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Belief: Animal
Miners Belief:
Coal miners never kill a rat in the mines because they can save a miners' life. Rats can sense if a mine is in danger of caving in. If there is any danger, the rats squeal and run in circles and the miners try to get out in time. If the cave in comes in an hour, or if tit takes three days, the rats will still give a warning, so the miners say.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [P800] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 19615 SUNSET ST ; Stefano, Michael
Keyword(s): ; ANIMAL ; Cave ; Miners ; OMEN ; Rats ; RODENT ; Signal ; WARNING
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Custom: Animal
Hunter's and Woodsman's Belief:
Although there is an open season on them all year a Good Sportsmen or Hunter will never shoot a porcupine. This is because if a person was ever lost in the woods without any food or a gun a porcupine can be easily killed with a stick or a club and the meat is very nutritious.
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Original BN [P752] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; Club ; FOOD ; Gun ; Hunt ; LOST ; Porcupine ; Survival ; Woods
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
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Equidae - Horse Family
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The only informatino given on the card is the BN and the three words.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; Biology ; Classification ; DEFINITION ; Equine ; FAMILY ; HORSE ; Language
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal SPEECH -- Vocabulary SPEECH -- Folk Name for Animal |
Belief: Animal
Horse-Taming:
"Hints for the farrier. To tame a wild horse, haltre him and then take the warts from the leg and dry them and pulverize them. Blow the dry powder up the horse's nose. Then take oil of radium and drop a few drops in your hand, rub it over his nose. This will make him follow you and the animal will do anything you wish. I paid Perry Plancher $20 for the secret."
Submitter comment:
Informant given the information by an elderly life-long Northern Michigan resident who saved it from a newspaper of her father's, published in January of 1871.
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A Farrier is a specialist in equine hoof care.
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Original BN [P760] crossed out. Replaced with current classification
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Keenan, Mary ; TRAVERSE CITY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Belief: Animal
Omen:
It is believed that if a horse won't drink water, then ot os certain that the water is poisoned.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [P870] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; Maher, Thomas W
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Consumption ; DRINK ; HORSE ; OMEN ; SIGN ; Signal ; Survival ; thirst ; WATER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Belief: Animal
White Horse:
make a wish, and it will come true if you see a white horse.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [P800] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; Kosiorek, Regina ; ERIE
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; BELIEF ; COLOR ; Equine ; HORSE ; LUCK ; SUPERSTITION ; White ; WISH
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Belief: Animal
Belief in Magic:
If you place a horsehair in vinegar it will turn into a worm.
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This was told to the informant by her grandmother many years ago.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [P600] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classifications.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; WORK ; Hankins, Jeanne ; CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; BELIEF ; HAIR ; HORSE ; MAGIC ; SUPERSTITION ; TRANSFORMATION ; VINEGAR ; Worm
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Creation and Order of Animal Life BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Belief: Animal
Crosses on Donkeys:
The fur on a donkey's back seems to make a dark cross length-wise. According to the informant, the cross is there because Christ rode the donkey into Jerusalem. When she told me this, another person who was present said she had always heard it was there because Mary rode on the donkey.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [P682.4, M247.3] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OAKLAND UNIVERSITY ; Schroeder, Mary Jo ;
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; ASS ; Christ ; CHRISTIANITY ; Cross ; DONKEY ; DONKEY ; Fur ; HAIR ; Jerusalem ; JESUS ; Mary ; RELIGION ; SYMBOL ; VIRGIN MARY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Belief: Animal
Hunting Belief:
If a man is deer hunting and he sees a doe he should never just stop and watch it as there is a good chance that it is playing possum for a buck that is moving around behind you.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [B442] crossed out. Replaced with current classification
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Helsel, Clint ; Pioneer
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Custom: Holiday
Rudolph:
In conjunction with the legend of Santa Claus is his famous team of reindeer. The leader being Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Every child knows the song about Rudolph, and looks upon him as a sort of hero of Christmas.
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Where learned: CHICAGO
Keyword(s): CHRISTMAS ; Hero ; holiday ; Legend ; MYTH ; Reindeer ; Rudolph ; Santa
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Belief: Animal
How to catch a Monkey:
The way to catch a monkey is to take a cocnut and druill a hole with a one inch diameter into it. Hollow out the coconut and fill it with nuts, and place it in a tree. A monkey will come and stick his hand in the hold to grab the nuts because of his greed. In fact, even when the monkey is caught, the coconut will have to be cracked from around the monkey's hand.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [B600] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Witt, Douglas
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; Bait ; CATCH ; Coconut ; FOOD ; Monkey ; NUTS ; Primate ; Trap ; TRICK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Belief: Animal
Legend about the Rhinoceros:
In the Far East the horn of a rhinoceros is thought to be an aphrodisiac. Becasue of this the rhinoceros is almost extinct in this region.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [ B444, N800] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Simpson, William ; 6319 LODEWYCK
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; APHRODISIAC ; ETHNIC ; Extinct ; Far East ; Horn ; HUNTING ; Rhinoceros
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Belief: Animal
It is a belief among hunters that is a bear looks at you eye to eye at the instant you kill it, its spirit will haunt you after its death.
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Regarding set-up of the submission card:
By moving the circumstances of collecting information to the right (taking up 2 instead of 1 line with it) you'll leave room for a title.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Helsel, Clint ; Pioneer
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; Bear ; BELIEF ; DEATH ; Haunting ; HUNTING ; SPIRIT ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Belief: Animal
The Pig's Look:
In Haiti, if walking down the street at midnight, one spy's a pig; he looks and runs the other way, for if the eyes of the pig meet yours simultaneously, you will immediately be transformed into a pig.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Velledrouin, Philippe
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; BELIEF ; ETHNIC ; Haiti ; Haitian ; MAGIC ; Pig ; TRANSFORMATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Superstition: Animals
There is a legendary snake with a crown on its head and the crown had bells on it. The snake has a beard like a nanny goat. It is a huge and fearsome snake. It is said to come out once a year on a holy day and few have seen it.
Submitter comment:
My father's dad claims to have seen it. He saw the ground shaking all around a house and he saw the head of this snake come out of the ground. He claims that 10 to 15 feet of ground was shaking.
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Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Frabotta, Vincent
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Crown ; Fearful ; Holy ; Legend ; MYTH ; Serpent ; Snake ; SUPERSTITION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Mammal |
Superstition: Animals
La Cicilia (Snake Belief):
This is a little short snake (type of viper) which is blind and hisses. It comes out once a year on the feast of the Madonna degli Angeli. On this feastday no child is left alone for the people believe that these vipers seek babies and small children. The vipers are believed to have the spirit of the devil within them and seek little children's souls.
Submitter comment:
My mother really believes this story and claims to have seen them.
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James Callow comment:
Written on the right hand side of the card: Date? Unknown.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Frabotta, Pierina
Keyword(s): Babies ; CHILDREN ; Feast ; FESTIVAL ; holiday ; Holy Day ; Prey ; Serpent ; Snake ; Soul ; Viper
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Mammal |
Belief: Animal
Belief About Snakes:
In many parts of Mexico and South America the snake serves as a symbol of fertility.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [B400] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Simpson, William ; 6319 LODEWYCK
Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; ETHNIC ; FERTILITY ; Mexican ; MEXICO ; REGIONAL ; Serpent ; SIGN ; Snake ; SOUTH AMERICA ; South American ; SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
BELIEF
YOU SHOULD NOT SPREAD BUTTER WITH A FORK, IT WILL MAKE THE COW
KICK.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK ; DETROIT ZOO ; Sloan, Mary
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Butter ; Cow ; FOOD ; Fork ; SUPERSTITION ; Utensil
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Animal product Egg BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Home |
Date learned: 12-00-1969
CARROT BELIEF
EAT LOTS OF CARROTS BECAUSE THEY ARE GOOD FOR YOUR EYES. HAVE YOU
EVER SEEN A RABBIT WEARING GLASSES?
Where learned: CANADA ; ONTARIO ; DORM ; UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR ; WINDSOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 09-22-1972
SHAMROCK MAGIC
A PERSON WEARING A FOUR-LEAFED SHAMROCK CAN UNDERSTAND BARKING DOGS.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID IT WAS AN OLD IRISH CUSTOM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS ; 1912 LENNAWEE SE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN