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;