class="tdl">Superstitions concerning magpies, cats, robins, &c.

217-219 ‘Unlucky’ things 220-223 Signs foretelling gifts and guests 223-224 ‘Lucky’ things 224-226 Miscellaneous legends and popular beliefs 227-229 CHAPTER XIV CHARMS AND MEDICAL LORE Devices for warding off witches 230-235 Superstitious remedies 236 Dialect phrases describing states of health 237-238 Medicines for general debility 239 Remedies for various diseases and other afflictions 240-254 The seventh son, and the water-caster 254-255 Charms against cattle-diseases 255-256 CHAPTER XV DIVINATION Love-divination by means of plants, apple-pips, &c. 257-260 The hempseed charm 261 The dumb-cake charm 262 Wedding-cake under the pillow 263 St. Mark’s Eve customs, and divination by Bible and key 264 CHAPTER XVI BIRTH, MARRIAGE, AND DEATH CUSTOMS New meanings grafted on to old practices 265 Superstitious customs at the birth of a child 266-267 The birth-feast, and the special dainties prepared for it 267-268 The christening 269 Concerning wedding customs 269-270 Banns of marriage 271 ‘Lucky’ and ‘unlucky’ days for a wedding 272 ‘Unlucky’ omens on the way to church 273 Ceremonies after the wedding 274 Wedding sports 275