Fasts imposed on heirs to thrones in South America, i. 19;

rules observed in, 20

Fat of emu not allowed to touch the ground, i. 13;

of crocodiles and snakes as unguent, 14

Fattening-house for girls in Calabar, ii. [259]

Feast of Florus and Lauras on August 18th, i. 220;

of the Nativity of the Virgin, 220 sq.;

of All Souls, 223 sq., 225 n. 3

Fechenots, fechenottes, Valentines, i. 110

Feet foremost, children born, curative power attributed to, i. 295