Midsummer fires a protection against, i. 185, 188;
a broom a protection against, 210;
need-fire kindled to counteract, 280, 292 sq., 293, 295;
in Devonshire, 302;
great dread of, in Europe, 340;
the fire-festivals regarded as a protection against, 342;
stiffness in the back attributed to, 343 n., 345;
colic and sore eyes attributed to, 344;
a wheel a charm against, 345 n.;
thought to be the source of almost all calamities, ii. [19] sq.;