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NOT GIVEN
ONCE IN A HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET, A GIRL WAS TAKING A BATH AND
THE DOOR WAS LOCKED. SOMEONE HAD COME IN AND CUT OFF THE GIRL'S
LEG AND HER TONGUE. SHE MADE A NOISE LIKE THIS: BUMP AH-AH,
BUMP AH-AH.
THE BUMP WAS HER TRYING TO WALK AND THE AH-AH WAS HER TRYING TO
TALK. EVEN THOUGH THE GIRL DIED THE MOTHER CONTINUED TO HEAR
THAT SOUND LONG AFTERWARDS.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS TOLD TO ME WHILE WE WERE HAVING RECESS. JUDITH'S MOTHER
TOLD IT TO HER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NOT GIVEN
THERE WAS A SHRINE TO THE BLESSED MOTHER ON THIS MOUNTAIN IN
ITALY. IT WAS A VERY SACRED PLACE. THERE THE STATUE WAS ENCASED
IN GLASS. ONE DAY SOME BOYS WERE PLAYING "BOTCHES" (LIKE BOWLING)
AND ONE OF THE BALLS ROLLED NEAR THE GLASS CASE, THE NEXT ONE
ROLLED AND BROKE THE GLASS AT THE FEET OF THE STATUE. THE FEET
OF THE STATUE STARTED BLEEDING.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT IS COLLECTOR'S MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
PURGATORY FALLS, MILFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
AN AREA NEAR NORTH RIVER ROAD IN THE OLD QUARRY DISTRICT OF
MILFORD HAS A SET OF FOOTPRINTS AT THE BOTTOM OF A SMALL WATER-
FALL. THESE FOOTPRINTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BELONG TO THE DEVIL AND
ALL THE CHILDREN CALL THIS AREA PURGATORY FALLS.
Submitter comment: I LEARNED THIS WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL.
Where learned: NEW HAMPSHIRE ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Devil Demon PROSE NARRATIVE -- Explanation of a name BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails |
Date learned: 11-04-1967
STORY
IN THE 1820'S AT SPRING ARBOR, MICHIGAN, AN INDIAN CHIEF WAS
CAPTURED DURING THE WAR. AFTER THE WAR, THE ENGLISH ALLOWED
HIM TO RETURN TO HIS TRIBE. HE WAS SIX FEET TALL AND USED
CRUTCHES TO GET AROUND. IT IS SAID THAT HE WOULD CHALLENGE
ANY MAN TO RACE WITH HIM AND THAT HE ALWAYS WON. EVEN THOUGH
ONE-LEGGED, HE HAD DEVELOPED AN ENORMOUS SPRINT WITH THE AID
OF HIS CRUTCHES.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; 16177 STOEPEL ; SPRING ARBOR
Keyword(s): INDIAN ; Legend ; Native American
| Subject headings: | ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Occupation War BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails |
WHEN YOU RIDE OVER A RAILROAD TRACK, LIFT UP YOUR
FEET AND YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Good luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
IF YOU LIFT UP YOUR FEET FROM THE FLOOR AND TOUCH
YOUR HANDS TO THE CEILING WHILE GOING OVER A
RAILROAD TRACK IN YOUR CAR, YOU WILL HAVE GOOD
LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN YOU STUMP YOUR RIGHT BIG TOE, YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Good luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU STUMP YOUR RIGHT TOE YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK.
IF YOU STUMP YOUR LEFT TOE, YOU'LL HAVE BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Good luck Body parts and functions BELIEF -- Bad luck Body parts and functions |
Date learned: 10-07-1971
IF A WOMAN'S SECOND TOE IS LONGER THAN HER BIG TOE, IT
MEANS THAT SHE WILL BE THE BOSS OF HER FAMILY.
Submitter comment: LEARNED IT FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ALSO HAVE HEARD THIS MEANS YOU ARE DESCENDED FROM ROYALTY.
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails |
Date learned: 00001967 FALL
GOOD LUCK
IF YOU STUMPLE ON YOUR FOOT, OR IT MAY ITCH, THAT'S A
SIGN FOR GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
SHE REMEMBERED THIS ITEM FROM TIMES WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG. BUT
IT WAS TOLD TO HER FROM HER MOTHER AND NEIGHBORS USUALLY BY WORD
OF MOUTH. HER MOTHER AS WELL AS HER MOTHER'S MOTHER BELIEVED
THAT OLD SAYINGS ARE WORTH REMEMBERING. THE INFORMANT REGARDS
THIS FOLK ITEM AS A PIECE OF GOLD FOR A GUIDE LINE OF LIFE'S
EXPERIENCE.
SHE LEARNED THIS ITEM IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
THIS IS A SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEF.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; VIRGINIA ; PHILADELPHIA ; RICHMOND
James Callow Keyword(s): STUMBLE?
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet BELIEF -- Good luck P881.2 |
Date learned: 00-00-1935
SIGN OF CROSS
NEVER GO BACK IF YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING UNLESS YOU MAKE THE
SIGN OF THE CROSS WITH YOUR FOOT.
Where learned: LOUISIANA ; New Orleans
Date learned: CA11001973
BROOM
NEVER SWEEP ANYONE'S FEET OR YOUR FEET WITH A BROOM BECAUSE THAT
PERSON OR YOU WILL GO TO JAIL.
Where learned: LOUISIANA ; New Orleans
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.2 BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.21 |
Date learned: 11-23-1973
LUCKY CROSSING
IF YOU LIFT YOUR FEET OFF THE FLOOR OF YOUR CAR WHILE CROSSING A
BRIDGE OVER WATER YOU WILL ALWAYS REACH THE OTHER SIDE SAFELY.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS A MORE COMMON BELIEF IN THE EARLY 1900S WHEN PEOPLE WERE A
LITTLE MORE WARY ABOUT DRIVING CARS OVER BRIDGES.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; SAINT CLAIR
James Callow Keyword(s): AUTOMOBILE ; MAGIC
Date learned: 00001960S
TRICK OR TREAT RHYME
TRICK OR TREAT.
SMELL MY FEET.
I LIVE ON MILL STREET.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS USED BY TRICK OR TREATERS ON HALLOWEEN IN ORDER TO COLLECT
CANDY AND OTHER GIFTS. THE NAME OF THE STREET IN THE THIRD LINE IS
NOT ALWAYS MILL BUT RATHER THE STREET THE PERSON LIVES ON. THIS IS
SUPPOSED TO BE A CLUE TO THEIR IDENTITY.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; SAINT CLAIR
Date learned: 00001960S
IF YOUR LEFT FOOT ITCHES YOU'LL SOON GO ON A SAD TRIP.
Where learned: MARYLAND ; BALTIMORE ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): RIGHT LEFT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet |
Date learned: 11-18-1972
GENIES
IN INDIA, THE EASY WAY TO DISTINGUISH GENIES FROM GHOSTS IS TO
LOOK AT THEIR FEET A GENIES FEET ARE BACKWARDS; THAT IS, THEY GO
THE OPPOSITE WAY HIS BODY IS FACING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fairy Elf Goblin Gnome BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails |
Date learned: 03-05-1971
BELIEF
IF A GIRL IS GOING OVER A RAILROAD TRACK, SHE SHOULD
LIFT HER FEET UP WHILE GOING OVER, OR ELSE SHE WILL BREAK
UP WITH THE GUY SHE IS GOING WITH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
Date learned: 02-18-1971
LOSS OF A SWEETHEART
IF YOU ARE RIDING OVER TRACKS, (WHETHER THEY ARE TRAIN TRACKS
OR STREETCAR TRACKS) RAISE YOUR FEET OFF THE GROUND. IF YOU
DO NOT, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR PRESENT SWEETHEART.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 11333 VAUGHN STREET ; Carlanis, Katherine
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Relationship ; SUPERSTITION ; Sweetheart ; Tracks
James Callow Keyword(s): DIRECTION ; POSITION
CAR BELIEF
IF A GIRL IS RIDING IN A CAR AND IT CROSSES OVER RAILROAD
TRACKS, SHE MUST LIFT UP HER FEET OR SHE WILL NOT GET MARRIED.
Submitter comment: INFORMANTS ATTITUDE WAS QUITE SKEPTICAL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LINCOLN PARK
James Callow Keyword(s): DISBELIEF ; POSITION DIRECTION
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
RAILROAD CROSSING
WHENEVER CROSSING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS EVERYONE IN THE CAR
SHOULD LIFT THEIR FEET OFF THE FLOOR, DRIVER INCLUDED, AND
TOUCH THE ROOF OF THE CAR WITH THEIR HANDS. THIS IS TO INSURE THE
OCCUPANTS OF A LONG LIFE AND TO WARD OFF THE COMING OF OLD AGE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT DOES THIS OFTEN WHEN CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS IN A CAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank SPEECH -- Gesture |