their use of iron as a talisman against demons, iii. 233 sq.;
unlock locks to facilitate childbirth, iii. 297;
their custom of tying a knot as a charm on a threshing-floor, iii. 308 sq.;
seclusion of girls at puberty among the, x. 69. See also [Cingalese]
Singhalese custom as to cast teeth, i. 180
—— sorcerers, their use of magical images, i. 65
Singing to the moon by wives and sisters in the absence of the men, i. 125
Singleton, Miss A. H., on hunting the wren in Ireland, viii. 320 n. 1;
on an Irish cure for whooping-cough, xi. 192 n. 1
Sink or swim, in divination, i. 196;