their precautions against witches on St. George's Eve, ii. 335 sq.;
their belief as to shorn hair, iii. 270;
their use of wedding-rings as amulets, iii. 314 sq.;
will not call bears, wolves, and serpents by their proper names, iii. 397 sq.;
their theory of the waning moon, vi. 130;
their cure for water-brash, vi. 149 sq.;
ascribe a special virtue to a horse's head, viii. 43 n. 1;
their respect for weasels, viii. 275;
transfer cattle disease to black dog, ix. 32 sq.;
kindle new fire at Christmas, x. 264;