——, South, use of rat’s hair as a charm in, i. 151; the Herero of, i. 209; stopping rain by means of a rabbit in, i. 295; the Bechuanas of, i. 313; way of retarding the sun in, i. 318; the Caffres of, i. 321, iii. 87; frightening away a storm in, i. 327; the Chevas of, i. 331 _n._ 2; the Tumbucas of, i. 331 _n._ 2; chiefs as rain-makers in, i. 350 _sqq._; the Mashona of, i. 393; the Maraves of, ii. 31, ix. 19; the Ovambo of, ii. 264, iii. 176; the Ba-Pedi of, iii. 141, 148, 163, 202; the Ba-Thonga of, iii. 141, 148, 163, 202; Bantu tribes of, iii. 152, viii. 111, ix. 77 _sq._; seclusion and purification of manslayers in, iii. 174 _sq._; disposal of cut hair and nails in, iii. 278; magic use of spittle in, iii. 288; the Makalaka of, iii. 369; belief as to stepping over persons or things among the tribes of, iii. 423; the Baronga of, iv. 61; crops devastated by wild pigs in, viii. 32; the Matabele of, viii. 70; Caffre remedy for caterpillars in, viii. 280; heaps of sticks or stones to which passers-by add, in, ix. 11; dread of demons in, ix. 77 _sq._; sacrificial fire in, ix. 391 _n._ 4; the Thonga of, xi. 297 Africa, South-East, the Hlubies and Swazies of, i. 249; the Baronga of, i. 267; many tribes of, will not cut down timber while the corn is green, ii. 49; the Bantu tribes of, ii. 210; the Barotse of, iii. 107; custom of infanticide in some tribes of, iv. 183; flesh of lions and leopards eaten by warriors in, viii. 142; rites of initiation in, viii. 148; inoculation of warriors in, viii. 159; hunters cut out right eye of game in, viii. 268; prayers at cairns in, ix. 29 ——, South-West, the Herero of, i. 211; the Ovambo of, iii. 227, viii. 109