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IF A BABY IS PRAISED ON HOW GOOD
LOOKING HE IS AND THEN THE BABY, WHEN HOME
SCREAMS FROM PAIN, MY GRANDFATHER USED
THIS TO RID THE CHILD OF THE PAIN.
HE WOULD PLACE THE CHILD ON THE FLOOR AND THEN
GRANDFATHER WOULD PLACE SOME OF HIS OWN SPIT
ON THE CHILD'S FOREHEAD AND CHEST.
THEN HE WOULD JUMP OVER THE CHILD AND SPIT EACH TIME
HE JUMPED. (THERE WAS A CERTAIN PATTERN TO THIS
JUMPING BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW JUST
WHAT IT WAS). 10 TO 15 MINUTES AFTER
THIS WAS DONE THE CHILD WAS HIMSELF AGAIN.
ONLY THE FIRST BORN OF THE FAMILY COULD
PERFORM THIS ACT AND MAKE IT WORK.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Keyword(s): EVIL EYE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 11-16-1969
EVIL EYE
SOME OLDER SICILIAN PEOPLE WOULD PUT RED
FELT BAGS FULL OF SALT UNDER THEIR
BED. THIS PRACTICE WAS TO CHASE EVIL SPIRITS AWAY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT'S GRANDMOTHER PRACTICED THIS DAILY.
Where learned: HOME ; DETROIT ; 1284 N RADEMACHER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 10-25-1971
EVIL EYE
SOME OF THE OLDER SICILIANS WEAR A GARLIC NECKLACE
TO KEEP EVIL AWAY.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT'S AUNT PRACTICED THIS DAILY.
Where learned: HOME ; DETROIT ; 1284 N RADEMACHER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 10-25-1971
CURSE EVIL EYE HOW TO AVOID IT
YOU CAN USUALLY PURCHASE A SMALL NUT LIKE THING,
WHICH LOOKS LIKE AN EYE FROM SOMEONE IN YOUR TOWN
WHO KNOWS ABOUT SUCH THINGS, IT IS CALLED
EL MAL DE OJO. THIS IS SAID TO
PREVENT ANYONE FROM BEING ABLE TO GIVE YOU THE EVIL EYE.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT NOTED THAT WHILE THESE THINGS
ARE PRACTICED IN SMALL TOWNS OF MEXI
YOU WILL
SELDOM OR NEVER SEE THEM IN THE BIG CITIES.
Where learned: WESTERN YMCA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 11-11-1971
CURSE EVIL EYE HOW TO GET RID OF IT.
COOK A COMBINATION OF HERBS TOGETHER, DRINK THE
TEA AND PLACE THE LEAVES ON THE PERSON'S
BODY. ALSO PRAY OVER THE PERSON.
Where learned: WESTERN YMCA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 11-11-1971
EVIL EYE
WHEN A BABY IS BORN ARMENIANS USED TO PUT A
BLUE BEADED BRACELET WITH ONE BEAD
HAVING AN EYE ON IT AROUND THE BABY'S WRIST.
THIS WAS TO CHASE AWAY EVIL SPIRITS.
Submitter comment:
THIS CUSTOM WAS DONE DURING THE TIME OF THE 1930
DEPRESSION IN THE U. S.
Where learned: HOME ; DETROIT ; 1282 N RADEMACHER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 11-01-1971
EVIL EYE
RUSTY NAILS CARRIED IN THE POCKETS ARE
PROTECTION AGAINST THE EVIL EYE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT FOUND THIS ABSURD BUT HER HUSBAND
ADHERES TO THIS PRACTICE.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; ALLEN PARK ; 7156 NORWOOD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
EVIL EYE (ITALIAN)
HOW DO YOU KNOW FOR SURE IF YOU ARE A
VICTIM OF THE EVIL EYE?
PLACE SEVERAL GRAINS OF WHEAT AT THE
BOTTOM OF A SMALL BOWL. THEN ADD WATER
MIXED WITH OIL TO IT.
EXAMINE THE BOWL CAREFULLY. IF ANY GRAINS OF WHEAT
PASS THROUGH THE WATER AND OIL, THEN THERE IS
SOMEONE WHO IS ENVIOUS OF YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 38
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
EVIL EYE
TO KEEP AWAY EVIL EYE, BABY SHOULD ALWAYS
WEAR A RED RIBBON. THIS WILL KEEP THE
BABY FROM GETTING SICK FROM THE EVIL EYE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THAT SHE PUT A RED RIBBON
ON ALL SIX OF HER CHILDREN AND THEY
ALL WERE HEALTHY BABIES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OAK PARK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 01-21-1972
AFRICAN SUPERSTITIONS
IN AFRICA WHEN A PERSON DID SOMETHING WRONG, THEY
WOULD HAVE A CURSE PUT ON THEM.
THE TRIBE WOULD EITHER KILL OR BURN
THE PERSON AND THEIR HOUSE DOWN TO KILL THE CURSE.
Where learned: DETROIT, ASSUMED ; SAINT HYACINTH SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
EVIL EYE CURE
IF SOMEONE IS SICK FROM THE EVIL EYE,
PUT SALT IN THE CORNERS OF THE ROOM.
IT WILL GET RID OF THE EVIL.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT'S MOTHER IN LAW DID THIS IN FRONT OF
INFORMANT TO CURE INFORMANT'S SON OF A FEVER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OAK PARK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 02-02-1972
TOO MUCH PRAISE
A PERSON MAY UNKNOWINGLY GIVE A BABY
OR A YOUNG CHILD THE EVIL EYE
BY PRAISING HIM.
Submitter comment:
MRS. NICHOLAS LEARNED THIS BELIEF FROM
HER MOTHER IN LAW WHO IS GREEK.
SHE IN TURN, NOW BELIEVES THIS TO BE TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 06-29-1964
GOLD PIN
THE GREEK PEOPLE ARE VERY MUCH AFRAID OF THE EVIL EYE.
A BABY MUST WEAR A GOLD PIN ON HIS GOWN
TO PROTECT HIM AGAINST THE EYE.
ONCE A CHILD HAS BEEN BEWITCHED BY THE EVIL EYE
ONLY CERTAIN WOMEN MAY RID HIM OF THE SPEEL.
THIS WOMAN SAYS CERTAIN WORDS IN GREEK.
I DO NOT KNOW THEM , BUT THEY ARE A SORT OF PRAYER.
THIS WOMAN MAY TELL WHOMEVER SHE PLEASES THE WORDS,
AND THEN THIS PERSON IS ABLE TO CAST OFF THE EVIL
EYE SPELL. NO MAN HOWEVER MAY BE TOLD
THESE SECRET WORDS. MY MOTHER IN LAW
KNOWS THEM, AND AFTER SHE REPEATS THEM SHE SPITS.
IF THE BABY BEGINS TO YAWN, THE SPELL IS GONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): INCANTATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 06-29-1964
SUPERSTITION ON CAMPUS
IF YOU WALK ON THE BIG "M" IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE DIAGONAL BEFORE YOU TAKE YOUR FIRST
BLUEBOOK TEST YOU WILL FAIL IT.
Submitter comment: TRADITIONAL SAYING ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN'S CAMPUS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 11-20-1967
WHEN MRS. SMITH WAS A GIRL IN THE BEET FIELDS OF KANSAS
SHE REMEMBERS A RUSSIAN COMMUNITY WHICH WAS NEARBY.
THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY ON AT LEAST ONE
INSTANCE IN HER MEMORY MARCHED AROUND THE HOUSE OF
SOMEONE WHO HAD GIVEN THEM A ROUGH TIME AND PRONOUNCED
A HEX ON THE HOUSE. THE NEXT DAY THE HOUSE BURNED DOWN
AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY EXPLANATION FOR IT.
THEREFORE THEY CONSIDERED THE RUSSIAN HEX AS THE CAUSE OF IT.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
GESTURE-BELIEF
CROSS YOUR FINGER, (LEG OR FEET) WHEN YOU TELL SOMEONE
SOMETHING THAT IS NOT TRUE. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO
EXEMPT YOU FROM TELLING A LIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 09-29-1967
A CURSE
IF A CHILD STRIKES HIS PARENTS, HIS HAND WILL WITHER.
Submitter comment: MY GRANDMOTHER HAD RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 00-00-1949
LUCK OF SHIPS
THERE IS A STORY OF AN UNNAMED GRAIN SHIP,
A GREAT LAKES THREE-MASTER, THAT LOST HER
LUCK ON A RUN TO BUFFALO. A MAN, NAMED BILL, HAD
FALLEN TO HIS DEATH FROM THE MASTHEAD, AND ON THE FOLLOWING
DAY ANOTHER HAD LOST HIS LIFE. ON ARRIVING AT BUFFALO
THE MEN WENT ASHORE AS SOON AS THEY WERE PAID OFF. THEY WERE
NOT RETURNING BECAUSE, THEY SAID, THE SHIP HAD LOST HER
LUCK. WHILE THE VESSEL WAS DISCHARGING HER
CARGO AT AN ELEVATOR THE STORY GOT AROUND AND THE GRAIN-TRIMMERS
REFUSED TO WORK HER. WHEN THE SHIP WAS UNLOADED SHE WAS
ORDERED TO CLEVELAND TO TAKE ON COAL BUT COULD NOT SIGN A CREW.
THEY MANAGED TO GET A NEW CREW BY GOING TO A CRIMP, WHO RAN
THEM IN FROM SALT WATER. THEY CAME ABOARD TWO-THIRDS DRUNK AND
THE MATE WAS STEERING THEM TO THE FORECASTLE, WHEN ONE
OF THEM STOPPED AND POINTED ALOFT, SAID: "WHAT HAVE YOU
GOT A FIGUREHEAD ON THE MASTHEAD FOR?" THE MATE LOOKED ALOFT
AND THEN TURNED WHITE. "IT'S BILL," HE CRIED, AND WITH THAT
THE WHOLE LOT DID A PIERHEAD JUMP, EVEN THE MATE.
THE CAPTAIN MANAGED TO SIGN ON ANOTHER CREW AND SAILED
FOR CLEVELAND, BUT HE NEVER GOT THERE; HIS VESSEL WAS SUNK
BY A STEAMER OFF DUNKIRK.
Submitter comment:
CAPTAIN LUMAS SAYS THAT HE HEARD THIS STORY FROM
HIS FATHER WHO CLAIMED THAT HIS BEST FRIEND WAS
LOST ON THIS ILL-FATED SHIP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MACKINAC ISLAND
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Curse BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 09-00-1963
A WITCH SUPERSTITION
IN POLAND IT IS BELIEVED THAT IF A WITCH
LOOKS AT A COW, IT WILL IMMEDIATELY GO DRY.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A POPULAR BELIEF IN POLAND THAT MY
GRANDMOTHER REMEMBERS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 10-22-1967