[ [149] The east is in Japan the soft wind--our zephyr.

[ [150] See [Index], Nakatomi.

[ [151] See [Index], Ujigami.

[ [152] See [Index], Imibe.

[ [153] "There lies in dwarfs a special acquaintance with the healing virtues hidden in herbs."--Grimm, 'Teutonic Mythology.'

[ [154] See above, [p. 107.]

[ [155] See above, [p. 93.]

[ [156] See [Index], Michiahe.

[ [157] "Before strangers are allowed to enter a district certain ceremonies are often performed by the natives of the country for the purpose of disarming them of their magical powers, of counteracting the baleful influence which is believed to emanate from them, or of disinfecting, so to speak, the tainted atmosphere with which they are supposed to be surrounded."--Frazer's 'Golden Bough,' i. 150.

[ [158] See [Index], Tsuina.