by washing, ceremonies of, viii. 27 sq.;
before partaking of new fruits, viii. 59, 60, 63, 69 sq., 71, 73, 75 sq., 82, 83, 135;
by emetics, viii. 73, 75 sq., 83 sq.;
for slaughter of a serpent, viii. 219 sq.;
by leaping through fire, viii. 249;
before eating the first salmon, viii. 253;
by bathing or washing, ix. 3 sq.;
by means of stone-throwing, ix. 23 sqq.;
religious, intended to keep off demons, ix. 104 sq.;
of mourners intended to protect them from the spirits of the dead, ix. 105 n. 1;