The original text was published in: The Nineteenth Century, Kegan Paul,
Trench & Co., London, July-December 1885, pp. 130-150.
The transcriber made a very few changes to the text in order to correct
obvious errors (before/after):
[p. 135]:
... This is also usual in Poland, Moldavia, and the Bukowinq. ...
... This is also usual in Poland, Moldavia, and the Bukowina. ...
[p. 147]:
... is the Todanstragen, or throwing out the Death, a custom
still extant ...
... is the Todaustragen, or throwing out the Death, a custom
still extant ...