—— effigy of ox with rods in China, ii. [11] sq.

—— people for good luck, i. 309

Beavers, their bones not allowed to be gnawed by dogs, ii. [238] sqq.

Bechuanas, the, i. 316, ii. [28], [164];

their ceremonies before eating the new fruits, [69] sq.;

ceremony observed after a battle by the, [271]

Beer in relation to Dionysus, i. 2 n. 1

Bees, transmigration of quiet people into, ii. [308]

Beetles, superstitious precautions against, ii. [279], [280]

Beggar, name given to last sheaf, i. 231 sq.