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Index.

Weeks, J. H. : review by, 140-1

Wells and springs : (see also Holy wells) ; goddess Coventina, 203 ; May customs, Som., 373 ; mov- ing, in tale, Ireland, 324-6 ; spirit steals water, Waterford, 117

Wens : cure for, Jersey, 250

Wensleydale : pace-egging, 377

Wer-beasts : tiger, Lusheis and Nepal, 487 ; wolf. White Ruth- enians, 94

Werner, A. : Some Notes on East African Folklore, 146, 457-75

West : bad spirits from, Siberia, 51 ; good spirits from, Siberia, 51 ; in human sacrifice, India, 186 ; lucky, India, 60,77

Westermarck, E. : Festskrift pre- sented to, 127-9

West Indies : West Indian Folk- lore, by M. F. A. Tench, 370-1 ; women's island, 484

Westmorland : {see also Brough- under-Stainmoi-e ; Kendal) ;

pace-egger's play, 373

Weston, J. L. : review by, 262-3

West Polock, see White Ruthenians

Westropp, T. J. : County Clare Folk-Tales and Myths, IV., 377-8

Weyoor : hook-swinging, 164

Whale : cult of, Siberia, 48 ; fes- tival, Siberia, 47

Wheat : charm from grit of w. for marriage feast, Morocco, 502

Wheelbarrow grease : in folk-medi- cine, Jersey, 249

^Vhitby ; soul-mass loaves, 2 88

White animals, see Birds ; Butter- fly ; Cock ; Horse ; Reindeer

White Ruthenians : Some White Ruthenian Folk-Songs, by H. Iwanowska and H. Onslow, 91-109, 212-26

WTiitsuntide : {see also Whit Tues- day) ; " bringing in the fly," Oxford, 198-201 ; new or best clothes at, Worcestersh., 370

Whit Tuesday : " the riding of cooks," Oxford, 199

Wichita : miracle, 494

Wicked Stepmother type of folk- tales, 138

Wild dog : in tale, Assam, 489

Wild Huntsman. The, and Yule- Tide, by M. Peacock, 385-6

Will-o-the-wisp : in tales. Water- ford, III, 230-1

Willow-tree : in land tenure cus- tom, Essex, 374 ; in song. White Ruthenians, 224

Winde : siwa, 499

Winds : omen of. N.E. Scot., 351 ; as omen of death. Piedmont, 278 ; in tales, Modocs, 143

Wine over a Coffin, 368

Wine vinegar : in folk-medicine, Jersey, 250

Winnowing : Crete, 124

Wishing : on Christmas Eve, Yorks, 377; on first night in new house, Quebec. 252 ; on seeing piebald horse, Kent, 367 ; when star falls, Piedmont, 278; well, Worcestersh., 370

Witchcraft : {see also Charms and spells ; Witches ; Wizards) ; Aberdeensh., 344-5'; butter sto- len, Waterford, 118 ; castor-oil plant cures, India, 60 ; Channel is., 29-30 ; study of, 29-30 ; in tales, Ireland, 280

Witches : as butterflies, Northum- berland, 203, Serbia, 204, Tran- sylvania, 204 ; dance with mar- mots, Piedmont, 279 ; as flies. Piedmont, 279 ; Kent, 366-7 ; shape-shifting by, Jersey, 244, Kent, 367, Scot., 345, Swiss, 273 ; test for, Kent, 367

Witu : ballad, 460 ; principality of, 461

Wizards : Abyssinia, 321 ; Bahr- el-Ghazal, 309 ; kojur, Azande, 315-6 ; shape-shifting by, Jer- sey, 244 ; zdr, Africa, 300-1

Woguls : 45 ; man triune, 51 ; re- hgion, 48, 51-2

Wolf : {see also Wer-beasts) ; fes- tival, Siberia, 47 ; in sagas, 269

Women's Country type of folk- tales, 482-4

Woodbine : in folk-medicine, Jer- sey, 250

Woodstock : Whitsun Ale, 201

Wool: in folk-medicine, Jersey, 249

Worcester : St. Katharine's Day, 297

Worcestershire : {see also Eves- ham ; Worcester) : November customs, 285-99 {map) ; Worces- tershire Folklore, by T. E. Lones, 370