INDEX. 



Abolition' of idolatry, 301, 302 ; of tangena 



ordeal, 283. 



Aboriginal peoples, 135-138. 



Absolute character of tiie Government, 319. 



Accounts, early, of Madagascar, 6. 



Actions, lucky and unlucky, 287. 



Acts and customs, tabooed, 288, 294 ; sym- 

 bolic, 332. 



Adoption of children, 246, 324. 



Adornment by sc;irs, 210. 



jEpyonais maximus, 3, 34, 54. 



African relationships of Malagasy, 103, no. 



Age, respect for, 323. 



Agriculture, 335- 



Ala6tra lake, 25, 130, 171. 



Albuquerque, Alfonso d', 4. 



Almeida, Francisco de, 3. 



Aloes, 94. 



Altars and sacred stones, 305. 



Amb6hiraanga, 51, 81 ; church at, decoration 

 of, 261. 



Amb6bitra or Amber mountains, 26. 



Amb6ndrume, the Malagasy Hades, 311-313. 



Amelioration of war, 357. 



Ancestor worship of royalty, 226. 



Ancestors' commands, sacredness of, 326. 



Andriamanelo (king), 136, 177, 216. 



Andrians or nobles, 112, 184. 



Animals, superstitions regarding, 268 ; of evil 

 omen, 270 ; sacrificial, 272 J fabulous, 275. 



Animals for riding, 177. 



Anivona palm, 74. 



Ankaratra mountains, 23, 26. 



Annates des Mines, 34, 35. 



Antananarivo, 143 ; rebuilding of, 259. 



Ants, 61 ; and snake-traps, 268. 



Antsihanaka province, 29, 49, 130. 



Arab influence in Madagascar, 1, 106, 109, 121- 

 171 ; writers on Madagascar, 2. 



Ardent spirits, laws against, 356. 



Aristotle's De Mundo, 2. 



Art among the Hovas, 258 ; native, in build- 

 ing, 265. 



Arums, 78, 89, 205. 



Astrology, 311. 



Ataia tree, 76. 



Atonement and expiation, 303, 304. 



Audible responses in church, 345. 



Augustine's Bay, St., 9, 32, 223. 



Aye-aye, the, 43 ; belief regarding, 270. 



Babacoote, the, a species of lemur, 27a 



Bamboo, 77. 



Bananas, 91. 



Baobab tr^c, the, 78, 278. 



Baptism, superstitious notions regarding, 



339-341 ; of queen and prime minister, 352. 

 Bara (tribe), 126, 142, 212 ; houses, 202, 222, 



223, 239 ; towns, 207 ; suspicion, 286 ; 



charms, 293 ; sacred places, 306. 

 Bark cloth, 75, 213. 



Barringtonia, 73. 



Bats, 44. 



Be"h6sy orKali6, 138. 



Belief in future existence, 311; in ghosts, 

 312. 



Beliefs regarding serpents, 268; the lemur 

 and. aye-aye, 279. 



Benedictions and salutations, 324, 325. 



Benyowski, 140, 224. 



Betrothal, 323. 



B6tsib6ka river, 57, 24, 33, 34, 73. 



Bdtsile'o art, 263-266 ; charms, 294. 



Betsileo country, 24, 32, 136; people, 85, 87, 

 113, 125, 231 ; bouses, 201; towns, 207. 



Betsimisaraka, 106, 131, 212, 236. 



Bezanozano or Tankay, 129, 141. 



Biblical customs, similarity with, 318-336. 



Birds, species of, 48-55. 



Birds of evil omen, 274. 



Births, unlucky, 279-281. 



Blessings, Malagasy, 324, 325. 



Blood, atonement by, 304. 



Boats, curiously-constructed, 179. 



Bojer and Hilsenberg, 100, 



Bond, Hon. John, "Governor and Cap'ain 

 General " of Madagascar, 9, 10. 



Books, educational, demand lor, 365 ; favour- 

 ite, 347. 



Bow and arrow, 216, 329. 



" Broken houses," 291. 



Brotherhood by blood, 223. 



Buffalo, the, legendary history connected 

 with, 271 ; typical of majesty, 273. 



Bull-fighting, 273, 278. 



Burial customs, 227-242, 330. 



Canoe travelling, 178. 



Canoes and boats, 177. 



Cape lilac, 82. 



Cardamoms, 94. 



Carnivora, 45. 



Carved memorial posts, 264, 265. 



Casting nativities, 310. 



Cauche, Francois, 15. 



Cave burial, 239. " fg 



Ceutetidae, 44. 



Ceremonies at circumcision, 217, 273, 274; 

 New Year's Festival, 314-317. 



Cerne, an ancient name of Madagascar, 2. 



Chapel- royal, foundation of a, 352. 



Charms, 292 ; various kinds of, 293. 



Cbarnay, M. Desire, 253. 



Cheap literature, demand for, 365. 



Chebona, an ancient name of Madagascar, 2. 



Children, pride in, 167. 



Christian rites regarded as charms, 339, 341. 



Christians, nominal, 359. 



Christianity, influence of, 140, 222; persecu- 

 tion of, 351; progress of, 352; public ac- 

 knowledgment of, 325 ; rapid increase of, 

 353; results of, 354, 355; influence upon 



