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.;