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SUPERSTITION: CENTIPEDES

IF A CENTIPEDE HAS A CHANCE TO COUNT YOUR TEETH, YOU WILL SOON
DIE.

Submitter comment: THUS CAUSING CHILDREN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD TO KEEP THEIR LIPS FIRMLY
CLOSED WHILE IN COMPANY WITH THE ABUNDANT CENTIPEDES OF OUR WOODS.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Keyword(s): MOUTH, INSECTS

Subject headings: Prediction / Divination
BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue
BELIEF -- Insect
BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial
BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs

Date learned: 03-23-1972

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