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INDEX. 



Handicrafts, 194, 195. 



Hasina, the, 277. 



Hemp, 95 



Herana (rush), 86. 



Hippopotamus (fossil), 47. 



History, in words, 155 ; religious, of Mada- 

 gascar, 350. 



Home life, folk-lore of, 285, 286. 



Honouring the sacraments, 342. 



Horns of cattle, used as symbols, 334. 



Houlder, Rev. J. A., 30, 56, 237. 



Household worship, 3°2- 



Houses and towns, 329, 530 ; building, 287 ; 

 decoration, 250.. 



Houses, Bara, 202 ; B6tsileo, 201 ; improve- 

 ment in, 355 ; Sibanaka, 202 ; structure, 

 and arrangement, 197, 266 ; wood, 71, 1 



%,. 



House-horns, 198 ; Tan6sy, 203 ; Mahau 



203. 

 Hova art, 258 ; marriage rites, 251 ; pottery, 



262 ; sacred places, 307. 

 Hovas, or free people, 109, 112, 115, 121, 123, 



132, 149, 182 211, 217, 225, 327. 

 Human lite, disregard for, 356 ; sacrifices, 



303- 

 Husbands and wives, words for, 250. 

 Hymns, popular, 364. 



Iamboli, an ancient name of Madagascar, 2. 

 Iboina, founding of the kingdom of, 252. 

 Idols and their worship, 297-301 ; sanctity of, 



299 ; burning of royal, 352. 

 Ik6ngo (tribe), 128, 239. 

 Ill-omened numbers, 287. 

 Illustrations of Scripture customs, 318-336. 

 ImeYina, 125 ," village churches in, 260 ; idols 



of, 301. 

 Immorality, gross, of the Hovas, 252, 253. 

 Imprecations and curses, Malagasy, 326. 

 Improved social habits, 355. 

 Incantation against spirit of evil, 295, 296. 

 Indian traders, 1. 

 lnriiarubber, 99 



Infants subjected to ordeal, 284, 285. 

 Influence, Christian, in war, 357. 

 Insects, 59-65. 

 Insectivora, 44. 



Invocation in time of war, 286. 

 Itasy lake, 25. 27, 28, 50. 

 Iv6hitrimbo, picturesque village of, 265. 



Kabaky, or public assembly, 190-193. 

 Kalio or B6ti6sy, 137. 

 Kary, the, a native cat, 270. 

 Ke'limalaza, an idol, 299. 

 Kestell-Cornish, Bishop, 29, 180. 

 Kimos or Quimos, 137. 

 Kissing, or nose-rubbing, 209. 

 Kod(5o ordeal, the, 284. 



Lace-leaf plant, 100. 



Lagoons on East Coast, 25. 



Lakes in Madagascar, 25. 



Lalomena, the, 275. 



Lamba, the, 326, 327. 



Language, figurative, 332. 



Laws against ardent spirits, 356. 



Leaves used as pottury, 208. 



Legendary history connected with buffaloes, 



271. 

 Lemur, the, belief regarding, 270. 

 Lemuridae, 40. 

 Lianas, 79. 

 Lichens, 96. 

 Liberality, native, 363. 

 Limestone deposits, 32. 

 Literature, demand for, 365. 

 " Livingstones," 283. 



Local preachers, Malagasy, 362. 



London Missionary Society work, 147. 



Lord's Supper, the, superstitious notions re- 

 garding, 339-341 ; profane abuse of, 343. 



Lorenzo, San, name of Madagascar, 4. 



Lucky and unlucky days, 279, 280 ; numbers 

 and actions, 287. 



Madagascar, origin of name, 2, 5 ; early 

 accounts of, 6 ; population of, 138. 



Mahafa.ly houses, 203. 



Majesty, the buffalo typical of, 273. 



" Makers of days," 310. 



Malagasy hymns, 148. 



Malagasy blessings, 324, 325 ; congregations, 

 361; curses and imprecations, 3261 mis- 

 sionaries, 366 ; morals, 337 ; people?, mar- 

 riage customs among, 251 ; politeness, 325; 

 salutations, 324, 325; time, 336. 



Malagasy, origin of name and division, 5, 

 102; language of, 145-164; dialect of, 114, 

 149. 



Malay relationships of Malagasy tongue and 

 people, 103, 105, 116, 117, 119, 122, 145. 



Mamioc or Mangahazo, 88. 



Mandritsara, 30. 



Mania river, 27. 



Manjakatsir6a, the idol, 301. 



Maps of Madagascar, 15. 



Marco Polo, 3, 54. 



Marol6ngo, a serpent called, curious belief, 

 268. 



Maromlta or bearer, 175, 176. 



Marriage, 161, 185, 250, 252 ; and family life, 

 323 ; between near relations, 248 ; customs 

 connected with, 323 ; restrictions, 256. 



Martyr Memorial Churches, 355, 363. 



Matitaaana river, 27, 58, 59,99, 108. 



Medicinal plants, 94. 



Medicinal virtue of spittle, 286 ; charms, 294. 



Meller, Dr. C, 80, 81. 



Memorial churches, 355, 363 ; posts, 264, 265. 



Memorial to early king of the Betsile'o, 263. 



" Mercy, a showing of," 358. 



Mermaid or water-sprite, 308. 



Metal work, 196. 



Military offences, punishments for, 356. 



Minerals and metals, 37. 



Minnow islets, 29. 



Mission stations, 361. 



Missionaries, Malagasy, 366. 



Missionary College, the, 362 ; work in Mada- 

 gascar, 350, 361. 



Mitendrilo, a mourning custom, 2S8. 



Mode of divination, 309. 



Modes of living, 193. 



Mohammedan influence in Madagascar, no. 



Mnjangk, 134, 137, 226. 



Money, 195. 



Months, Hova names for, 279. 



Months, names, 154. 



Morality in words, 160. 



Morals, Malagasy, 337. 



Mosses, 78. 



Mountains in Madagascar, 26. 



Mourning custom, a, 288. 



Mullens, Rev. Dr., 20, 21, 28, 142. 



Mutual politeness, 257. 



Names, folk-lore of, 289. 



Names of Madagascar, 2. 



Names for relationship, 243. 



Names, royal, 150, 168, 169 ; Malagasy, 165, 

 173; mouth, 154; length of, 165; tribal, 

 166, 170; offensive, 167; reverence for, 

 168; scriptural, 170; of places, 171. 



Native art in tombs and memorial posts, 264, 

 265. 



