its relation to Persia, ix. 401 sqq.
Purity, ceremonial, observed by incense-gatherers in ancient Arabia, ii. 106 sq.;
observed in war, iii. 157.
See also [Chastity] and [Continence]
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) gathered at Midsummer, xi. 65
Purra or poro, secret society in Sierra Leone, xi. 260 sq.
Puruha, a province of Quito, sacrifice of first-born children among the Indians of, iv. 185
Pururavas and Urvasi, ancient Indian story of, ii. 250, iv. 131