Note 20.1 — 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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ii. Brand, 263, note, quoting xii. Stat. Acc. Scot., 464. The spirits of wells often appear in animal form. See, for example, Von Wlislocki, Volksgl. Mag., 21. Cf. the water-bull and water-kelpie of Scotland.