Note 36.3 — Chapter XV · THE COUVADE AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE STRENGTH OF THE BLOOD-TIE—CONCLUSION OF THE INQUIRY INTO THE THEORY OF THE LIFE-TOKEN.
Reading edition
Ploss, i. Kind, 78, 79, citing Rochholz, Alemann. Kinderlied und Kinderspiel. See also Mannhardt, i. Baumcultus, 49, et seqq. A custom similar to the Piedmontese is practised by the Mohammedans of Malabar, who plant a number of seeds of the Brazil-wood (Cæsalpinia Sappan) at the birth of a daughter, whose dowry the trees become when grown to maturity. Yule, ii. Marco Polo, 315, note.