Burrha, river, Hera's bath in the, v. 280
Burs, homoeopathic magic of, i. 144;
a preservative against witchcraft, x. 177
Buru, East Indian island, sacrifice of girl to crocodile in, ii. 152;
oil made by unmarried girls in, iii. 201;
natives of, forbidden to utter their own names, iii. 324;
names of relations tabooed among the Alfoors of, iii. 341;
unlawful to use words resembling the names of the dead in, iii. 361;
use of oil as a charm in, v. 21 n. 2;
the natives of, ascribe a soul to rice, vii. 183;