Instances of such ritual clothing would be most valuable, if in connection with festivals of the birth (or return), marriage, or death of the god. And I should be glad of instances of any kind of covering, from savage paint to temple vestments.
Mr. W. R. Paton writes from Kalymnos, Asiatic Turkey:—
"I have some notions about the death of Hector. It would suit my theory if his running three times round the walls of Troy was a thing which would bring him luck. I fancy there are parallels from folk-lore. Any information would be welcome."
Would any reader of Folk-lore be kind enough to send to me at the address given below any information concerning single ballads or collections of ballads from the following counties:—Buckinghamshire, Berkshire (beyond those in the "Scouring of the White Horse"), Cambridge, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Hereford, Hertford, Huntington, Monmouth, Northampton, Oxford, Warwickshire, Westmoreland.
R. Brimley Johnson
Llandaff House, Cambridge.
