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If you go and stand under a tree where there is a cuckoo sitting you will be very lucky, and whatever you wish for you will get, provided you do not tell any one; if you tell your wish misfortune will follow you. In Sweden there is the same Gulf of Bothnia told me that once an old man and woman were under such a tree, but the old man told his wife his wish. "Why were you so stupid," cried the old woman, "as to tell your wish? May your nose grow as big as a pudding(?)." At once a most elephantine proboscis ornamented the un NOTES ON BOOKS:-Freeman's "English Towns and Dis- fortunate's face. Notes. FINNISH FOLK-LORE. (Continued from p. 182.) Before a young man is married his friends invite him to a party, which is called a "bachelor's funeral"; sometimes the dying bachelor is carried on a sofa shoulder high, as a mock funeral. If while shaking hands you happen to cross another couple also shaking hands it means a wedding. A shot made of silver will shoot any one, even those protected by magical power; and sometimes when one has been out shooting it is said in fun, "I think you have shot your game with a silver bullet," i. e., bought it. If you find any shot in game, take it out, for you will never miss with such shot. When the Russians (who are always employed on account of their skill) castrate the Finnish horses they take the parts cut off and throw them over the animal, at the same time making the sign of the cross and muttering a Russian sentence, believing that the horse is then protected from all evil influence. These men are avoided by the people, nor will any of the peasants sit at the same table with them. When the angler baits his hook he spits on the worm for luck, and says: If when you put milk in your coffee little bubbles rise to the surface they mean money. If you meet a woman first thing in the morning, or when you are going out boating or fishing, you will be unlucky. If when you are going on a journey, especially when you are going out shooting, any one wishes you "good luck," you will be most unfortunate. The tapeworm may be cured by eating onions or saffron when the moon is new. Hair must never be cut when the moon is waning. Schools reopen after the summer holidays in September, and when the first fall of snow comes all the new boys must be baptized, that is, well scrubbed all over their heads with snow, taking care to get some down their backs. For the following batch of interesting customs I am indebted to the courtesy of Mr. Walter von Bonsdorff, of Korpo, but for whose kindness I could never have obtained them. When a clergyman goes to preach at a new church for which he is a candidate (for the most part the people choose their own pastors) it is particularly noticed whether when he enters the church he steps on the threshold or over it: if he steps over it, it is considered a good omen; if on it, there are many people who would not vote for him. The clergy wear while performing any of the offices of the church a strip of black stuff, which is fastened to the shoulders; should the clergyman take the end of this (prest kappa) and wrap it round his arm to keep it out of the way, the country people look upon it as a sign that he is under ecclesiastical censure. In the cowhouses small bags filled with old pieces of cloth, &c., are hung from the roof, and are put there to protect the cows from the witches. Should one disappear the people think some one has stolen it for malicious purposes, and that evil will follow. Strangers are not allowed to enter the stables lest they bewitch (förtrolla) them. If in spite of all a cow falls ill, they say the witch has done it, and then a scythe or knife is hung over the sick animal. Great care must be taken that the edge of the scythe or knife be of steel, as if it is not it will be useless. The most common complaint is called maran, and shows itself by the animal sweating profusely. There is another disease called skott, a kind of lameness, which is to be cured by shooting a gun over the sick one. A pair of old trousers is hung over the cowhouse door to keep out the witches. On the stable doors a bird, such as an owl, or hawk, or eagle, is nailed up; and in an old book on horses, published in Stockholm, 1780, an owl is recommended as an infallible charm against all evil influence. When a squirrel comes near a house it is an omen of fire. Magpies mean gossiping and visitors; cuckoos and owls, sickness and death. Executioner, rascal." Nom. "Tollo. Gen. Ge pa (Go on). Dat. Dra pa (Go on). Acc. Aj, aj (interjection of pain). Voc. Voj, voj (interjection of pain) The translations are of course mere approxima The children before beginning a game, in order tions, as it is well known how difficult it is to to see who is to be out, say:— handle such rhymes in a foreign tongue. I feel like a dog in a well, i. e., very ill. Finnish wells are usually deep and covered in. Lucky in cards, unlucky in love (same in Maygar). Do not cry "Hoj" before you are over the bridge. Better one bird in the hand than seven in the forest. Like a cat round a hot rice pudding. Cf. "Like a cat round hot millet," Magyar. It is said that "You never grow older while sitting at table." To be in seven fathoms of water about any one is to be in great trouble about him. If a person looks cross it is said that he got * Maybe some princess's name, |