Note 58 — CSABOR ÚR. Erdélyi, i. 3.
Reading edition
As late as 1875, a farmer near Mariestad buried a cow alive, upon disease breaking out in his herd. See also Contemporary Review, Feb. 1878, "Field and Forest Myths," p. 528, "Within the last few years, at least one Russian peasant has been known to sacrifice a poor relation in hopes of staying an epidemic."