made by chaste women, iii. 201;

to be called water at evening and night, iii. 411;

human victim anointed with, vii. 246, 247

——, holy, poured on king's head, v. 21;

poured on sacred stones, v. 36;

as vehicle of inspiration, v. 74;

smeared on sick people, viii. 123

“—— of St. John,” found on oaks on St. John's (Midsummer) morning, xi. 82 sq., 293

Oiling the body forbidden for magical reasons to wives in the absence of their husbands, i. 120, 122;

as a protection against demons, iii. 201