Midsummer fires a protection against, x. 185, 188;
a broom a protection against, x. 210;
need-fire kindled to counteract, x. 280, 292 sq., 293, 295;
in Devonshire, x. 302;
great dread of, in Europe, x. 340;
the fire-festivals regarded as a protection against, x. 342;
stiffness in the back attributed to, x. 343 n., 345;
colic and sore eyes attributed to, x. 344;
a wheel a charm against, x. 345 n.;
thought to be the source of almost all calamities, xi. 19 sq.;