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 |
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