treat elans, deer, and elks with ceremonious respect, viii. 240;
cut out the sinew of the thigh of deer which they kill, viii. 264.
See also [North American Indians] and [South American Indians]
American prairies, skulls of buffaloes awaiting resurrection on, viii. 256
Amestris, wife of Xerxes, her sacrifice of children, vi. 220 sq.
Amethysts thought to keep their wearers sober, i. 165;
in rain-charms, i. 345
Amiens, “killing the Cat” at harvest near, vii. 281
Amisus, in Pontus, ix. 421 n. 1
Ammerland, in Oldenburg, cart-wheel used as charm against witchcraft in, x. 345 n. 3