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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
