Sligo, County, the Druids' Hill in, x. 229
Sloe, twigs of the, burnt on May Day as a protection against witches, ix. 158 sq.
Slope of Big Stones in Harris, x. 227
—— of Virbius on the Esquiline hill at Rome, i. 4 n. 5, ii. 321
Sloth, the animal, imitated by masker, ix. 381
Sloughing the skin supposed to be a mode of renewing youth, ix. 302 sqq.
Slovenes, their custom of Green George on St. George's Day, ii. 79, 343
—— of Overkrain burn a straw puppet on Shrove Tuesday, ii. 93
Slovenians, their belief in the activity of witches on Midsummer Eve, xi. 75
Slow-footed animals not eaten by some savage tribes lest they make the eaters slow also, viii. 139 sq.;