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IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, A DOCTOR WHOSE SPECIALTY IS
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, IS CALLED A CARPENTER.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Keyword(s): BONES ; STRAIGHT STRAIGHTEN

Subject headings: Person / Nickname

Date learned: 06-15-1973

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Ghost Belief

A ghost won't enter your house if a camel's bones are buried beneath the doorstep.

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Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original letter of the Boggs Number [B429] has been crossed out and replaced with a P.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Michelis, Veronica

Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; BONES ; Camel ; GHOST ; House ; Protection ; PROTECTION AGAINST EVIL FORCES ; SUPERNATURAL

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter

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STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES,
BUT WORDS WILL NEVER HURT ME.

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REPLY TO A TAUNT.

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Where learned: CHILDHOOD ; GRADE SCHOOL

Keyword(s): BONES ; Defense ; poem ; Reverse Taunt ; RHYME ; SONG ; Sticks ; STONES ; TAUNT ; WORDS

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse
BELIEF -- P870 P870.570

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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