custom after a death by the, i. 176;

corn-drenching by the, i. 286

Rowan, the, effective against witchcraft, ii. [361]

Royal and priestly taboos, i. 109-120, 149-209

—— blood not spilt upon the ground, i. 179-183

Ruhla, springtide custom in, i. 88

Rupture, cure for, ii. [330]

Russia, Whitsuntide customs in, i. 76, 77;

first-born sacrificed by the heathen in, i. 237;

Eastertide customs in Little Russia, i. 272, 273;