ghosts of, dreaded, viii. 231;
used as scapegoat among the ancient Arabs, ix. 35;
made to tread embers of extinct Midsummer fires, x. 182;
driven over ashes of Midsummer fires, x. 192;
burnt to stop disease in the flock, x. 301;
burnt alive as a sacrifice in the Isle of Man, x. 306;
omens drawn from the intestines of, xi. 13;
passed through a hole in a rock to rid them of disease, xi. 189 sq.
——, black, sacrificed for rain, i. 290;
wetted as a rain-charm, i. 290;