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lore, according to his own definition. Several of the gentlemen 
have wisely started their study with the two inquiries, who are 
the folk, and what is lore? Señor Alvarez remarks, “The word 
folk, German volk, Latin vulgus, Italian volgo, Spanish vulgo, 
signifies not the whole of humanity, but a portion of the human 
race, who possess a series of common signs, and are really anony- 
mous in contradistinction from that other series of men who pos- 
sess a notable personality.” He would include practically all sav- 
ages and the untutored herd of civilized society. 
tion to all that it has added of new embraces, includes much of all 
the antecedent ages, grades or epochs. e folk-lorists are, there- 
fore, altogether scientific in collecting the lore of savages en masse, 
the lore of barbaric and civilized peoples, so far as they are sur- 
uwals of times not their own. 
Practically, therefore, what do the folk-lorists wish us to col- 
lect, and how shall we name and classify our material after it is 
gathered? Justat this writing we are inclined to use Miss Burne’s 
modification of Mr. Gomme’s scheme. 
For the filing of tales the folk-lore society has adopted a scheme, 
with printed headings, as follows: 
1. Generic name of story (not to be filled up). 
2. Specific name. 
5. Incidental circumstances. 
6. Where published, 
7- Nature of collection, (1) Original or translation, / 
t (2) If oral, state narrator’s name. 
: (3) Other particulars. 
8. Special points noted by the editor of the above. 
(Signed) 
_ ARROW RELEASE—This term applies to the actions of an archer 
in discharging the arrow from a bow. To this'topic Professor E. 
- Morse has given more attention than any one else, and has 
published thereon a monograph in the Bulletin of the Essex In- 
nal who have noted the methods of arrow release in any part of 
oo world should send their information to Professor Morse, in 
a ; 
Asan example of diversity in these matters, Professor Morse 
says: In the English practice the bow must be grasped firmly; 
