367 _Scottish Dictionary_, iii. 300.
368 Tylor"s _Primitive Culture_, i. 117.
369 Vide Potter"s _Antiquities of Greece_, ii. 262.
370 _Recreations in Astronomy_, by the Rev. Lewis Tomlinson, M.A. London, 1858, p. 251.
371 Flammarion"s _Marvels of the Heavens_, p. 243.
372 _Genesis, with a Talmudic Commentary_, by Paul Isaac Hershon. London, 1883, p. 50.
373 _Notes on the Miracles_, p. 363.
374 _The Gospel of S. Matthew ill.u.s.trated from Ancient and Modern Authors_, by the Rev. James Ford, M.A. London, 1859, p.
310.
375 See _Light: Its Influence on Life and Health_, by Forbes Winslow, M.D., D.C.L. London, 1867, p. 94. Also, _The History of Astronomy_, by George Costard, M.A. London, 1767, p. 275.
376 _The Science and Practice of Medicine_, by William Aitken, M.D. London, 1864, ii. 353.
377 _Myths of the New World_, p. 132.
378 _Ibid._, p. 134.
379 _Ibid._, p. 135.
380 _The Darker Superst.i.tions of Scotland ill.u.s.trated from history and practice_, by John Graham Dalyell. Edinburgh, 1834, p. 286.
381 _The Early Races of Scotland_, i. 136.
382 _The Statistical Account of Scotland_, by Sir John Sinclair, Bart. Edinburgh, 1791, i. 47.
383 _Works_. London, 1740, iii. 187.
384 Dyer"s _Folk-Lore_, p. 47.
385 _Some West Suss.e.x Superst.i.tions Lingering in_ 1868.
Collected by Charlotte Latham, at Fittleworth. _The Folk-Lore Record_ for 1878, p. 45.
386 Dyer"s _Folk-Lore_, p. 48.
387 Inman"s _Ancient Faiths_, ii. 327.
388 _Fairy Tales: their origin and meaning_, by John Thackray Bunce. London, 1878, p. 131.
389 Martin"s _Western Islands of Scotland_, 1716, p. 42.
390 _Letters from the East_, by John Carne, Esq. London, 1826, p.
77.
391 Grimm"s _Teutonic Mythology_, ii. 715.
392 Timbs"s _Knowledge for the Time_, p. 227.
393 _Dissertation upon Superst.i.tions in Natural Things_, by Samuel Werenfels, Basil, Switzerland. London, 1748, p. 6.
394 Vide Grimm"s _Teutonic Mythology_, ii. 714-716.
395 _Defensative_, 1583.
396a _A Talmudic Miscellany_. Compiled and translated by Paul Isaac Hershon. London, 1880, p. 342.
396b _Caesar"s Commentaries_. London (Bohn), 1863, Book i.
Chap. 50.
397 _Popular Rhymes_, p. 217.
398 _The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information_, by William Hone. London, 1838, p. 254.
399 Dyer"s _Folk-Lore_, p. 43.
400 _Gentilisme_, p. 37.
401 Dyer"s _Folk-Lore_, p. 44.
402 _Extraordinary Popular Delusions_. London, i. 260.
403 Dyer"s _Folk-Lore_, p. 38.
404 Henderson"s _Folk-Lore_, p. 86.
405 _Popular Romances of the West of England_. Collected by Robert Hunt, F.R.S. London, 1881, p. 429.
406 _West Suss.e.x Superst.i.tions_, p. 10.
407 C. W. J. in Chambers"s _Book of Days_, ii. 202.
408 _Early Races of Scotland_, i. 136.
409 _Scottish Dictionary_, iii. 300.
410 Forlong"s _Rivers of Life_, ii. 63.
411 _Secret Memoirs of the late Mr. Duncan Campbel_. Written by Himself. London, 1732, p. 62.
412 _Folk-Lore_, 1851, p. 8.
413 _Popular Rhymes_.