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PREGNANCY BELIEF

DO NOT SET OTHER PEOPLES HAIR WHEN YOU ARE PREGNANT, IT WILL
BRING BAD LUCK.

Submitter comment: HER MOTHER BELIEVES THIS STRONGLY.

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: 02-19-1970

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MOON BELIEF

A FULL MOON BRINGS BABIES.

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Moon
BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: 02-19-1970

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THROAT CURE

AN INFANT SON, BORN IN WEDLOCK, BUT AFTER THE DEATH OF THE
FATHER, COULD CURE THROAT AILMENTS.

Submitter comment: MRS. DUNMIRE SAID THAT HER MOTHER TOLD ABOUT PEOPLE COMING
FOR MILES TO HAVE HER BROTHER TOUCH THEIR THROATS. IN
COUNTY MAYO, IRELAND

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: Favorites
BELIEF -- Birth
BELIEF -- Curer

Date learned: 01-00-1970

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PREGNANCY BELIEF

WHEN A WOMAN IS PREGNANT SHE SHOULD NOT STRETCH OR REACH UP
OR HANG CLOTHES BECAUSE DOING THESE THINGS WILL STRANGLE
THE BABY.

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: 02-09-1970

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BELIEF

IF A BRIDE TO BE EATS PIZZA ON THE DAY BEFORE SHE GETS MARRIED,
HER FIRST CHILD WILL BE A BOY.

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Birth
BELIEF -- Marriage

Date learned: 10-15-1969

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PREGNANCY BELIEF

IF THE EXPECTANT MOTHER'S STOMACH COMES TO A POINT, SHE WILL
HAVE A BOY.

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: 09-22-1969

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BABY MYTH

EVERYONE BELIEVES THAT ALL BABIES ARE BORN WITH BLUE EYES.

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Body part Senses
BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: 10-06-1967

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BELIEF

HEALTHY WOMEN ONLY GIVE BIRTH TO BOYS.

Submitter comment: SHE SAID THAT SHE GREW UP WITH THIS BELIEF.

Where learned: OHIO ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; CINCINNATI

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: 11-25-1968

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PREGNANCY BELIEF

IF A PREGNANT WOMAN WANTS A BABY BOY, SHE SHOULD PUT A RAW
EGG IN HER BEER.

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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A PREGNANT WOMAN SHOULD NOT ATTEND A FUNERAL, OR HER CHILD WILL
DIE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: 01-22-1970

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PREGNANCY BELIEF

IF A MOTHER CONTINUES TO NURSE HER CHILD, SHE WON'T BECOME PREGNANT.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: 02-02-1970

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BELIEF

THE FIRST CHILD IS USUALLY THE SMARTEST

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually.
BELIEF -- Birth
BELIEF -- Number

Date learned: 11-10-1968

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NEW HOUSE BELIEF

A NEW HOUSE BRINGS A NEW BABY.

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually.
BELIEF -- Birth
BELIEF -- Number

Date learned: 11-17-1968

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OLD WIVES' TALE

IF A PREGNANT WOMAN RECEIVES A SCAR ETC. HER BABY WILL BE
BORN WITH ONE IN THE SAME SPOT.

Submitter comment: WHILE I WAS PREGNANT I RECEIVED A SCAR FROM AN IRON
BURN ON MY ARM, MY BABY WAS NOT BORN WITH A SCAR.

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: 00-00-1967

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BELIEF

LOOK AT BEAUTIFUL THINGS, THINK BEAUTIFUL THOUGHTS, AND
YOU WILL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED BABY.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: 10-23-1968

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BELIEF, CURSE

A GYPSY CURSE PUT ON A PREGNANT WOMAN CAN CAUSE PERMANENT
DAMAGE TO THE CHILD.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; EAST DETROIT

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Birth
PROVERB -- Blason Populaire

Date learned: 03-00-1969

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PREGNANCY BELIEF

JEWISH PEOPLE HAVE A SPECIAL WAY OF TELLING WHETHER AN
UNBORN CHILD IS A BOY OR A GIRL. IF A WOMAN IN HER SEVENTH MONTH
OF PREGNANCY IS CARRYING THE BABY HIGH AND DISTENDED, THE
CHILD IS DEFINITELY A BOY. IF THE BABY IS CARRIED LOW AND
FLATTER ON THE ABDOMEN, THE BABY IS A GIRL.

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: 03-00-1969

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DRESS BELIEF

A BABY GIRL IS DRESSED IN PINK, A LWAYS, BECAUSE SHE WAS BORN
INSIDE A PINK ROSE.

Where learned: BUFFALO ; NEW YORK

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: CHILDHOOD

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BELIEF

IF A WOMAN IS BURNED WHILE PREGNANT, THE BABY WILL HAVE THE MARK.

Where learned: MICHIGAN

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: 09-27-1969

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PREGNANCY BELIEF

IF THE EXPECTANT MOTHER SLEEPS ON HER LEFT SIDE EVERY NIGHT
HER CHILD WILL BE A BOY.
IF SHE SLEEPS ON HER RIGHT SIDE, SHE WILL HAVE A DAUGHTER.
IF SHE IS NOT CONSISTENT, SHE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TWINS, A BOY
AND A GIRL.

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Birth

Date learned: 09-26-1969

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