Rats and mice as avengers, 279, 284. Rats rhymed to death, 305. Raven, the, a portentous bird, 285. Recapitulation of theories of the origin of the horse-shoe superstition, 137, 138. Rickets, cure for, in Scotland, 51. Rites connected with sneezing, 230-233. Rowan-tree, 92, 102, 196. Salt, the folk-lore of common, 154-205. origin and history of, 154-157. uncongenial to witches and devils, 158-161. the Latin word _sal_, 161-163. employed to confirm an oath, 164-166. salt-spilling as an omen, 166-172. helping to salt at table, 172, 173. as a protection to infants, 173-177. as a magical substance, 177-184. miscellaneous remarks on, 184-196. used as money, 186, 187. regarded as an obnoxious article, 189-191. The Value of Salt. A Roman folk-tale, 193-196. the salt-cellar, 196-205. Saxon superstitions, 260. Septentriones, or seven stars of the constellation of the Great Bear, 319. Serpent as an amuletic symbol, 58-60, 64, 65. as a tutelary divinity, 61. serpent-worship, 59-61. Serpentine shape of the horse-shoe, 58-65. Seven, the number, 318-324. Shastra, or holy books of the Hindus, 224. Sneezing, the omens of, 206-238. in ancient times, 206-211. mediæval beliefs concerning, 211-214. modern superstitions about, 215-220. doctrine of demoniacal possession, 220-227. salutation after sneezing, 227-236. alleged origin of custom, 229, 230. legends, 236-238. Spite-stake, 79. Talismanic coiffure, 14. Talismans, complex, of the Tibetans, 100. _Tantura_, head-dress, 15. Teutonic beliefs about sneezing, 215. Thieves fear to steal on a Friday, in Palermo, 271. Thirteen, the number, 331-339. Thirteen Club, 334. Three, the number, 315-318. a favorite of witches, 316. Threshold, a sacred place, 96-98. Triads, in the codes of ancient Welsh laws, 315. Tyche, Grecian goddess of good luck, 140, 141. Typhon, the personification of evil, 26. Ukko, a Finnish deity, 154. Unit, a symbol of harmony and order, 312. Universality of horse-shoe amulet noteworthy, 88. Valhalla, 331. Valkyrs, or thirteen virgins, 331. Vermin, curious methods of expelling, 291, 294. Vulcan, Roman god of fire, 40-42. Water-sprites, active on Fridays, 267. Witches crave salt, 159. Witches’ sabbath, 265, 266. Wodan or Odin, the chief Northern deity, 29, 44, 69, 76, 85, 111, 112, 126, 132, 136, 138, 258, 289. Words used as charms, 300-306. Xenophon, processes for strengthening the hoofs of horses recommended by, 1. regards sneezing as a happy omen, 208. Yawning considered dangerous, 226. _Yoni_ symbol, 117. Zadkiel’s Almanac, 20, 256. Zend-Avesta, or sacred Persian writings, 232.