A circle is formed, and the children dance round singing. Before beginning they agree which of the players is to be named in the fifth line of the Rosehearty version. Jamieson’s _Dictionary_ (_sub voce_), “Schamon’s Dance,” says, “Some particular kind of dance anciently used in Scotland.” Blaw up the bagpyp than, The schamon’s dance I mon begin, I trow it sall not pane. —“Peblis to the Play,” _Chronicles of Scottish Poetry_, i. 135. Pinkerton defines salmon as “probably _show-man_, _shaw-man_.” See “Shame Reel, or Shamit Dance.” Salt Eel This is something like “Hide and Find.” The name of Salt Eel may have been given it from one of the points of the game, which is to baste the runaway individual, whom you may overtake, all the way home with your handkerchief, twisted hard for that purpose. Salt Eel implies on board ship a rope’s ending, and on shore an equivalent process.—Moor’s _Suffolk Words and Phrases_. Save All Two sides are chosen in this game. An even number of boys, say eight on each side. Half of these run out of the line, and are chased by half of the boys from the other side. If two out of four get “home” to door or lamp-post, they _save all_ the prisoners which have been made; if two out of four are caught before the others get “home,” the side catching them beats.—Deptford (Miss Chase). Say Girl A game undescribed, recorded by the Rev. S. D. Headlam as played by some Hoxton school children.—_Church Reformer_, 1894. Scat A paper-knife, or thin slip of wood, is placed by one player on his open palm. Another takes it up quickly, and tries to “scat” his opponent’s hand before he can draw it away. Sometimes a feint of taking the paper-knife is made three or four times before it is really done. When the “scat” is given, the “scatter” in his turn rests the knife on his palm. Scat is the Cornish for “slap.”—_Folk-lore Journal_, v. 50. Scop-peril, or Scoperel Name for teetotum ordinarily manufactured by sticking a pointed peg through a bone button.—Easther’s _Almondbury Glossary_; also in SW. Lincolnshire, Cole’s _Glossary_. See “Totum.” Scotch-hoppers In _Poor Robin’s Almanack_ for 1677, in the verses to the reader, on the back of the title-page, concerning the chief matters in the volume, among many other articles of intelligence, the author professes to show— “The time when school boys should play at _Scotch-hoppers_.”