A
Ages Facial, the, 63
Ali Baba’s Cave, its Chinese Representative, 134
Almanacks, 8
Amulets, extensive Use of, 55
Amulets,, usually Metal or Jade, 56
Animals Endowed with the Gift of Speech, 101
Animals,, Suckling Children, 142
Apparition at Shanghai, 73
Apparition,, of a Man Drowned in the S.S. Fusing, 73
Apparition,, at Foochow, 74
Arrows fired at Tidal Waves as Charms, 51
Artemisia, Leaves of the, used as Charms, 51
Aryan Cradle of Superstitions, 6
Ass, the, in Chinese Fable, 148
Astrological Beliefs common to all Classes in China, 2
B
Baboon, Cambodian, curious Belief respecting, 113
Bamboo, anti-demoniacal Powers of, 47
Bamboo,, Slips, Divination by, 62
Bats, Ominous, 34
Bells, Auguries from, 37
Bells,, Great, at Canton and Peking, 37
Bells,, on Clothing Worn as Amulets, 55
Bells,, of Peking, Legend of the Casting of the, 133
Betrothal, Ceremonies of, 15
Birds, Appearance of as Omens, 33, 34
Birds,, Trained to Aid in Divination, 63
Birds,, the Grateful, 136
Birth, Ceremonies observed after, 13
Birth,, Hour and Day of, 8
Bittern and Mussel, Fable of the, 147
Blind Man and Lame Man, Fable of the, 151
Blood Bread, Sold at Peking, 67
Blood,, from Trees, &c., 127
Blood,, Human, as Medicine, 66, 68
Blood,, Human in Castings, 133
Blood,, of Unborn Infants, efficacious for Magic, 68
Borrowing Trouble, Fable about, 150
Bread, Superstitions connected with its use, 140
Bride-Cake, Bread, 18
Bridges, Curious Superstitions concerning, 70
Brownies, Chinese, 99
Buildings, Charms affixed to, 48
Burial Ancient, in Position of Fœtus, 24
C
Candle Omens, 17
Candles at Burials, 21
Candles,, Bridal, 17
Candles,, Burning Green in the presence of Ghosts, 73
Cannibalism, Chinese, 67
Cannon, Fired at the Peiho to Diminish a Flood, 46
Carp, Supernatural, 92
Cash in Dead Men’s Sleeves, Divination by, 21
Cash,, Lucky, as Amulets, 55
Cash,, Swords, 48
Cat and Mice, Fable of, 147
Cat,, to pass over a Corpse, Ominous, 20
Cats and Witchcraft in China, 90
Cats,, Images of, on Houses, 48
Cats,, Unlucky, 33
Chair, Sitting in a Warm, Ominous of a Quarrel, 38
Characts or Written Charms (specimen of), 52, 55
Charms Paper, Burnt and the Ashes Drank in Tea, &c., 54
Charms,, their extensive Use, 45
Cheap Literature, Aid to Preservation of Folk-lore, 6 [ii]
Chêng Chêng-shan, Caves of, 133
Chêng-hwang, the, 77
Chiao, the Chinese, 127
Chiromancy, Chinese, 63
Chopsticks used at Marriages, 16
Chow Dynasty, Mythical Origin of the, 4
Christians, alleged Powers of as Exorcists, 89
Chrysostom St., his Protest against Superstitions, 2
Chu-ko Liang, Legend of the Tomb of, 135
Cinnabar, Children Stained with, as an Antidote to Sickness, 70
Classics, Chinese, Copies of as Charms, 51
Classics,, Divinations by the, 62
Clay Figures used by Wizards, 83
Clothes, Burial, 20
Cocoa-Nut, Fanciful Legend Concerning its Origin, 138
Cocoa-Nut,, Shell, Virtues of Vessels made of, 138
Cocks, Images of White, used at Marriages, 16
Cocks,, Superstitions as to, 22
Coffin, Purchase of, during Life, 20
Coffin,, Unlucky to Meet a, 38
Coins Placed under Door Sills, 48
Comets, Portents from, 35
Confucius, Legend of the Tomb of, 136
Confucius,, on Omens, 39
Corpse, Blood from Mouth, &c., of, 71
Cosmical Phenomena in China, Records of, 116
Crabs, used for Exorcism, 11
Cradle, Superstitions as to Rocking an Empty, 12
Crane, Paper Image of, used 60 Days after Death, 25
Crooked Paths in Gardens, Reasons of, 35
Crow, Ominous Character of the, 33
Crows and Owls, Fable of the, 149
D
Days, Lucky and Unlucky, 28, 31
Dead, Implements Anciently made for the, 72
Dead Bodies, Position of, Reversed before Coffining, 21
Death, Most Common Hours of, 27
Death,, Superstitions concerning, 20
Demon Flies and Cash, 86
Demon,, Aid to Become Rich, 86
Demons, Chinese, 84
Demons,, Head of the, 84
Demon Imprisoned in Jars, 131
Demon,, Power to Cause Disease, 85
Demon,, People Possessed by, 85
Demon,, Story of Possession at Chefoo, 85
“Devil Dancers” Native, 87
Devil,, How Consulted, 88
Disturbing Graves, Dislike to, 26
Divination and Spiritualism, 56
Divination,, by the Leaves of the Juniper, &c., 63
Divination,, like the Sortes Virgilianæ, 62
Divining Twig, the Chinese, 57
Dogs, Demon, Transformed, 132
Dogs,, Hair of as Charms, 51
Dogs,, Strange, Lucky, 33
Dragon, Chinese, Description of the, 108
Dragon,, Worship Domestic, 108
Dragon,, Legend of the, and A-Tseung, 109
Dragon,, The Embodiment of the Storm Spirit, 110
Dragon,, St. George and the, Chinese Legend of, 110
Dragons, Ghosts of, 92
Dragons,, Derived from Serpents, 107
Dragons,, Worship, 107
Dragons,, and Waterspouts, 127
Dragon’s Water, near a Grave, 25
Drawings of Animals and Reptiles used as Charms, 51
Dreams, Superstitions concerning, 41
Dreams,, Japanese Beliefs in, 43
Dreams,, of Deceased Relatives, Ominous, 77
Dress, Article of belonging to a Child’s Father, a Charm, 13
Drowned Bodies, Discovery of, 64
Duck, Bamboo and Duck’s Egg used 60 Days after Death, 24
Duck Quacking, Unlucky, 33
E
Earth, Scattered on Coffin at Burials, 25
Eclipses, Superstitions about, 36
Eggs, how Prevented from Breaking when Boiled, 70
Eggs,, Setting an even number of, 35
Eitel, Rev. Dr., on Fable of Hwang-ho, 4
Elixir of Life, the, 97
Elves and Brownies, Chinese Ideas of, 97
Evil Eye, the, 49
Exorcists, Christian and Pagan, in China, 89 [iii]
Eyebrows, People with Joined, their Luck, 38
Eyelids, Involuntary Movement of, an Omen, 38
F
Fable, the Earliest Chinese, 147
Fables, their Use in China, 146
Fables,, Collections of, 146
Fairies Embodying the Powers of Nature, 100
Fairies,, Chiefly Attributed to Mountainous Localities, 97
Fairies,, Chinese usually Beautiful, 98
Fairy Women, 99
Fairy,, Flies and Bees, 100
Feet, Bridegroom Requested to Rub Bride’s, 16
Female Apparitions before Death Unknown, 26
Fêng-Shuey, 65
Finger, Shaking of, an Omen, 38
Fire Crackers, as Charms, 46
Fire,, Legend of the God of, 121
Fire,, Superstitions as to spread of, 123
First-foot, on New Year’s Day, 2
First-foot,, The, Superstitions concerning, 31
First Words Heard after Making a Resolution, Ominous, 39
Fishing Nets as Charms, 57
Five, the Number, 40
Flesh, Human, Curative Powers of, if Eaten, 68, 66
Flowers in the Unseen World, Representing Women, 11
Folk-lore, Origin of Term, 6
Food, &c. Provided for the Dead, 24
Foot-measure used at Marriages, 16
Four, a Lucky Number at Marriages, 17
Fowl, Black, Ghost of, 92
Fox, the, and Demonology, 92–96
Fo-yeung-lak, Branches Hung over Doorways, 47
Fruit, Dried, Used at Marriages, 16
Frog in the Moon, the, 118
Funerals, Unlucky to Meet, 38
G
Gardner, Mr. C. T., Notes by, 25
Garlic Bulbs, Charms against Sickness, 70
Geese and Tortoise, Fable of the, 149
Genœva Root Stories, 142
Genii, how Summoned, 81
Genii,, Chinese Description of, 81
Genii,, The Taoist Definition of, 81
Genii,, Magic Powder of the, 82
Genii,, Isles of the, 82
Ghosts, The False Ghost at Chinkeang, 71
Ghosts,, The Chinese Terms for, 72
Ghosts,, Shapeless Form of, 72
Ghosts,, Every-day Appearance of, 72
Ghosts,, Of women who Die in Child-bed, 74
Ghosts,, Of Suicides, 74
Ghosts,, Pranks of, 76
Ghosts,, Accompanied by Celestial Police, 77
Ghosts,, Low Intelligence of, 77
Ghosts,, Pauper, 77
Ghosts,, Exorcising (A Chinese Farce), 78
Ghosts,, Of Idols, 78
Ghosts,, Free to Revisit the Earth, 78
Ghosts,, Talismans Against, 79
Ghosts,, Animal, 79
Goats used to Discover Drowned Bodies, 64
Goblets, Bridal, 17
“God,” Chinese Equivalent of the Word, 155
Goddess of the Moon, The, 117
Good Deeds Rewarded, 136
Gorges, Female Spirits of the, 132
Gourd Shells as Charms, 51
Grass, Used to Frighten Demons, 11
Graves, Lucky Sites for, 25
Gymnastics, Practice of, Conduces to Immortality, 69
H
Hainan Straits, Reputed Home of Sea Monsters, 115
Hair Combing, when Unlucky, 41
Hair,, on Body, Excess of, Ill-omened, 38
Hare in the Moon, Legend of the, 118
Hare,, Superstitions concerning the, 64
Haunted Houses, Stories of, 75
Heart, Jumping Sensation of, an Omen, 38
Heart,, Name Engraved on the, 136
Hell, Gate of, near Têng-chow, 130
Hens Crowing, Unlucky, 33
Hercules’ Cup, Chinese Version of, 132
Honey at Sicilian Marriages, 17
Hooks, Silver, Worn as Amulets, 55
Horses and the King, Fable of the, 150
Horse’s Hoof, a Charm, 48
Household Tales, Grimm’s Opinion of, 145
Hwang-ho, Fable of the, 4