water poured through, as a rain-charm, i. 285;

children at birth placed in, vii. 6 sqq.;

divination by, x. 236

Sigai, hero in form of shark, v. 139 n. 1

Sigurd and the dragon Fafnir, iii. 324, viii. 146

Sihanaka, the, of Madagascar, funeral custom of the, vi. 246;

transference of sickness to things among the, ix. 2 sq.

Sikhim, kings of, puppets in the hands of priests, iii. 20;

villagers in, their fear of being photographed, iii. 98;

the people of, believe that ores and veins of metal are the treasure of earth-spirits, iii. 407 n. 2;