use of bull-roarers among the, xi. 229 n.
Mindanao, one of the Philippines, the Bogabos of, iii. 323, vii. 240
Minden, dances round an oak in the principality of, ii. 371
Miners, special language employed by, iii. 407, 409
Mingoli, spirits of the dead, among the Boloki, ix. 77
Mingrelia, holy image ducked as a rain-charm in, i. 308
Miniature fields dedicated to spirits in Nias, vii. 233 sq.
Minnetarees, Indian tribe of North America, their personification of maize as an Old Woman, vii. 204 sq.;
ceremony for securing good crop of maize among the, vii. 209 n. 2;
their belief in the resurrection of bisons, viii. 256