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Accounts, Annual statement and balance sheet, 2, 11-12
Adam, Edward C. L., his Congaree sketches reviewed. by A. R. Wright, 99
Africa. K. G. Lindblom's The use of oxen as pack and riding ani- mals in Africa noticed, 103; Yagonba, 491
Agate. Associated with stars and herbs, 225 ; confers invisibility, 229 ; cures blindness, 248 ; as amulet in battle, 393
Agriculture. Taught by fairies, 66; common-field system of cultivation, 52; vines cut at waning moon, 66 ; plough dragged round village while seed is scattered, 144 ; planting should follow the moon, 209; blessing the crops, 317-318 ; spade for scraping ploughshare tossed into air and stuck into ground where it falls, 424; ex- orcising evil spirits from or- chards, 446
Aitken, Barbara. Communication on Botley bonfire night, 465 ; re- views of Kiowa tales, by E. C. Parsons, 334-336 ; and of W. H. Robinson's Underturquoise skies, 473
Aiyappan, A., communication on Myth of the origin of smallpox, 291-293
Alford, Violet, review of R. Gal- lop's A book of the Basques, 202- 205
Allcroft, A. Hadrian, on founda- tion sacrifice, quoted, 59
Alphabet and identification marks, 265, 272-275
Amethyst. Power to deliver from prison, 231
Amulets. Sir E. A. Wallis Budge's Amulets and superstitions re- viewed by M. Gaster, 485-487;
Angels in Jewish folklore, 78 Animals. Identification marks for,
in Roumania, 275-277 ; St Mar- tin's horse, 63 ; as messengers, I 12 ; their connexion with pre- cious stones, 220-224, 226 ; grateful and helpful, 164, 294, 451, 460
Annual report of the Council, 2, 4-10
Anthropological Institute. Sug- gested formation of, as a teach- ing institution, 16
Arabian folklore, 502 Arabian Nights, The. Some of the
stories of Jewish origin, 16o Armour and precious stones, 386-
393 Aung, Maung Htin, communica-
tion on Burmese crocodile tales, 79-82
Banks, M. M., communications on A Hebridean version of Colum Cille and St Oran, 55-60; and on Threefold lights, 197
Bantu tribes of South Africa, The, noticed, 216
Barbeau, Marius, his The downfall of Temlaham reviewed by A. R. Wright, 211
Barrenness, cure for, 78 Basile, Giambattista. The Penta-
merone, translated from Italian of B. Croce by N. M. Penzer, reviewed by M. Gaster, 496-500
Basques. R. Gallop's A book of the Basques reviewed by V. Alford, 202-205 ; their folk. song, 202 ; and dance, 203 ; La Soule hobby-horse, 204
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Beating the bounds, communication by W. S. Tratman, 317-323
Beckwith, M. W., her Black road- ways : a study of Jamaican folk life reviewed by A. R. Wright, 96-98
Bees. Slovene bee-hives, 406 n. Bells, wonder-working, 439 Bertarelli, Achille, his L'imagerie
populaire Italienne reviewed by A. R. Wright, 336, 338
Beryl. As a cure, 227 ; as amulet, 227 ; associated with stars and herbs, 225
Besterman, Theodore, review of Joan Evan's Pattern : a study of ornament in Western Europe from 118o-19oo, 9o-91
Bible folklore. H. J. Schonfield's The lost " Book of the nativity of John " noticed, 104 ; legends of Moses' birth, 67-69, 104
Bird in folktale, 164, 182 Birth customs and beliefs. The
custom of Couvade, communica- tions by R. Karsten, 193-197, 316; and by W. R. Dawson, 316; couvade belief in Cam- bridgeshire, 293 ; divination of birth in Savoy, 66 ; evil spirits may enter navel-wound, 196; umbilical cord must not be cut with metal, 196; in connexion with precious stones, 263 ; con- ception from hailstone, log; and from an apple, 150 ; primi- tive idea of, 194
Boekenoogen, G. J. L'imagerie populaire des Pays Bas, by E. Van Heurck and G. J. Boeken- oogen, reviewed by A. R. Wright, 336-338
Bolte, J., and G. Polivka, their A nmerkungen zu den Kinder- und Hausmrirchen der Briider Grimm, vol. 4, reviewed by M. Gaster, 198-201
Bosanquet, L. M., communication on The stones at St. Fillan, 466- 468
Botkin, B. A., his Folk-say : a re- gional miscellany, 1930, re- viewed by A. R. Wright, 2o8- 210
Botley, Hants. Law-breaking at Guy Fawkes bonfire, 465
Bottrell, W. S. L. Enys's Cornish
drolls : compiled from Bottrell noticed, 214
Boudlo in the Channel Islands, 54 Brabrook, Sir Edward, his death
referred to in annual report of the Council, 4
British Association. Notes on the work of its Committee for the organisation of an ethnographi- cal survey of the United King- dom, 46-48
British Calendar Customs, 8 Broom or brush, 148 Brown, W. Norman, his Change of
sex as a Hindu story motif noticed, 216
Budge, Sir E. A. Wallis, his Amu- lets and superstitions reviewed by M. Gaster, 485-487
Butterfly. To catch a butterfly and bite its head off means a dress of the same colour, 209
Calendar customs. Value of study, 40
Cambridgeshire. Straw-bear at Whittlesey, 88; couvade be- lief, 293
Canziani, Estella, communication on Savoy traditions and folk- beliefs, 60-67
Carhampton, Somerset. Exorcis- ing the evil spirits from the orchard, 446
Carline, G. R., on the project for a National Folk Museum, 7
Caste in Fiji, 501 Cattle. To locate straying live-
stock, scare a daddy-long-legs and follow his direction, 209. See also Ox
Cats' cradles. K. Haddon's Artists in string reviewed by R. M. Dawkins, 324-330; their part in native life, 325 ; their artistic and magical aspects, 326-330; taboos against, 328 ; and charms, 329; omens from, 328
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Congress, Jubilee, of the Society. Publication of Papers and Pro- ceedings, 7
Copeland, F. S., communication on Slovene folklore, 405-446
Coral as amulet against tempests, 232 ; healing powers, 248
Cornwall. S. L. Enys's Cornish drolls noticed, 204
Couvade, 193-197, 316-317; in Cambridgeshire, 293
Cranberries, 418 Creangi, Ion, his Recollections,
translated by L. Byng, and his Contes populaires de Roumanie reviewed by M. Gaster, 333-334
Crocodile. In Burmese folktales, 79-82; assumes human form when ioo years old, 79, 80
Cronin, A. M. Duggan, his The Bantu tribes of South Africa, vol. 2, section 2, noticed, 216
Cross. Legends of, 64 Crowns and precious stones, 375-
379 Crystal. Associated with stars
and herbs, 225 ; in sun's crown, 226
Daddy-long-legs, used to locate straying cattle, 209
Dawkins, R. M., review of Kath- leen Haddon's Artists in string, 324-330
Dead, cult of, and rock paintings, 22
Death and funeral customs and superstitions. The devil gets first person buried in conse- crated ground, 59; Jewish be- liefs, 73-76 ; wooden fork placed in coffin, 73; soil laid on eye- lids of corpse, 73 ; animal killed at opening of new burial- ground, 75 ; candle lighted at bedside of dying person, 75 ; clothing must not be sewn on the living person, 75 ; women must not look on processions, 75 ; hurried pace of coffin- bearers, 75 ; touching the bier, 76 ; corpse must not be buried on Sabbath, 76; rejoicing at child's funeral, 212 ; precious stones in, 257-259, 345 ; omens of, 328, 425
December. Straw-bear at Jena, 87-89; the Slovene yule-log, 413
Demons and evil spirits. Vam- pires, 92-94 ; ghoul folktales, 153-154; precious stones as protection against, 349 ; amongst the Slovenes, 419, 432- 436 ; exorcising from orchards, 446
Devil, The. Legends and tales of Savoy, 60-63 ; gets first person
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Dexter, T. F. G., his The sacred stone noticed, 214
Diamond. Associated with stars and herbs, 225; in the sun's crown, 226 ; dissolves in goats' blood, 236
Diffusion of culture, 25-28, 30, 139, 494, 502
Divination. Of birth, 66, 328 ; of marriage, 78. By daddy-long- legs, 2o9g ; by cat's cradle, 328 ; " spirit dogs and barking snakes," 99 ; to locate straying cattle, 209. See also Omens
Dragons. O. M. Fuller's The book of dragons reviewed by M. Gaster, 481-482
Dragonfly will bring to life any snake unless the head is cut oft, 210
Dreams told before breakfast or on Saturday come true, 209; Fri- day dreams come true, 209
Easter eggs. From Czechoslo- vakia exhibited, 2; and the swastika, 342
Eclipse of sun and moon, 394-397, 423
Election day, law-breaking on, 465 Elliot, M. M. Life and work of the
people of England, by D. Hart- ley and M. M. Elliot, noticed, 215
Emerald. As amulet against tem- pests, 232 ; smaragd in the sun's crown, 226
Enys, Sarah L., her Cornish drolls noticed, 214
Erskine, L., communication on The stones at St Fillan, 466-468
Essenes as doctors, 77 Ethnographical survey of the
U.K., British Association com- mittee for an, 46-48
Evans, Joan. Communication on Votive offerings to Notre Dame d'Orcival, 86 ; her Pattern : a study of ornament in Western Europe from 1180o-900oo reviewed by T. Besterman, 90o-91; her English posies and posy rings noticed, 102
Evil spirits. See Demons and evil spirits
Fairies. Agriculture taught by, 67 ; in folktales, 156-158 ; in Slovene lore, 429-432; have bright bodies, 429
Fiji. Caste in, 501 Finger-sucking, 206 Fire. Midsummer fires in Jugo-
Slavia, 413 ; Guy Fawkes bon- fire at Botley, Hants., 465
Fish. Necessary in running water, 71 ; in Irish lore, 207
Fleure, H. J., paper on The place of folklore in regional surveys, I, 51-54
Flying-machine in folktale, 186 Folk Arts. Meeting of second in-
ternational congress, 5 ; ex- hibition of Roumanian peasant art, 8 ; interpretation of primi- tive designs, 327; review of various books by A. R. Wright, 336-340. See also Pattern
Folk-dance and processions. Straw-bear at Jena, 87-89;. ritual dance as origin of Attic drama, 142; of the Basques, 203-204; beating the bounds, 317-323
Folk-drama. Mummers' plays and: the ' Sacer Ludus,' paper by H. Coote Lake, 141-149; mum- mers' play from Thrace, 143- 144 ; the man-woman, 143, 144, 145; forging a plough-share, 144; mock marriage in, 144; version from Thessaly, 144 ; the doctor, 145 ; mending a kettle in, 145 ; Plough-Monday play, 145 ; identification of victim, 146-148; incidents of English play paralleled in ancient ritual dance, 146, 147, 148; non- human characters in, 148-149; pace-eggers' costume from Halifax exhibited, 503
Folk-law. Law-breaking licence,. 465
Folklore. The approach to the study of folklore, presidential address by E. O. James, 3, 13-37; The place of folklore in a regional sur- vey, papers by F. J. Richards, L. D. Stamp, and H. J. Fleure, I, 38-54 ; B. A. Botkin's Folk-say : a regional miscellany reviewed by A. R. Wright, 208-2Io; Handwarterbuch des deutschen
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A berglaubens, Bd. 3, reviewed by M. Gaster, 331-333; A. H. Krappe's The science of folklore reviewed by W. H. D. Rouse, .487-488 ; meaning of term, 13- 15, 17 ; the need for a teaching Institution, 16 ; comparative treatment of, 19-25 ; dissemina- tion and evolution, 25-28, 30, 139, 494, 502 ; primitive inven-. tiveness, 29; psycho-analytic treatment, 31-33 ; classification of English, 40; Calendar cus- toms in England, 40; publica- tion of wall-chart and booklets suggested, 45 ; British Associa- tion Committee for the organi- sation of local anthropological research, 46-48
Folk Museum. Project discussed at the British Association meet- ing, 5-7 ; need of in England, 35
Folk song and music. Study of, a part of folklore, 14-15 ; of the Basques, 202
Folktales. Burmese crocodile tales, communication by Maung Htin Aung, 79-82 ; An ancient fairy tale translated from the Hebrew,
.communication by M. Gaster,
156-178 ; Palestine folktales, -communication by A. M. Spoer, 150-156 ; Tibetan tales, com- munication by D. Macdonald, 178-192, 294-315, 447-464 ; A nmerkungen zu den Kinder- und Hausmiirchen der Briider -Grimm, by J. Bolte and G. -Polivka, vol. 4, reviewed by M. Gaster, 198-201 ; F. H. Lee's Folk-tales of all nations reviewed by M. Gaster, 91-92; F. J. Olcott's Wonder tales from Baltic wizards and Wonder tales from
.goblin hills noticed, 102 ; Kiowa tales, by E. C. Parsons, reviewed by B. Aitken, 334-336; E. S. Steven's Folktales of Iraq re- viewed by M. Gaster, 493-495 ; various books noticed, 340-342. Of Poland, 340, 342 ; of Savoy,
,60-65; of South Carolina, 98-
?99; of Spain, 340-341. Trans-
formation tales, 114, 116, 182, 191, 192, 308-31o, 453-456; of the cock who starts with a grain
,of corn and exchanges for a wife,
155-156; of the spirit who tells stories to make its captor speak which permits it to escape, 184- 192, 294-315; the clever ugly son, 150-152; God and the Devil, 62. Of the Devil, 60-62, 153 ; forgetfulness produced by special food, 107, og9, 112 ; obstacles overcome, og9, 110o, 112, 131, 136, 183, 314-315 ; animal messengers, I12 ; divi- sion of property between brothers, 122 ; golden calf, 123- 126; mortal marries a fairy, 159-161 ; devil's son creates disturbance, 153 ; grateful and helpful animals, 164, 294, 451, 460 ; forbidden room, 169 ; fly- ing-machine in, 186; human sacrifice to water-serpent, 187- 188, 305-307 ; hat or cloak of invisibility, 189, 454, 457 ; travelling boots, 189; animal that vomits gold, 188, 189, 190 ; sex-shifting, 216 ; demon tales, 153-154, 298-304 ; wicked step- mother in, 304, 451 ; precious stones in, 370 ; jar of plenty, 457 ; the wishing-whip, 457. Value of local stories, 40 ; origin of fairy-tales, 156 ; oldest fairy tale, 158-161 ; dissemination of, 139, 494. See also Legends, etc.
Fontaine, Georges, his Pontigny, A bbaye cistercienne noticed, 215
Foundation sacrifice, 55-60 ; le- gend of St Columba and St Oran, 55-58
France. Review of A. Martin's L'imagerie Orle'anaise by A. R. Wright, 336-338. See also Basques ; Savoy
Frazer, Sir James G., his Garnered sheaves reviewed by W. H. D. Rouse, 94-96
Frogs in folktale, 187 Fuller, O. Muriel, her The book of
dragons reviewed by M. Gaster, 481-482
Gallop, Rodney, his A book of the Basques reviewed by V. Alford, 202-205
Games. Children's tapping game in Savoy, 67 ; games of chance played at festivals, 78 ; chess invented by Moses, 78; chess
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used to decide questions, 79; cats' cradles, 324-330
Gaster, M. Paper on Some oriental folklore and problems of dissemi- nation, 502 ; communication on An ancient fairy-tale translated from the Hebrew, 156-178 ; re- views of volume 4 of A nmer- kungen zu den Kinder- und Hausmarchen der Briider Grimm, by J. Bolte and G. Polivka, 198- 201 ; of Sir E. A. Wallis Budge's Amulets and superstitions, 485- 487 ; of Handwdrterbuch des deutschen Aberglaubens, Bd. 3, 331-333 ; of I. Creang5's Recol- lections and Contes populaires de Roumanie, 333-334; of A. H. Krappe's Mythologie Univer- selle, 480-481 ; of O. M. Fuller's The book of dragons, 481-482 ; of F. H. Lee's Folk tales of all nations, 91-92; of The Penta- merone, translated from the Italian of Benedetto Croce by W. M. Penzer, 496-500; of W. B. Seabrook's Jungle ways, 491- 492; of E. S. Steven's Folk- tales of Iraq, 493-495; of I. Teirlinck's Flora Magica, 474- 475 ; of Z. Pantu's Plantele cunoscute de poporul Roman, 475-476 ; of M. Wellmann's Der Physiologos, 470-473; and of H. A. Winkler's Salomo und die Karina, 92-94
Gaster, T., elected member of the Society, 502
Gavazzi, Milovan, his Svastika i njezin ornamentalni razvoi na Uskrsnim jajima sa Balkana noticed, 342
Gems. See Precious stones Germany. Review of Handwdr-
terbuch des deutschen Aberglau- bens, Bd. 3, by M. Gaster, 331- 333; the straw-bear at Jena, Thuringia, 87-89
Gesser Khan. See Kesar Khan Ghosts. Laying, 97, 427; cannot
hurt twins, 97 ; in Slovene lore, 423, 424, 426-429 ; assume shape of snakes, 427; of chil- dren, assume shape of birds, 427
Gloves, jewelled, 362, 370 Grateful and helpful animals, 164,
294, 451, 460
Greece. Mummers' play from Thrace, 143-144; and from Thessaly, 144
Grierson, G. A., communication on The tale of Bethgelert, 488
Grimm. Anmerkungen zu den Kinder- und Hausmdirchen der Briider Grimm, by J. Bolte and G. Polivak, vol. 4, reviewed by M. Gaster, 198-201
Guaglianone, Signor, elected member of the Society, I
Gunn, A. Rugg-, communication on Straw-bear at Jena, 87-89
Gutch, Mrs., death of, 501 Guy Fawkes' Day. Bonfire at
Botley, Hants, 465
Haddon, Kathleen, her Artists in string reviewed by R. M. Daw- kins, 324-330
Hair. Should be cut at new moon, 66, 209 ; as votive offering, 86 ; beware of man with hair of one colour and moustache of an- other, 209
Hampshire. Law-breaking on Guy Fawkes' day at Botley, Hants, 465
Handw5drterbuch des deutschen Aberglaubens, Bd. 3, reviewed by M. Gaster, 331-333
Harness, Jewelled, 372-374 Hartley, Dorothy, and M. M.
Elliot, their Life and work of the people of England, vols. I and 6, noticed, 215
Hastings, Warren, elected mem- ber of the Society, 502
Heather, P. J., communication on Precious stones in the middle- English verse of the fourteenth century, 217-264, 345-404
Hebrides. Legend of St Columba and St Oran, 55-58
Heliotrope or bloodstone. In sun's crown, 227 ; confers invisibility, 230 ; healing properties, 247; causes eclipses, 395
Hen. In Jewish forgiveness of sin custom, 72
Herbs. See Plants Herklots, H. B. M., elected mem-
ber of the Society, 501 Heurck, Em van, and G. J.
Boekenoogen, their L'imagerie
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Houses. Foundation sacrilfice,59-60 Hull, Eleanor, review of R. D.
Scott's The thumb of knowledge, 206-208; and of R. T. Chris- tiansen's The vikings and the viking wars in Irish and Gaelic tradition, 482-485
Hunting and rock-paintings, 21 Hunza version of Kesar Khan
saga, 116-140 Hyacinth stone. In sun's crown,
227 ; confers invisibility, 230 Hyka, J. F., exhibition of Easter
eggs from Czechoslovakia, 2
Identification marks in Roumania, 265-290 ; in connexion with the alphabet, 272-275
Igglesden, Sir Charles, his A saun- ter through Kent with pen and pencil, vol. 25, noticed, 104
India. S. C. Roy's Orao religion and customs reviewed by A. R. Wright, Ioo-ioi ; Hunza ver- sion of Kesar Khan saga, 116- 140 ; smallpox legend from, 291-293 ; proverbs from, 501
Indonesia. Atlas der V6 kerkunde West-Indonesien noticed, 344
International Congress on Folk Arts, meeting of second Con- gress, 5
Invisibility. Conferred by hat, 189, 457; by precious stones, 229, 230, 250; and by cloak, 454
Iraq. E. S. Steven's Folktales of Iraq reviewed by M. Gaster, 493-495
Ireland. The vikings in Irish tradition, 482-485
Italy. Review of A. Bertarelli's L'imagerie populaire Italienne by A. R. Wright, 336, 338
Jakubickwa, W., elected a mem- ber of the Society, 502
Jamaica. M. W. Beckwith's Black roadways : a study of Jamaican folk life reviewed by A. R. Wright, 96-98
James, E. O., presidential address on The approach to the study of folklore, 3, 13-37
January. Straw-bear at Whittle- sey, Cambs, 88; Plough-Monday play, 145; "Run, Paul, or the fog will get you" shouted on Jan. 25th among the Slovenes, 433
Jasper. Associated with stars and herbs, 225 ; in sun's crown, 227
Jet. Power to deliver from prison, 231 ; remedy for toothache, 248
Jewellery, origin of, 245 Jews. Jewish folklore from Pales-
tine, communication by A. M. Spoer, 67-79 ; legends of Moses, 67-69 ; feasts of, 70 ; sounding the shofar, 70-71 ; water cus- toms, 71-72 ; forgiveness of sins amongst, 71-73; burial cus- toms, 73-76; Tombs of the Kings, 76 ; angels, 78 ; their folktales, 158-161 ; an ancient fairy tale of, 158-178 ; some of the " Arabian Nights " stories are of Jewish origin, 160
Jubilee Congress of the Society. Publication of Papers and Pro- ceedings, 7
Jugoslavia. Costumes Nationaux Yougoslaves reviewed by A. R. Wright, 337, 338. See also Slovenes
June. Midsummer fires amongst the Slovenes, 413
Karlov'ek, Joke, his Slovensha Hisa reviewed by A. R. Wright, 337, 339
Karpeles, Maud. Paper on Eng- lish folk dances, their survival and revival, 502 ; elected a member of the Society, 501
Karsten, R., communications on The custom of couvade, 193-197, 316
Kelemina, Jakob, the introduction to his Bajke in Pripovedke Slo- venskega Ljudstva translated by F. S. Copeland, 405, 408-446
Kent. Sir Charles Igglesden's A saunter through Kent with pen and pencil, vol. 25, noticed, 104
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Kesar Khan saga. An oral version of the Kesar Saga from Hunza, paper by D. L. R. Lorimer, 2, 105-140 ; hero born ugly, 107 ; Tibetan version, 107-110o, 115; Mongolian version, I Io-I 16
Killin, Perthshire, St Fillan's stones at, 466-468
Kiowa tales, by E. C. Parsons, re- viewed by B. Aitken, 334-336
Kramer, Augustin, his Atlas der V61kerkunde West-Indonesien noticed, 344
Krappe, A. H. His Mythologie universelle, reviewed by M. Gaster, 480-481 ; his The science of folklore reviewed by W. H. D. Rouse, 487-488
Lake, H. Coote. Paper on Mum- mers' plays and the ' Sacer Ludus,' 141-149; appointed Hon. Secretary of the Society, Io
Lapidaries, Anglo-Norman, 217- 264; their scientific character, 361
Latvia. L'art Letton, reviewed by A. R. Wright, 337, 339
Law-breaking licence, 465 Legends and myths. An oral ver-
sion of the Kesar Saga from Hunza, paper by D. L. R. Lori- mer, 105-140; R. Gallop's The thumb of knowledge : in legends of Finn, Sigurd, and Taliesin reviewed by E. Hull, 206-208; M. Wellmann's Der Physiologos reviewed by M. Gaster, 470-473; A. H. Krappe's Mythologie uni- verselle reviewed by M. Gaster, 480-481; of St Columba and St Oran, 55-58 ; of St Martin's horse, 63 ; of the Madonna, 64, 65 ; of the Cross of Chambery, 64 ; of Moses, 67-70 ; of the publication of the " Wisdom of Solomon," 77; of St Fillan's stones at Killin, Perth, 466-468 ; the tale of Bethgelert, 488 ; on the origin of smallpox, 291-293; of the Slovenes, 408; of the Devil, 62-63, 422; of the wild huntsman, 423, 432 ; of the dog- man, 441 ; of dragons, 481-482. Hero born ugly, 107 ; belief that the teller of the story in full is rewarded by the hero, 107
Library of the Folk-Lore Society, 4-5
Lightning. Precious stones as pro- tectors, 349
Lindblom, K. G., his The use of oxen as pack and riding animals in Africa noticed, 1o3
Lorimer, D. L. R., paper on An oral version of the Kesar Saga from Hunza, 2, 105-140
Lucky and unlucky deeds. Their place in a regional survey, 42, 43. Unlucky to dig where sacri- fice has been buried, 58 ; to give away a handkerchief without a bent pin, 97 ; to go on ground on which felled tree is to lie, 104; to light three cigarettes with one match, 197, 2Io0n. See also Omens. Lucky days for getting married or starting enterprises, 78 ; salt and pepper first things taken into new house, 209; lucky for bird to alight on the curtain, 293; to cross fingers after seeing a piebald horse, 293; to catch a butterfly and bite its head off means a dress of the same colour, 209. See also Divination
MacCulloch, J. A., his Mediaeval faith and fable reviewed, 492-493
Macdonald, David. Communica- tions on Tibetan proverbs and " good sayings," 82-85 ; and on Tibetan tales, 178-192, 294-315, 447-464
MacDonald, Isabel, elected mem- ber of the Society, 501
McKay, J. G., paper on The Deer cult and the deer-goddess cult of the ancient Caledonians, I
Maclagan, Dr., on foundation sacrifice, quoted, 58
Madonna, The. See Virgin Mary Malcolm, L. W. G., resigns post of
Hon. Secretary, io Mansikka, V. J., review of folklore
research in Russia, 477-480 Marett, R. R., his Faith, hope, and
charity, in primitive religion re- viewed by H. J. Rose, 489-491
Marriage. Amongst the Jews, 78 ; rock paintings and, 22; place of marriage customs in a re- gional survey, 43 ; bridegroom
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lives in bride's house, 66 ; divination of, 78 ; Wednesday a lucky day for, 97; of first cousins, 97; omens of, 209; precious stones and, 256
Marsden, F. H. Elected member of the Society, 501; exhibits pace-egger's costume, 503
Martin, Auguste, his L'imagerie Orleanaise reviewed by A. R. Wright, 336-337
Mediaeval faith and fable, by J. A. MacCulloch, reviewed, 492-493
Medical folklore. Cures for bar- renness, 78 ; blindness, 246, 248, 359 ; bites and sores, 223 ; cholera, 74-75 ; croup, 209 ; epilepsy, 58 ; fits, 209 ; nose- bleeding, 209; sciatica, 65 ; sore throat, 209 ; toothache, 246, 248 ; whooping cough, 209. Cures by beads, 209; black silk cord, 209 ; cat's-cradle, 328; leather necklace, 209 ; plants, 475-476 ; precious stones, 246-249, 359, 360 ; toad- stone, 223. Burying a black cock under the floor to cure epilepsy, 58 ; sitting in St Ber- nard's Seat, Savoy, 65; cholera epidemic in Palestine, 74-75; the Essenes as doctors, 77 ; vic- tim's shirt torn off and burnt, 209; healing powers of St Christopher, 359 ; healing powers of St Fillan's stones at Killin, Perth, 466-468. Legend on the origin of smallpox, 291- 293; medicine should be given in the waning moon, 209
Melanesia culture migrations, 26 Mesopotamia. See Iraq Meteors as the souls of the dead,
66 ; as omen of death, 425 Mexico. R. Redfield's Tepoztldn
reviewed by A. R. Wright, 212 Midgley, Yorks., pace-egger's cos-
tume from, 503 Milne, F. A., his death referred to
in annual report of the Council, 4
Mine, ceremony at opening of, in Savoy, 66
Mongolian saga of Kesar Khan, 11o-116
Moon. In Slovene legend, 419- 438 ; vines to be cut at waning
moon, 66; hair should be cut at new moon, 66 ; controls the planting of crops, 209; medi- cine should be given in the wan- ing moon, 209
Moses. Legends of his birth and death, 67-69, 104 ; and of his slow speech, 69
Mummers' play. See Folk-drama Murgoci, Agnes. Communication
on Roumanian salt signs and other identification marks, 265- 290 ; at the exhibition of Rou- manian peasant art, 9
Museum. Project for a National Folk Museum discussed at British Association meeting, 5-7
Myths. See Legends and myths
Name must not be mentioned, 443 Navel. Evil spirits may enter by,
196; umbilical cord must not be cut with metal, 196
New Year, Jewish, in Palestine, 70 Nicholson, Prof., paper on Some
notes on Persian and Arabian folklore, 501
North American Indians. Kiowa tales, by E. C. Parsons, reviewed by B. Aitken, 334-336; M. Barbeau's The downfall of Temlaham, reviewed by A. R. Wright, 211
November. Importance of old All Saints' Day, 53 ; the Boudlo guy in the Channel Is., 53 ; Guy Fawkes' day at Botley, Hants, 465
Obeah, 97 Olcott, F. J., her Wonder tales from
Baltic wizards and her Wonder talesfrom goblin hills noticed, Io2
Oldham, C. E. A. W., paper on Proverbs of the people in a dis- trict of Northern India, 50o Omens. Of death, 328, 425 ; the Devil, 71 ; marriage, 209 ; part- ing, 97 ; rain, 66. From cat's cradle, 328 ; shooting stars, 425 ; three oil-lamps in a row, 209; giving away a handker- chief without a bent pin, 97; the sound of the horn in Pales- tine, 71. If a girl wets her apron when washing, she will have a drunken husband, 209
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Opal. Confers invisibility, 230; its power to deliver from prison, 23I
Oprescu, George, his Peasant art in Roumania reviewed by A. R. Wright, 337, 339
Oraon religion and customs, by S. C. Roy, reviewed by A. R. Wright, Ioo-oI
Ox. K. G. Lindblom's The use of oxen as pack and riding animals in Africa noticed, 103
Oxfordshire. Lucky events, 293
Pace-egger's costume exhibited, 503
Paegle, Edvards, his Latvijas Saule reviewed by A. R. Wright, 337, 339
Paganism and Christianity, 53 Palestine. Communications by A.
M. Spoer on Jewish folklore from Palestine, 67-79; and on Pales- tine folktales, 150-156 ; proverbs and sayings, 152, 153, 154, 156 ; the Tombs of the Kings, 76
Pantu, Z., his Plantele cunoscute de poporul Roman reviewed by M. Gaster, 475-476
Parsons, E. C., her Kiowa tales re- viewed by B. Aitken, 334-336
Pattern : a study of ornament in Western Europe from I18o-90oo, by Joan Evans, reviewed by T. Besterman, go-91
Pentamerone, translated from the Italian of Benedetto Croce by N. M. Penzer, reviewed by M. Gaster, 496-500
Penzer, N. M., his translation of The Pentamerone reviewed by M. Gaster, 496-500
Persian folklore, 502 Perthshire. St Fillan's stones at
Killin, 466-468 Physiologus. M. Wellmann's Der
Physiologos reviewed by M. Gaster, 470-473
Plants. Reviews of I. Teirlinck's Flora Magica and of Z. Pantu's Plantele cunoscute de poporul Roman by M. Gaster, 474-476; similarity of plant-names throughout Europe, 476 ; herbs associated with stars and pre- cious stones, 225-226
Plough-share forged in mummers' play, 144
Plough-Monday play, 145 Polivka, G. Anmerkungen zu den
Kinder- und Hausmidrchen der Briider Grimm, by J. Bolte and G. Polivka, vol. 4, reviewed by M. Gaster, 198-201
Pontigny, Cistercian abbey, 215 Poppe, N., on Kesar Khan saga,
quoted, 105 Portrait as votive offering, 86 Posies and posy rings. Joan
Evans's English posies and posy rings noticed, 102
Precious stones. Precious stones in the middle-English verse of the fourteenth century, communica- tion by P. J. Heather, 217-264, 345-404; associated with ani- mals, 220-224, 226 ; with stars, 224-227, 228 ; and with herbs, 225-226 ; their amuletic powers, 228-246, 250-256, 263-264, 358, 368, 375, 380-382, 385, 392-393, 398-404 ; their healing powers, 246-249, 359; influence on weather, 232; places of origin of, 234; as tests of chastity, 235 ; shine by their own light, 237-244, 348; the origin of jewellery, 245; magical pro- perties improved by engraving, 251, 382-385 ; in marriage cus- toms, 256 ; in funeral customs, 257-259, 345 ; in childbirth, 263; built into dwellings as protection against evil spirits and lightning, 349; cure for blindness, 359; in buildings, 345-360; for personal wear, 360-372, 375-393 ; as insignia of rank, 362-364 ; on harness, 372- 374 ; engraved, 382-385; in battle, 392-393
Prideaux, S. P. T., his Man and his religion noticed, 213
Processioning. See Folk dances and processions
Proverbs and sayings. Tibetan proverbs and " good sayings," communication by D. Mac- donald, 82-85 ; Proverb litera- ture issued as extra volume, 4, 8; from Savoy, 66; from Palestine, I52, I53, 154, I56; from India, 501
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Rain, omen of, 66 Rainbow in folktale, 8o0 ; in parri-
cide legend, 437 Redfield, Robert, his Tepoztldn : a
Mexican village reviewed by A. R. Wright, 212
Religion, Primitive. R. R. Mar- ett's Faith, hope, and charity, in primitive religion reviewed by H. J. Rose, 489-491
Rice renders demons powerless, 302
Richards, F. J., paper on The place of folklore in regional surveys, I, 38-48
Ridgeway, William, on origin of jewellery, quoted, 245
Rings and precious stones, 379- 385. See also Posies and posy rings
Rishbeth, Mrs. O. H. T. [K. Had- don], her Artists in string re- viewed by R. M. Dawkins, 324- 330
Rivers, W. H. D., on culture migrations, quoted, 26
Robinson, W. H., his Under tur- quoise skies reviewed by B. Aitken, 473
Rock paintings, drawings, and sculptures. Magico-religious significance of, 20-23; con- nexion with hunting, 21 ; with marriage and the cult of the dead, 22 ; to protect the home, 22
Rose, H. J. Reviews of Folkmin- nen och folktankar, vols. 15, 16, 17, 18, 469-470 ; of R. R. Mar- ett's Faith, hope, and charity, in primitive religion, 489-491
Roumania. Roumanian salt signs and other identification marks, communication by A. Murgoci, 265-290 ; I. CreangA's Recollec- tions and Contes populaires de Roumanie reviewed, 333-334 ; G. Oprescu's Peasant art in Roumania reviewed by A. R. Wright, 337, 339; plant lore, 475-476 ; exhibition of peasant art in London, 8-9
Rouse, W. H. D., reviews of Sir James Frazer's Garnered sheaves, 94-96; and of A. H. Krappe's The science of folklore, 487- 488
Roy, S. Chandra, his Oraon re- ligion and customs reviewed by A. R. Wright, Ioo-IoI
Ruby. Associated with the ser- pent, 222; and with the stars and herbs, 225
Rule, Robert, elected member of the Society, 501
Russia. Review of folklore re- search in Russia by V. J. Man- sikka, 477-480
Sacrifice. Foundation, 55-60 ; legend of St Columba and St Oran, 55-58 ; burying a live black cock under the floor to cure epilepsy, 58
Sagas. See Legends and myths St Christopher and sickness, 359 St Columba and the legend of St
Oran, 55-58 St Fillan and his stones at Killin,
Perthshire, 466-468 St George's day in Jugoslavia,
418 St Germain, Savoy, 63 St Martin. Legend of his horse's
jump, 63 St Oran, 55-58 Salmon in Irish lore, 207 Salt and pepper first things taken
into new house, 209 Salt-block identification marks in
Roumania, 265-268, 272, 278- 290
Sapphire. Power to deliver from prison, 231 ; cures blindness, 248 ; associated with stars and herbs, 225 ; as amulet in battle, 393
Savoy. Savoy traditions and folk. beliefs, communication by Es- tella Canziani, 60-67; legends and tales in, 6o-65; proverbs and sayings, 66; children's game, 67
Schonfield, H. J., his The lost " Book of the nativity of John " noticed, 104
Scotland. The legend of St Co- lumba and St Oran, in the Hebrides, 55-58 ; foundation sacrifices in, 55-60 ; St Fillan's stones at Killin, Perth, 466- 468 ; the vikings in Gaelic tra- dition, 482-485
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'Scott, Robert D., his The thumb of knowledge. In legends of Finn, Sigurd, and Taliesin reviewed by E. Hull, 206-208
Seabrook, W. B., his Jungle ways reviewed by M. Gaster, 491- 492
Secrets not to be told till three years have passed, 448
Serpent and the ruby, 222 Sewing. Clothing must not be
sewn on person, 75 Sex-shifting, 216 Shadow. Pledged to spirit, 430;
man without shadow grows old and dies, 480
:Shelby, G. M. Black genesis : a chronicle, by S. G. Stoney and G. M. Shelby, reviewed by A. R. Wright, 98-99
Shofar, the ram's horn, 70-71 Signs, identification, in Roumania,
265-290 ; in connexion with the alphabet, 265, 272-275
'Sin, forgiveness of, amongst the Jews, 71-73
.Slovenes. Slovene folklore, com- munication by F. S. Copeland, 405-446; J. Karlov'ek's Slo- venska Hi~a reviewed by A. R. Wright, 337, 339; their bee- hives, 406 n. ; their myths, legends, and folktales, 408-446 ; belief in spirits, 4I2, 414-417; the yule log, 413 ; midsummer fires, 413 ; St George's day, 418; evil spirits, 419 ; wer-wolf, 425 ; vampires, 425, 428 ; souls of the dead, 426-429 ; fairies, 429-432; tree spirits, 430; storm and ,other demons, 432-436 ; aitio- logical tales, 439; historical tales, 440 ; the dog-man legend, 441
'Smallpox. Myth of the origin of smallpox communication by A. Aiyappan, 291-293
'Snakes. Cannot die before sun- set, 209; brought to life by dragonflies unless their heads are cut off, 21o ; shape assumed by spirits of the dead, 427
Solomon. Legend of the publica- tion of the " Wisdom of Solo- mon," 77
Somerset. Exorcising evil spirits
from the orchard at Carhamp- ton, 446
Souls. Meteors as souls of the dead, 66; may leave body dur- ing sleep, 4Io ; of witches assume the shape of' animals, 423
Sowing, plough dragged round vil- lage during, 144
Spoer, A. M., communications on Jewish folklore from Palestine, 67-79; and on Palestine folk- tales, 150-156
Stag in Slovene legend, 421 Stamp, L. D., paper on The place
of folklore in regional surveys, I, 48-51
Stars. Associated with precious stones and herbs, 224-227, 228 ; shooting star an omen of death, 425 ; stars in Slovene legends, 438; meteors as souls of the dead, 66
Stephens, Mrs. T. A., and Proverb literature, 4, 8
Steven, E. S., her Folktales of Iraq reviewed by M. Gaster, 493- 495
Stones. T. F. G. Dexter's The sacred stone noticed, 214; St Fillan's stones at Killin, Perth, 466-468 ; ' bedding the stones,' custom, 467 ; used for massag- ing, 466, 468; and for sick cattle, 467
Stoney, S. G., and G. M. Shelby, their Black genesis : a chronicle reviewed by A. R. Wright, 98- 99
Straw-bear. At Jena, 87-88; at Whittlesey, Cambs, 88
String figures. See Cat's cradles Sun and precious stones, 226-
227 Swastika and Easter eggs, 342 Sweden. Folkminnen och folktan.
kar, vols. 15, 16, 17, 18, re- viewed by H. J. Rose, 469-470
Tallies, 215 ; in Roumania, 277 Teirlinck, I., his Flora magica
reviewed by M. Gaster, 474- 475
Temple, Sir Richard. Sir Richard Temple, Bt., 1850-1931, by R. E. E., noticed, Ioi
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Tenth child a wanderer, 416, 440 Texas Folk-Lore Society, its Pub-
lications, Nos. 5, 6, and 7, re- viewed by A. R. Wright, 210- 21I
Thumb-sucking, 206 Thursday, a good day for starting
an enterprise, 78 Tibet. Tibetan tales, communica-
tion by D. Macdonald, 178-192, 294-315, 447-464 ; Tibetan pro- verbs and " good sayings," com- munication by D. Macdonald, 82-85 ; Kesar Khan saga, 107- 110, 115
Timber identification marks in Roumania, 268-275; in Arch- angel, 272-5
Titelbah, Vladislav, his A quarelles et dessins reviewed by A. R. Wright, 337, 338
Toad, and precious stones, 221, 223
Toadstone, 221, 223; used as a cure for bites, etc., 223
Tooth of knowledge, 206 Top (game) in connexion with
Jewish festivals, 78 Topaz foretells character of new
moon, 232; its association with the stars and herbs, 225
Totemism. Improbable in palaeo- lithic times, 22, 23
Tratman, W. S., communication on Beating the bounds, 317-323
Tree spirits in Slovene lore, 430 Tree-felling beliefs, 104 Tuesday, a good day for starting
an enterprise, 78
Umbilical cord must not be cut with metal, 196
United States. Folktales of South Carolina, 98 ; Congaree tales, 99
Unlucky. See Lucky, etc.
Vampires. H. A. Winkler's Sa- lomo und die Karina reviewed by M. Gaster, 92-94; in Slovene lore, 425, 428
Vikings. R. T. Christiansen's The vikings and the viking wars in Irish and Gaelic tradition re- viewed by E. Hull, 482-485
Vines should be cut at waning moon, 66
Virgin Mary. Legends of statues in Savoy, 64; Notre Dame de l'Aum6ne, Savoy, 64; Notre Dame de la Gorge, Savoy, 65
Votive offerings. To Notre Dame d'Orcival, 86
Waddell, L. A., on Tibetan tales, 178-18o
Water. Palestine Jewish customs, 71-72 ; running water must con- tain fish, 71
Weather. Rain before seven, fine before eleven, 209 ; first twelve days of January show nature of twelve months, 210 ; affected by precious stones, 232 ; thun- derstorm brought on by digging, 399 ; storm demons, 433-434, 435 ; omen of rain, 66
Wednesday a lucky wedding day, 97
Wellmann, Max, his Der Physio- logos reviewed by M. Gaster, 470-473
Wer-wolf, 251, 425; girdle of wolf's pelt used to effect trans- formation, 425
Whittlesey, Cambs, straw-bear at, 88
Will-o'-the-wisp, 428 Winkler, H. A., his Salomo und die
Karina reviewed by M. Gaster, 92-94
Winnowing fan in Indian practice, Ioo
Winter customs among the Slo- venes, 433
Witches, etc. Souls go forth in animal shape, 423
Wright, A. R. Reviews of M. W. Beckwith's Black roadways, 96- 98; of Black genesis, by S. G. Stoney and G. M. Shelby, 98-99; of E. C. L. Adam's Congaree sketches, 99; of S. Chandra Roy's Oraon religion and cus- toms, Ioo-IoI ; of B. A. Bot- kin's Folk-say: a regional mis- cellany, 1930, 2o8-2Io; of Pub- lications of the Texas Folk-Lore Society, Nos. 5, 6, and 7, 210- 211 ; of M. Barbeau's The down- fall of Temlaham, 211; of R. Redfield's Tepoztldn: A Mexi- can village, 212 ; of A. Martin's L'imagerie Orleanaise, of A.
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Writing. Identification marks and origin of writing, 265, 272-275
Yorkshire. Pace-egger's costume from Midgley, 503
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