vii. 148

—— -man, said to be killed by the last stroke at threshing, vii. 223

—— -mother, name given to wreath made out of last stalks at harvest, vii. 135

—— -pug, name given to man who gives the last stroke at threshing, vii. 273

—— -sow, name given to the last sheaf, vii. 298

—— -sowing, ceremony at, among the tribes of Gilgit, ii. 49, 50 _sq._

—— -wolf, thought to be in the last bunch of standing corn, vii. 273; effigy of wolf made out of the last sheaf of wheat, vii. 274

Wheaten flour, the Flamen Dialis not allowed to touch, iii. 13

Wheel, magic, spun by witch in an enchantment, iii. 270; effigy of Death attached to a, iv. 247; fire kindled by the rotation of a, x. 177, 179, 270, 273, 289 _sq._, 292, 335 _sq._, xi. 91; as a symbol of the sun, x. 334 _n._ 1, 335; as a charm against witchcraft, x. 345 _n._ 3

Wheels, burning, rolled down hill, x. 116, 117 _sq._, 119, 141, 143, 161, 162 _sq._, 163 _sq._, 166, 173, 174, 201, 328, 334, 337 _sq._, 338; thrown into the air at Midsummer, x. 179; rolled over fields at Midsummer to fertilize them, x. 191, 340 _sq._; perhaps intended to burn witches, x. 345

Wherry, Mrs., as to Lenten fires in Belgium, x. 108 _n._ 2; as to processions with effigies of giants, xi. 36 _n._ 1

Whetham, W. C. D., on atomic disintegration, viii. 305 _n._ 2

Whip made of human skin used in ceremonies for the prolongation of the king’s life, vi. 224, 225. _See also_ Whips

Whipping people on Senseless Thursday in the Tyrol, ix. 248 _sq._; to rid them of ghosts, ix. 260 _sqq._ _See also_ Beating

Whips used in the expulsion of demons and witches, ix. 156, 159, 160, 161, 165, 214; used by maskers, ix. 243, 244; cracked to make the flax grow, ix. 248; cracked to drive away witches, xi. 74

Whirling or turning round, custom of, observed by mummers, i. 273, 275,