their custom of marrying a girl to the Yellow River, ii. 152;
kindle a sacred fire by means of a metal mirror or burning-glass, ii. 245 n.;
their story of a wandering human soul and its deserted body, iii. 49 sq.;
attribute convulsions to the action of demons, iii. 59;
their use of mirrors to frighten demons, iii. 93 n. 3;
use no knives nor needles after a death, iii. 238;
their belief as to the intimate association of names with beings, iii. 390;
their indifference to death, iv. 144 sqq., 273 sqq.;
report a custom of devouring first-born children, iv. 180;
their character compared to that of the ancient Egyptians, vi. 218;