the Shans of, ix. 141
Chinchvad, human gods at, i. 405 sq.
Chinese, magical images among the, i. 60 sq.;
their charms to ensure long life, i. 168 sq.;
their superstition as to placenta (afterbirth), i. 194;
their belief as to the influence of the dead on rain, i. 287;
their modes of compelling the rain-god to give rain, i. 297 sqq.;
their emperor responsible for drought, i. 355;
their belief in spirits of plants, ii. 14;