Broom, a protective against witchcraft, x. 210

Brooms used to sweep misfortune out of house, ix. 5

Broomstick in rain-making, i. 275

Broomsticks, witches ride on, ix. 162, 163

Brother of a god, v. 51;

dead elder, worshipped, vi. 175

—— and sister not allowed to mention each other's names, iii. 344

“Brother” and “sister,” titles given by men and women to their sex totems, xi. 215, 216, 218

Brotherhood formed with trees by sucking their sap, ii. 19 sq.;

of the Green Wolf at Jumièges in Normandy, x. 185 sq.