the Yule log in the, x. 252;

torchlight processions on Christmas Eve in the, x. 266

Bock, C., on birth-ceremonies in Laos, vii. 8;

on the fear of demons in Laos, ix. 97

Bodia or Bodio, a West African pontiff responsible for the fertility of the earth, i. 353;

taboos observed by him, iii. 14 sq., 23

Bodies, souls transferred to other, iii. 49

—— of the dead, magical uses made of the, vi. 100 sqq.;

guarded against mutilation, vi. 103;

thought to be endowed with magical powers, vi. 103, 104 sq.