Beminiseences 

 relating to JEan ant) $e<tst in iDorset anfc 

 tijc jfleig1)t)ourin0 Counties* 



By E. A. RAWLENCE. 



(Read 1th Dec., 1914.) 



subject of the third of the series of papers 

 which I have had the pleasure and honour 

 of reading before the Field Club is Folk- 

 Lore reminiscences relating to man and 

 beast. 



In the two previous papers I have 

 more particularly dealt with the human 

 side. In the present paper, while still 

 dealing with that aspect, I wish to touch 

 on some of the superstitions relating to the ailments of 

 animals and their cure, but while you will readily realise 

 how important these are to the bucolic mind, you will also 

 realise that many of the complaints and remedies are not 



