Smyth, R. Brough, on fire customs of the Australian aborigines, ii. 257;
on menstruous women in Australia, x. 13
Snail supposed to suck blood of cattle, iii. 81 sq.
Snails as scapegoats, ix. 52, 53
Snake, used in rain-making, i. 287 sq.;
rajahs of Manipur descended from a, iv. 133;
white, eaten to acquire supernatural knowledge, viii. 146;
worshipped, viii. 316 sq.;
said to wound a girl at puberty, x. 56;