Horse-shoe, history of the, 1-6. as a safeguard, 7, 8. as a symbol of the horse, 68-78. as a favorite anti-witch charm, 88-94. position of, as a protector of buildings, 99-104. as an emblem of good luck, 104-116. as a phallic symbol, 116-118. on tavern sign-boards, 118-120. on church-doors, 120-127. legendary lore, 128-136. Horse-shoe arch, in Caledonian hieroglyphics, 65-68. Horse-Shoe of Luck, story for children, 107, 108. Horse-worship, 73. Horses, Wodan’s favorite animals, 76. Horses’ heads, as talismans, 78-87. on house gables, 82. Horses’ hoofs, the sound of, frightens spirits, 71. Horses’ skulls, 86, 87. Houses, haunted, 93, 94. Huixtocihuatl, Mexican goddess of salt, 155. Idiots alleged to be incapable of sneezing, 216. Inscriptions above entrances of dwellings, 101. Intellectual force not incompatible with superstitious fancies, 274. Ireland, origin of name, 30, 31. Iron, as a protective charm, 26-40. use of, in folk-medicine, 36, 37. religious prejudice against, 29. Iron and flint, affinity between, 33. Iron-workers, regarded as sorcerers, 48. Jinn, the, mythical demons, 29, 30. Kalevalla, ancient Finnish epic poem, 42. Legends, 30-32, 43-46, 50, 69, 70, 79, 91, 128-136, 154, 155, 160, 192, 193, 227, 228, 236, 237. Leonard, Saint, 124, 126. Lesbos, charm against insects in vogue in, 305. Lincoln Cathedral, 123, 124. Lincoln Imp, 123. Locusts invade fields, 295. Loki, the Principle of Evil in Northern mythology, 331. _Lutins_, mischievous imps, 179, 236. _Mano cornuta_, or anti-witch gesture, 12-14. Medical superstitions regarding days, 251, 252. Metal working and sorcery, early association of, 53. Mexican priests, use magical ointment as a charm against wild beasts, 307. Moon, superstitions concerning the, 19-21. Moon-worship, 19. Moonwort, 25. Nagendra, Cingalese serpent-king, 65. Nail, story of the, 6, 7. Neapolitan evil-eye amulets, survivals of ancient Chaldean symbols, 13. _Neck_, or Scandinavian river-spirit, 38. North, the unblessed heathen quarter, 122, 123. Numbers, the luck of odd, 302-339. early significance of, 312-314. the number three, 315-318. the number seven, 318-324. odd numbers in witchcraft, 324-327. odd numbers in folk-medicine, 327-330. thirteen, 331-339. _Nundinæ_, or market days, 245. Oakham castle in Rutlandshire, 4, 5. Odd numbers, 312-339. Ormuzd, chief deity of the Parsees, 57, 223. Passover, Feast of the, 7, 8, 257. Perforated stones as talismans, 75, 97. Persians, share popular distrust of the number thirteen, 336. Phelo, Chinese idol, 155. Popiel II., king of Poland, pursued by rats, 282. Position of horse-shoe as amulet, 94-103. Prascovia, Saint, 274, 275. Prometheus, myth concerning, 227, 228. Put-sign, Egyptian, 66. Pythagorean doctrine of numbers, 312.