Shans of Burma, rules observed by wife of absent warrior among the, i. 128;
obtain rain by drenching images of Buddha, i. 308;
their theory of earthquakes, v. 198;
cut bamboos for building in the wane of the moon, vi. 136;
custom of executioners among the, viii. 155
—— of Indo-China, their human sacrifices for the crops, vii. 243
—— of Kengtung, their expulsion of demons, ix. 116 sq.
—— of Southern China, their annual expulsion of the fire-spirit, ix. 141
Shape, magical changes of, vii. 305