custom of striking a hen dead on, [279] n.
Shuswap Indians of British Columbia, seclusion of girls at puberty among the, i. 53 sq.;
girls at puberty forbidden to eat anything that bleeds, 94;
fence themselves with thorn bushes against ghosts, ii. [174] n. 2;
personal totems among the, [276] n. 1;
their belief as to trees struck by lightning, [297] n. 3
Siam, king of, not allowed to set foot on ground, i. 3;
tree-spirit in serpent form in, ii. [44] n. 1
Siamese, their explanation of a first menstruation, i. 24;
their story of the external soul, ii. [102]