O.

Oba, a cholera goddess, I. 146.

Odd numbers, II. [51].

Odin, dogs of, II. [223].

Oil, used in ceremonies, I. 93, 148.

Oilman, ghost of, I. 260;
omens from, II. [48].

Ointment, magic, I. 228; II. [43].

Ojha, an exorciser, I. 129, 147, 156.

Ojhyâl tribe, use of bells, I. 168.

Old Man of the Mountains, the, I. 215.

Old Nick, I. 44.

Old Scratch, II. [82].

Oliya, a hail charmer, I. 80.

Omens, II. [47];
avoidance of, II. [54];
from crows, II. [245];
from dogs, II. [222];
from the horse, II. [207];
from wells, I. 52.

One-eyed people, II. [37], [51].

Onion, prejudice against eating, II. [35].

Onyx, a sacred stone, II. [19].

Ophiogeneis, the, II. [124].

Ophthalmia, cure of, I. 209.

Opprobrious names, II. [4].

Orâon tribe, birth fiends, I. 264;
cat fiend, II. [271];
disposal of the dead, I. 237;
modes of divination, I. 153;
earth marriage, I. 30;
plough, respect for, II. [192];
appointment of priest, II. [189];
respect for eels, II. [255];
use of rice, II. [27];
sun worship, I. 9 sq.;
respect for the tamarind tree, II. [109];
totemism, II. [158].

Ordeal, of magic circle, II. [42];
for witches, II. [271] sq.

Ordure, eating of, II. [36].

Oshadhipati, a title of the moon, I. 14.

Osiris, II. [229].

Ovum Anguinum, the, II. [142], [224].

Owls, I. 279;
eating flesh of, I. 279;
omens from, II. [50].