Note 151.3 — 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.
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Black, 39. He notes a further modern degradation of the rite in Scotland, where it was not thought necessary even to touch the tooth with the nail. Compare the practice with regard to warts. Northall, 139.