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PREFACE

THE MAGIC OF THE HORSE-SHOE

I. HISTORY OF THE HORSE-SHOE

II. THE HORSE-SHOE AS A SAFEGUARD

III. HORNS AND OTHER TWO-PRONGED OBJECTS

IV. THE SYMBOL OF THE OPEN HAND

V. CRESCENTS AND HALF-MOON-SHAPED AMULETS

VI. IRON AS A PROTECTIVE CHARM

VII. BLACKSMITHS CREDITED WITH SUPERNATURAL ATTRIBUTES

VIII. FIRE AS A SPIRIT-SCARING ELEMENT

IX. THE SERPENTINE SHAPE OF THE HORSE-SHOE

X. THE HORSE-SHOE ARCH IN ANCIENT CALEDONIAN HIEROGLYPHICS

XI. THE HORSE-SHOE AS A SYMBOL OF THE HORSE

XII. HORSES’ HEADS AS TALISMANS

XIII. THE HORSE-SHOE AS A FAVORITE ANTI-WITCH CHARM

XIV. THE POSITION OF THE HORSE-SHOE AS A PROTECTOR OF BUILDINGS

XV. THE LUCKY HORSE-SHOE IN GENERAL

XVI. THE HORSE-SHOE AS A PHALLIC SYMBOL

XVII. THE HORSE-SHOE AS A SYMBOL ON TAVERN SIGN-BOARDS

XVIII. HORSE-SHOES ON CHURCH-DOORS

XIX. HORSE-SHOE LEGENDARY LORE

XX. RECAPITULATION OF THEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF THE HORSE-SHOE SUPERSTITION

XXI. CONCLUSION

FORTUNE AND LUCK

I. TYCHE, THE GRECIAN GODDESS OF GOOD LUCK

II. THE ROMAN GODDESS FORTUNA

III. THE CHARACTER OF FORTUNE

IV. TEMPLES OF FORTUNE

V. LUCK, ANCIENT AND MODERN

THE FOLK-LORE OF COMMON SALT

I. ORIGIN AND HISTORY

II. SALT UNCONGENIAL TO WITCHES AND DEVILS

III. THE LATIN WORD “SAL”

IV. SALT EMPLOYED TO CONFIRM AN OATH

V. SALT-SPILLING AS AN OMEN

VI. HELPING TO SALT AT TABLE

VII. SALT AS A PROTECTION TO YOUNG INFANTS

VIII. SALT AS A MAGICAL SUBSTANCE

IX. MISCELLANEOUS REMARKS ON SALT

X. THE SALT-CELLAR

THE OMENS OF SNEEZING

I. IN ANCIENT TIMES

II. MEDIÆVAL BELIEFS ABOUT SNEEZING

III. MODERN SUPERSTITIONS ABOUT SNEEZING

IV. THE DOCTRINE OF DEMONIACAL POSSESSION

V. SALUTATION AFTER SNEEZING

VI. LEGENDS RELATING TO SNEEZING

DAYS OF GOOD AND EVIL OMEN

I. EGYPTIAN DAYS

II. ROMAN SUPERSTITION CONCERNING DAYS

III. MEDIÆVAL BELIEF IN DAY-FATALITY

IV. PREVALENCE OF SIMILAR BELIEFS IN MODERN TIMES

V. THE SIXTH DAY OF THE WEEK

VI. FRIDAY IN MODERN TIMES

SUPERSTITIOUS DEALINGS WITH ANIMALS

I. RATS AND MICE AS AVENGERS

II. SPIRITS ASSUME THE FORMS OF BLACK ANIMALS

III. EXORCISM AND CONJURATION OF VERMIN

IV. CHARMS AGAINST ANIMALS

V. IMAGES OF ANIMALS AND BIRDS USED AS CHARMS

VI. WORDS USED AS CHARMS

VII. SUPERSTITIOUS DEALINGS WITH WILD ANIMALS

VIII. LEGAL PROSECUTION OF ANIMALS

THE LUCK OF ODD NUMBERS

I. EARLY SIGNIFICANCE OF NUMBERS

II. THE NUMBER THREE

III. THE NUMBER SEVEN

IV. ODD NUMBERS IN WITCHCRAFT

V. ODD NUMBERS IN FOLK-MEDICINE

VI. THE NUMBER THIRTEEN

TOPICAL INDEX