Sweating as a purification, [142], [184]
Swelling and inflammation thought to be caused by eating out of sacred vessels or by wearing sacred garments, [4]
Sympathetic connexion between a person and the severed parts of his body, [267] sq., [283]
—— magic, [164], [201], [204], [258], [268], [287]
Synonyms adopted in order to avoid naming the dead, [359] sqq.;
in the Zulu language, [377];
in the Maori language, [381]
Taboo of chiefs and kings in Tonga, [133] sq.;