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REMEDY
FOR CHEST COLDS, TAKE GOOSE FAT AND MELT IT DOWN. WHILE IT IS STILL
HOT, COVER THE CHEST AND BACK WITH IT, THEN COVER IT WITH FLANNEL
AND RENEW AS OFTEN AS NECESSARY.
Where learned: FLORIDA ; OAKLAND PARK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-00-1981
REMEDY
TO RELIEVE AREAS OF THE BODY THAT ARE AFFECTED WITH RHEUMATISM, ONE
SHOULD PLACE BOILED PEPPERMINT LEAVES ON THE AREAS TO RELIEVE THE
PAIN.
Where learned: FLORIDA ; OAKLAND PARK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 00001960S
MEDICINE
A SYRIAN CURE FOR WARTS HOLDS THAT THEY CAN BE TREATED
SUCCESSFULLY IF AN EGG IS BROKEN OVER THEM AND THEN BURIED.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSFER ; TRANSFER
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Animal product Egg BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 00001920S
BODY PART BELIEFS
IF A PART OF YOUR BODY GOES TO "SLEEP", LICKING YOUR FINGER
AND DRAWING AN "X" ON THE PART WILL MAKE IT GO AWAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications BELIEF -- Remedy BELIEF -- Method of Curing SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 00001970S
CURE FOR WARTS ON THE HAND
IF A WART APPEARS SOMEWHERE ON YOUR HAND,
TIE A STRING AROUND THE THIRD FINGER OF THE OPPOSITE HAND,
TO GET RID OF A WART
Submitter comment:
THE CURE ONLY APPLIED TO WARTS ON THE HAND. IT WAS BELIEVED TO BE AN
EXCELLENT METHOD FOR CLEARING UP WARTS.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSFER?
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 00-00-1940
EVIL EYE
REMEDY FOR A SEVERE MIGRAINE HEADACHE. TAKE A BOWL OF WATER, MAKE
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS OVER THE BOWL THREE TIMES. THEN, TAKE A TINY
BIT OF OIL ON A TEASPOON AND DIP FINGER TIP IN OIL. HOLD OVER BOWL
UNTIL THREE DROPLETS OF OIL DROP INTO THE WATER. IF THE DROPLETS OF
OIL SPREAD SOMEONE HAS GIVEN YOU THE "EVIL EYE". CHANGE WATER AND
REPEAT PROCESS UNTIL DROPLETS DO NOT OPEN UP OR SPREAD, AT THIS
POINT HEADACHE WILL GO AWAY. IF IT DOES NOT SPREAD OPEN NO ONE HAS
GIVEN YOU THE "EVIL EYE".
CUSTOM WITHIN SICILIAN NATIONALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A SUPERSTITION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Curse BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Cross and its various modifications BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-00-1982
TATTOO
MY FATHER, WHO GREW UP IN LEBANON, HAD A CLOVER-LIKE TATTOO ON EACH
OF HIS TEMPLES. HE EXPLAINED THAT WHEN HE WAS A CHILD, HE HAD VERY
POOR EYESIGHT AND WAS BELIEVED TO BE GOING BLIND. HIS GRANDMOTHER
TOOK HIM TO A MAN WHO GAVE HIM THE TATTOOS. HE SWORE HIS VISION WAS
RETURNED TO NORMAL. HE NEVER WORE GLASSES UNTIL HE WAS ABOUT
50 YEARS OLD.
Submitter comment:
MY FATHER WAS BORN IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT LIVED IN LEBANON
FROM THE TIME HE WAS A YEAR OLD UNTIL HE WAS TWENTY AND CAME TO THE
U.S. HE DIED IN DEARBORN, MICHIGAN IN 1980.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Human or animal body Tattoo BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
MEDICAL BELIEF
CHEWED BREAD PLACED UPON AN INFECTED WOUND WILL DRAW THE
INFECTION OUT.
Submitter comment: THIS BELIEF IS PURPORTED TO WORK WELL. ITALIAN ORIGIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CLINTON TOWNSHIP
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 09-00-1982
WARM WEATHER CUSTOM
TO COOL OFF ON A HOT DAY RUN COLD WATER OVER YOUR WRISTS
THIS WORKS FAIRLY WELL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CLINTON TOWNSHIP
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
FOLK CURE FOR WARTS
FOR WARTS, CUT A POTATO IN HALF, RUB ONE HALF ON THE WART
AND PLANT IT IN THE GROUND. DISCARD THE OTHER HALF. AS
THE POTATO PLANT GROWS, THE WART WILL DISAPPEAR. MY FATHER
TOLD ME THAT HE TRIED IT AS A CHILD AND THAT IT WORKED.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT SAYS THAT HER FATHER TOLD HER ABOUT THIS CURE
IN KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN AROUND 1970. THE FATHER CLAIMS
TO HAVE TRIED THE CURE IN LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA AROUND
1942 AND THE WART DISAPPEARED. THE FATHER'S NAME IS
MARTIN ELLSWORTH GINGERICH, BORN MAY 24, 1933, LEWISTOWN,
PENNSYLVANIA. THE INFORMANT SAYS THAT HER FATHER IS
OF GERMAN, SCOTTISH, AND IRISH DESCENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 09-00-1982
CURE FOR WARTS
TO RID YOURSELF OF A WART, RUB A PENNY ON IT AND TAKE THE
PENNY TO THE NEAREST CROSSROAD. THROW THE PENNY OVER YOUR
LEFT SHOULDER AND LEAVE WITHOUT LOOKING BACK. THE NEXT
PERSON FINDING THE PENNY WILL ALSO GET THE WART. THIS
WAS TOLD TO ME AROUND 1970 BY MY GRANDMOTHER, MARY GIBBLE,
IN KALAMAZOO. SHE ALSO TOLD ME THAT SHE TRIED THE CURE
YEARS AGO AND IT WORKED.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT LATER TOLD ME THAT MRS. GIBBLE WAS BORN IN
SWITZERLAND AND EMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES AROUND 1920.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION ; TRANSFER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of quality Monetary systemMoneyWealth BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 09-00-1982
BELIEF
IN ORDER TO BE BEAUTIFUL YOU MUST RUB YOUR SKIN VERY HARD.
Submitter comment:
ELIZABETH LEARNED THIS ITEM FROM HER GRANDMOTHER WHO OFTEN TOLD
HER TO RUB HER SKIN VERY HARD WHEN BATHING, SO THAT SHE WILL HAVE
BEAUTIFUL LOOKS.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 00001970S
TO CURE THE MUMPS PUT SARDINE OIL ON THE
PERSON'S FACE, TIE A WHITE RAG AROUND THE PERSON'S HEAD,
THEN GIVE THE PERSON SARDINES TO EAT.
Submitter comment:
SHE SAYS THIS IS HOW SHE CURED HER CHILDREN
AND GRANDCHILDREN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 03-00-1983
MY MOTHER USED TO BE KNOWN ACROSS THE TOWN FOR THE CURE FOR
PNEUMONIA. SHE USED THIS CURE EFFECTIVELY ON SEVERAL
PATIENTS. SHE WOULD FRY ONIONS IN A MIXTURE OF VICKS VAPOR
RUB, PEP OIL, QUININE, AND LARD. SHE WOULD MAKE POULTICES
OUT OF THIS MIXTURE AND PUT THEM ON THE PATIENT'S CHEST.
THESE POULTICES HAD TO BE HOT, THOUGH. SO, SHE WOULD MAKE
A FEW OF THEM AND KEEP THEM IN THE OVEN. SHE WOULD KEEP
PUTTING A NEW POULTICE ON AS SOON AS THE OLD ONES GOT COLD.
Submitter comment:
IT IS INTERESTING THAT MRS. TOWNE THOUGHT THAT HER MOTHER
WAS AS GOOD AS ANY NURSE OR DOCTOR. SHE SWEARS THAT HER
MOTHER SUCCESSFULLY CURED PNEUMONIA MANY TIMES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HOUGHTON LAKE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 00001930S
HOME REMEDIES
FOR BURNS APPLY COBWEBS MIXED WITH SOOT TO THE AFFECTED
AREA AND COVER. MM
TO PREVENT THE FORMATION OF BLISTERS MAKE A PASTE OF
SYRUP AND BAKING SODA AND APPLY TO THE AFFECTED AREA. MM
FOR NOSEBLEEDS A PAIR OF SCISSORS AND SEVERAL KEYS CAN
BE HUNG DOWN THE BACK OF THE VICTIM OR BROWN BAG PAPER
THAT HAS BEEN SOAKED IN VINEGAR CAN BE APPLIED TO THE ROOF
OF THE MOUTH OF THE VICTIM.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; SELMA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
BABY CURES
FOR COLDS: APPLY A POULTICE MADE OF A STEWED ONION AND
CORNMEAL. APPLICATION OF BEEF TALLOW TO THE BABABY'S BODY
WILL FIGHT THE FEVER AND HELP TO CURE THE COLD. FOR COLIC
PIPE SMOKE BLOWN ACROSS THE MOLE OF THE BABIE'S HEAD,
BLOWN INTO IT'S BOTTLE, OR A SMALL AMOUNT OF LIQUID
ASIPHOTIDA AND LIQUOR WILL CURE IT.
TO LOOSEN BOWELS GIVE GOOSEGREASE OR FLOURWATER, FOR
TEETHING PAIN ADD SUGAR TO A SLICED ONION IN A CUP TO
DRAW THE JUICE FROM THE ONION AND ADMINISTER BY SPOON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 07-00-1982
REMEDY FOR WARTS
REMEDY FOR REMOVAL OF WARTS AS TOLD BY MARK TWAIN:
UNDER A FULL MOON GO TO CEMETERY, STAND WITH YOUR
BACK TO THE MOON AND THROW THE BODY OF A DEAD BLACK
CAT BY THE CAT'S TAIL OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-17-1983
OLD FASHIONED REMEDIES
(1) IF YOU HAVE WARTS, SUBMERGE THEM IN DOG URINE, AND THE WART
WILL DISSAPPEAR.
(2) IF YOU HAVE A BLACK EYE, PUT RAW BEEF ON IT TO TAKE AWAY THE
SWELLING, THE BRUISE, AND THE PAIN.
(3) IF YOU HAVE HICCUPS, PUT A PAPER BAG OVER YOUR HEAD, OR
HOLD YOUR BREATH AND JUMP UP AND DOWN ON ONE LEG 10 TIMES.
(4) PUT GARLIC OR BUTTER ON A BEE STING OR BURN TO ALLEVIATE
THE PAIN. OF COURSE TAKE THE STINGER OUT FIRST.
(5) WRAP DOUGH WITH OLIVE OIL AROUND A BROKEN FINGER
AND THEN WRAP IT UP WITH A BANDAGE TO CURE THE BROKEN BONE.
Submitter comment:
THESE REMEDIES I KNOW ABOUT BECAUSE ALL HAPPENED TO ME.
ONE MAY PICK THEM UP AT HOME FROM RELATIVES OR PARENTS OR
FRIENDS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FRANKLIN VILLAGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 00001960S
IN A FAMILY, IF ONE OF THE PARENTS TRAVELS, AND A CHILD
IN THE FAMILY IS SERIOUSLY SICK, IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE CHILD IS
SICK BECAUSE OF THE ABSENCE OF THE MOTHER OR FATHER. THEREFORE IF
ONE WANTS THE CHILD TO RECOVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, ONE SHOULD GET
ONE OF THE FAVOURITES CLOTHES OF THE PARENT THAT TRAVELS, AND
COVER THE CHILD WITH IT. THE CHILD WILL RECOVER QUICKLY.
Submitter comment: HE SAID IT WITH ASSURANCE.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
IF A WOMAN USED TO GIVE BIRTH TO ABIKU (A CHILD THAT DIES)
SHE CAN BE FREED OF THIS ORDEAL BY CONSULTING AN HERBALIST.
IF SHE HAS ANOTHER CHILD, SHE WILL TAKE HER TO AN HERBALIST WHO
WILL PERFORM A KIND OF RITUAL FOR THE BABY WHICH WILL INVOLVE
MAKING SOME MARKS ON THE FACE OF THE CHILD WITH BLADE, THEN HE WILL
PUT SOME BLACK MAGIC POWDER ON THE FRESH MARKS HE HAS JUST CUT.
THE MARKS ON THE CHILD'S FACE WILL DRY UP AFTER TWO DAYS, THUS THE
CHILD WILL NOT BE AN "ABIKU". THERE IS USUALLY ONE ONE-INCH
MARK ON EACH CHEEK BONE AT ITS HIGHEST POINT.
Where learned: NIGERIA ; KADUNA
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 00-00-1974