367 _Scottish Dictionary_, iii. 300.

368 Tylor's _Primitive Culture_, i. 117.

369 Vide Potter's _Antiquities of Greece_, ii. 262.

370 _Recreations in Astronomy_, by the Rev. Lewis Tomlinson, M.A. London, 1858, p. 251.

371 Flammarion's _Marvels of the Heavens_, p. 243.

372 _Genesis, with a Talmudic Commentary_, by Paul Isaac Hershon. London, 1883, p. 50.

373 _Notes on the Miracles_, p. 363.

374 _The Gospel of S. Matthew ill.u.s.trated from Ancient and Modern Authors_, by the Rev. James Ford, M.A. London, 1859, p.

310.

375 See _Light: Its Influence on Life and Health_, by Forbes Winslow, M.D., D.C.L. London, 1867, p. 94. Also, _The History of Astronomy_, by George Costard, M.A. London, 1767, p. 275.

376 _The Science and Practice of Medicine_, by William Aitken, M.D. London, 1864, ii. 353.

377 _Myths of the New World_, p. 132.

378 _Ibid._, p. 134.

379 _Ibid._, p. 135.

380 _The Darker Superst.i.tions of Scotland ill.u.s.trated from history and practice_, by John Graham Dalyell. Edinburgh, 1834, p. 286.

381 _The Early Races of Scotland_, i. 136.

382 _The Statistical Account of Scotland_, by Sir John Sinclair, Bart. Edinburgh, 1791, i. 47.

383 _Works_. London, 1740, iii. 187.

384 Dyer's _Folk-Lore_, p. 47.

385 _Some West Suss.e.x Superst.i.tions Lingering in_ 1868.

Collected by Charlotte Latham, at Fittleworth. _The Folk-Lore Record_ for 1878, p. 45.

386 Dyer's _Folk-Lore_, p. 48.

387 Inman's _Ancient Faiths_, ii. 327.

388 _Fairy Tales: their origin and meaning_, by John Thackray Bunce. London, 1878, p. 131.

389 Martin's _Western Islands of Scotland_, 1716, p. 42.

390 _Letters from the East_, by John Carne, Esq. London, 1826, p.

77.

391 Grimm's _Teutonic Mythology_, ii. 715.

392 Timbs's _Knowledge for the Time_, p. 227.

393 _Dissertation upon Superst.i.tions in Natural Things_, by Samuel Werenfels, Basil, Switzerland. London, 1748, p. 6.

394 Vide Grimm's _Teutonic Mythology_, ii. 714-716.

395 _Defensative_, 1583.

396a _A Talmudic Miscellany_. Compiled and translated by Paul Isaac Hershon. London, 1880, p. 342.

396b _Caesar's Commentaries_. London (Bohn), 1863, Book i.

Chap. 50.

397 _Popular Rhymes_, p. 217.

398 _The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information_, by William Hone. London, 1838, p. 254.

399 Dyer's _Folk-Lore_, p. 43.

400 _Gentilisme_, p. 37.

401 Dyer's _Folk-Lore_, p. 44.

402 _Extraordinary Popular Delusions_. London, i. 260.

403 Dyer's _Folk-Lore_, p. 38.

404 Henderson's _Folk-Lore_, p. 86.

405 _Popular Romances of the West of England_. Collected by Robert Hunt, F.R.S. London, 1881, p. 429.

406 _West Suss.e.x Superst.i.tions_, p. 10.

407 C. W. J. in Chambers's _Book of Days_, ii. 202.

408 _Early Races of Scotland_, i. 136.

409 _Scottish Dictionary_, iii. 300.

410 Forlong's _Rivers of Life_, ii. 63.

411 _Secret Memoirs of the late Mr. Duncan Campbel_. Written by Himself. London, 1732, p. 62.

412 _Folk-Lore_, 1851, p. 8.

413 _Popular Rhymes_.