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BIRTHMARK SUPERSTITION
MRS. BALDWIN HAS A SMALL MARK RESEMBLING A PIN PRICK ON THE LOWER
PART OF HER BACK. HER MOTHER TOLD HER THAT SHE HERSELF HAD BEEN
PRICKED WITH A PIN THERE WHILE PREGNANT AND THAT IS HOW IT WAS
PASSED ON.
Submitter comment:
MRS. BALDWIN HEARD THIS IN HER CHILDHOOD FROM HER MOTHER IN
BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LATHRUP VILLAGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Specific distinguishing characteristic Dimple, wart, mole, scar, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, bruise, spot (on any part of body) BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 12-08-1963
BIRTHMARK SUPERSTITION
STRAWBERRY BIRTHMARKS SWELL-UP DURING STRAWBERRY SEASON.
Submitter comment:
MRS. BALDWIN HEARD THIS FROM HER MOTHER DURING HER CHILDHOOD IN
BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LATHRUP VILLAGE
Date learned: 12-08-1963
MOLE SUPERSTITION
MRS. BALDWIN SAYS THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAIRY MOLES GOT THEM
BECAUSE THEIR MOTHER WAS BITTEN BY A DOG WHEN SHE WAS PREGNANT.
Submitter comment:
MRS. BALDWIN DOESN'T REMEMBER WHERE SHE HEARD THIS BUT SHE HAD
BELIEVED IT AS LONG AS SHE CAN REMEMBER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LATHRUP VILLAGE
Date learned: 12-08-1963
PREGNANCY EFFECTS
WHEN YOU ARE PREGNANT AND YOU CRAVE CERTAIN FOODS, YOUR BABY
WILL HAVE A BIRTH MARK IN THE SHAPE OF THE FOOD THAT YOU CRAVE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER PARENTS WHO ARE OF IRISH DESCENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Specific distinguishing characteristic Dimple, wart, mole, scar, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, bruise, spot (on any part of body) BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 03-31-1967
PREGNANCY EFFECTS
WHATEVER ANIMAL A WOMAN THINKS ABOUT THE MOST WHILE SHE IS
PREGNANT WILL SHOW UP AS A BIRTH MARK ON THE BABY IN THE SHAPE
OF THE ANIMAL.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER PARENTS WHO ARE OF IRISH DESCENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Specific distinguishing characteristic Dimple, wart, mole, scar, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, bruise, spot (on any part of body) BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 03-31-1967
SCARED BABY
A YOUNG MAN, SOON TO BE A FATHER, WALKED INTO THE HOUSE ONE
EVENING WITH A LARGE GREAT DANE. THIS SCARED HIS YOUNG WIFE
A GREAT DEAL AS SHE HAD NOT EXPECTED EITHER HE OR THE DOG.
A FEW MONTHS LATER WHEN THE WOMAN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO DELIVER
HER CHILD, SHE TOOK ALONG HER MOTHER. THE MOTHER CAME INTO THE
DELIVERY ROOM WITH HER, PREPARED TO DO WHAT SHE MUST. IF THE
CHILD WAS BORN WITH ANY MARKS, SHE WOULD RUB THESE WITH THE
PLACENTA TO ERASE THEM. BOTH MOTHER AND DAUGHTER BELIEVED THAT
THE BABY WOULD BE MARKED OR SCARRED BECAUSE THE MOTHER HAD BEEN
SCARED DURING HER PREGNANCY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 8200 W OUTER DR
Date learned: 03-10-1967
SUPERSTITION
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN IS HIT ON HER LEFT ARM, HER CHILD WILL HAVE
A SCAR THERE.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; JAMAICA
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Specific distinguishing characteristic Dimple, wart, mole, scar, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, bruise, spot (on any part of body) BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 12-24-1963
SUPERSTITION
WHEN A WOMAN IS PREGNANT AND SHE WANTS TO ASSURE THE LOCATION OF
HER CHILD'S BIRTHMARK IF HE WILL HAVE ANY, SHE SHOULD RUB HER
HAND OVER THE DESIRED AREA (IE., THE REAR END) AND THE MARK
WILL APPEAR ONLY THERE. THIS SHOULD BE DONE EVERY DAY TILL THE
ARRIVAL OF THE CHILD.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HER ITALIAN MOTHER.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; PLEASANTVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Specific distinguishing characteristic Dimple, wart, mole, scar, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, bruise, spot (on any part of body) BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 12-27-1963
INDIAN WOMEN WEAR A MARK ON THEIR FOREHEAD FOR GOOD
LUCK.
Where learned: HOME
Date learned: 10-24-1968
FLAT-CHESTED WOMEN ARE DESTINED TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL
IN BUSINESS.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): MANNISH APPEARANCE? SEXISM?
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Specific distinguishing characteristic Dimple, wart, mole, scar, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, bruise, spot (on any part of body) |
Date learned: 12-01-1967
WARTS
IF YOU HAVE A WART, RUB IT WITH A POTATOE, BURY IT UNDER A FULL
MOON AT MIDNIGHT, AND WHEN IT ROTS, YOUR WART WILL BE GONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: 02-00-1974
CURE FOR WARTS
IF YOU HAVE A WART ON YOUR BODY, YOU MUST DO THE FOLLOWING:
A) CUT AN ONION IN HALF
B) RUB THE ONION ON THE WART
C) BURY THE ONION OUTSIDE SOMEWHERE
IF THIS PROCEDURE IS FOLLOWED CORRECTLY, THE WART WILL DISAPPEAR IN
A FEW DAYS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO ; CAMPUS
Date learned: 11-00-1973
WART CURE
IF YOU HAVE A WART, STEAL SOMEONE'S DISHRAG AND TAKE IT AND BURY IT.
THE WART WILL DISAPPEAR WITHIN THREE WEEKS.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT OFFERED THIS ONE, ALTHOUGH IT APPEARED SHE DID NOT
BELIEVE IT, SAYING SHE HAD HEARD IT FROM A FRIEND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; RIVERVIEW
James Callow Keyword(s): DISBELIEF
Date learned: 01-00-1974
LUCK
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN IS FRIGHTENED BY AN INSECT THE CHILD WILL HAVE
A BIRTH MARK THAT RESEMBLES THE INSECT.
Where learned: LOUISIANA ; New Orleans
Date learned: CA11001973
WART REMEDY
PUT A PIECE OF RAW MEAT UPON A WART, BURY THE MEAT, WHEN THE MEAT
ROTS, YOUR WART WILL BE GONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights
James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSFER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Specific distinguishing characteristic Dimple, wart, mole, scar, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, bruise, spot (on any part of body) BELIEF -- Animal |
Date learned: 11-15-1973
MUSHROOMS OR TOADSTOOLS RUBBED ON WARTS MAKE THEM DISAPPEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSFER
Date learned: 11-19-1972
WARTS
IF YOU WASH WARTS WITH A SLICED POTATO THEY WILL GO AWAY.
Where learned: DETROIT
Date learned: 11-19-1972
BROWN-LINE STORY
MY MOTHER TOLD ME THAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE A
BROWN LINE FROM YOUR CHEST TO THE END OF
YOUR STOMACH, YOU CAN'T HAVE BABIES.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT TOLD THIS TO ME WHEN WE WERE BOTH ABOUT NINE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 12067 LANSDOWNE
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN IS SCARED BY A SNAKE HER CHILD WILL HAVE
A BIRTHMARK.
Where learned: OHIO ; LUCAS COUNTY
Date learned: 10-03-1972
PREGNANCY BELIEF
DURING HER PREGNANCY HER MOTHER-IN-LAW MADE HER EAT A LITTLE OF
EVERYTHING ON THE DINNER TABLE, BECAUSE SHE BELIEVED THAT IF A
PREGNANT WOMAN SAW FOOD AND DID NOT EAT IT, HER CHILD WOULD BE
MARKED OR DEFORMED AT BIRTH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Date learned: NOT GIVEN