Water of life, ii. [114] sq.
—— of springs thought to acquire medicinal qualities on Midsummer Eve, i. 172
——, rites of, at Midsummer festival in Morocco, i. 216;
at New Year in Morocco, 218
—— spirits, offerings to, at Midsummer, ii. [28]
Wayanas of French Guiana, ordeals among the, i. 63 sq.
Weariness, magical plants placed in shoes a charm against, ii. [54], [60]
Weaver, the wicked, of Rotenburg, ii. [289] sq.
Weeks, Rev. John H., on rites of initiation on the Lower Congo, ii. [255] n. 1
Weeping of girl at puberty, i. 24, 29