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Souls, the three, of man, 260.
Sow, the Felon, 309.
Spain, talismans in, 179.
Spanish notions on luck, 500.
notions on numbers, 271.

Spectre guarding gold, 133.
ship in Cornwall, 84.

Spiders, amuletive properties of, 173.

Spiders guarding mines, 121.
Spitting for luck, 544.

Squinting connected with luck, 538.
Stanley crest, origin of the, 391.
Stocking, flinging the, for luck, 487.
Stone amulets, 158.

Stumbling connected with luck, 529. Superstitions: Amulets and talismans, 152.

Animals, trials of, 290.
Ants, 135.
Basilisk, 461.

Beast, number of the, 281.
Bells, 98.

Birds, 342, 351.
Bittern, 366.

Blank days for miners, 135.
Burmese fishermen, 48.
Buzzard, 355.

Calling of the dead, 93.
Cats, 115.

Cattle-stones, 329.

Ceylonese treasure-seekers, 121.

Child's caul, III.

Chinese navigators, 44.

Climacterics, 372.

Superstitions: Elizabeth, Queen, 172.

Superstitions: Fairy butter, 135.

French miners, 138.

French sailors, 33.
Griffin, the, 349.
Guiana Indians, 30.

Hawk, 356.

Horseshoes, 114.

Hurricanes, 72.

Jackdaw, 365.

Japanese bird, 317.

Kobolds, mine spirits, 140.
Lapwing, 381.
Lark, 383.

Lewis, Isle of, 64.
Lightning at sea, 72.

Magpie, 369, 432.

Masorets, the, 241.
Miners, 120.

Mines, warnings in, 136.
Mines, white hares in, 137.
Mines, Mexican, 140.
Moon, the new, 114.
Norman fishermen, 58, 83.
Norse, 80.

Numbers, 256.

Numbers, odd, 279.

Owl, 367.

Pelican, 397.

Phoenix, 344.

Pigeons, 382, 440.

Pixies, the, 135.

Quails, 357.

Ravens, 363, 392.
Rings, 195.

Rings, marriage, 204.
Robin, 421.
Rooks, 366.

Rowan-tree, the, 332.
Royal touch, the, 171.
Runes, 156.

Sardinian fishermen, 36.
Sea, whistling at, 115.
Seventh son, the, 274.
Simorg, the 348.
Soul-bearing birds, 372.
South Sea islanders, 379.
Sparrows, 370, 373, 438.
Storks, 373, 394, 463.
Swallows, 372, 436.
Swan, 12, 399.

Talisman, 152, 186.

of a burglar, 192.

of Charlemagne, 191.
of eggs, 459.
of Spain, 179.

Tea-leaves, luck of, 528.
Teeth, luck of, 534.

Tempests raised by witches, 66.
Tenby, tradition at, 113.
Tern, omens from the, 9.
Thaun, Philippe de, 346, 372.
Three, Buddhist theory of number,
262.

Three, Russian notions of the number, 262.

Thunder and lightning, luck of, 548.
Tibet, divination in, 241.
Tin, discovery of, 149.
Trials, legal, of animals, 290.
mock, of dogs, 303.
for sorcery, 306.

Trinitarian superstitions, 258.
Turkey, exorcisms in, 323.

the number seven in, 271.

Turkeys cursed by Mohammed, 320.

Unicorn's horn an amulet, 160.

Venice, luck beliefs at, 549.
"Viales," sortes, 220.
'Virgilianæ," 221.

Virgin and saints, influence of, on seamen, 34.

Virtues, occult, of rings, 195. of the rowan-tree, 332. Votive offerings at sea, 41.

tablets to sea-deities, 59. Vulture, omens from the, 354.

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Divination by dipping, 235.

by eggs, 449.

by hogs, 257.
by numbers, 256.

by the Book of Proverbs, 235.
by rings, 199.

by sieve and shears, 231. by words and letters, 220. Divining-table of the Mohammedans, 242.

Divining-rod, 145.

Dogs, black, haunting mines, 133.
Dolphins, omens from, 14.
Dorcas, a mine spirit, 129.
Dorey, John, legend of the, 52.
Dove, excommunicated in Canada,
317.

Dove legends, 412.

a soul-bearer, 375.
worship, 410.

Drake, Sir Francis, "shooting the gulf," 4.

Dreams, luck connected with, 551.
Drowning, superstitions concerning,
27, 93, 104.
Druid's eggs, 450.

Eagle contesting for sovereignty,

German notions on, 12.
Naples built on, 472.

types of the resurrection, 451.
Russian customs with, 470.
superstitions connected with,
445.

talismanic properties of, 459. Egyptian worship of birds, 343. days, 494.

Elder, virtues of the, 174.
Elizabeth, Queen, superstition of, 172.
Elmo's, Saint, light, 73.

Eustace, Saint, patron of hunting, 340.

"Evil-eye," the, charms against, 167.

Exorcism, 308, 312, 322.

Fairies, sea superstitions relating to,

30.

Fairy miners, story of, 127.

ring, story of, 213. "Fata Morgana," the, 80. "Fetish," origin of the word, 152. Finland, egg superstitions in, 467. Fish fables in New Zealand, 96. Five, the mystic number, 263. Flamsteed, anecdote of, 480. Four, Galen on the number, 263. France, bird superstitions in, 380. letter-divination in, 244.

luck in Christmas and New Year, 512.

Francis, Saint, and the birds, 383. French miners, superstitions of, 138. Friday, good and bad "luck

515.

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INDEX.

Gervase of Tilbury on sea-legends, 3.
"Gesta Romanorum," legends in
the, 211, 386, 416, 417.
Gipsy bird-superstition, 380.
Goa-stone, properties of the, 158.
Granville, Dr., credulity of, 474.
Gregory, legend of Saint, 53.
Griffin, notions respecting the, 348.

Haddock, legend of the, 52.
Hen-crowing superstitions, 367.
Henry II., anecdote, 119.
Herbert, George, on “Sunday," 501.
Horses, blessing of, 335.

nightmare in, 174.

Hubert, Saint, patron of hunting, 340.

Inchcape Bell, legend of the, 99.
Irish amulet against murrain, 329.

Jackdaw superstitions, 365.
Jade-stones, efficacy of, 156.
January unlucky for monarchs, 506.
Japan, amulets in, 181.

bird superstitions in, 371. "luck notions in, 500. Jarchus and his rings, 197. Javanese notions of " Jet, efficacy of, 157. Jewish tradition of a great fish, 53.

luck," 502.

Kanaris, anecdote of, 42.
Kelpies, the, 30.

Kentigern, Saint, and the ring, 105.
Kevin, Saint, legend of, 468.
Keys recovered from fish, 106.
Kings, immunity of, 118.
Kingfishers, omens from, 8.
Kirani, magic of, 356.
"Knauff-kriegen," in mines, 140.
Knife, sacrificial, of the ancients,
334.

"Knockers" mine-goblins, 125.
Knots, magical properties of, 179.
"Kobolds," in German mines, 140.
Koran, the seven heavens of the,
268.

Kuttenberg miners, legend of the, 141.

Lafitte and the pin, 532.

Lapwing of Solomon, the, 381.
Lee-stone, the, a talisman, 330.
Legend of Saint Agnes, 340.

of the Aht fishermen, 376.
of Saint Aidan, 56.
Arabian, of birds, 374.
of Saint Barras, 56.

of the bay of the departed, 92.
of the Basutos, 377.

of the Bottreaux Bells, 102.
of the Inchcape Bell, 99.
of bells at Jersey, 104.
of Saint Brendan, 374.
of Saint Clement, 56.
of a cock and hen, 405.
Danish, of the cuckoo, 431.
Danish, of the robin, 420.
of the dar-daoul, 335.
of Dorcas, 129.

of the "John Dorey," 52.
of doves, 412.

of Saint Edward's ring, 2c6.
egg, in Ireland, 465.

of the "Flying Dutchman," 83.
of Saint Francis, 383, 415.
of Saint Gregory, 53.

of the haddock, 52.

of the Hartz Mountains, 144.

of the pied piper of Hamel,
315.

of Jarchus and his rings, 197.
of Saint Kentigern and the
Robin, 423.

of Saint Kevin, 468.

of the Kuttenberg miners, 141.
of the lapwing, 381, 382.
of Saint Leven, 49.

of the magpie, 434.
of Saint Mark's ring, 208.
of Saint Moel, 56.

of Saint Molua, 55.

of the monk of the mountains, 142.

of "Old Morm," 96.

of the nightingale, 416.

of fighting-fish in Normandy, 53.

of Othman, 218.

of the Oxenhams and the spirit
bird, 358.

of Saint Patrick, 55, 314.
of the pigeon, 440.

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