oracular, iv. 79 sq.;

worship of hot, v. 206 sqq.;

bathing in, at Midsummer, v. 246, 247, 248, 249;

underground, detected by divining-rod, xi. 67 sq.

Springwort, mythical plant, procured at Midsummer, xi. 69 sqq.;

reveals treasures, opens all locks, and makes the bearer invisible and invulnerable, xi. 69 sq.

Sprinkling with holy water, iii. 285 sq.

Sproat, G. M., on seclusion of girls at puberty, x. 43 sq.

Spruce trees free from mistletoe, xi. 315

Squashes, the spirit of, conceived by the Iroquois as a woman, vii. 177