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PLANT CUREALLS

MR. LEHR WAS OUT HUNTING ON HARSEN'S ISLAND. HE MET AN INDIAN WHO
TOLD HIM ABOUT A WONDERFUL CURE FOR ALL TYPES OF DISEASES, PARALYSIS,
ETC. THE INDIAN GAVE HIM SOME SMALL CLEAR CAPSULES. THE CAPSULES
SMELLED LIKE THE SAP FROM BALSAM TREES. BOTH HE AND I TOOK A CAPSULE
AND WE BOTH BURPED BALSAM TREE SMELL FOR TWO DAYS. NEEDLESS TO SAY
THE REST OF THE PILLS STILL REMAIN IN HIS DRESSER DRAWER.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; 32872 COLUMBUS DR

Subject headings: Favorites
PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote
BELIEF -- Method of Curing

Date learned: 01-24-1967

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THIS WOMAN BELIEVES THAT IF A DOVE
TAPS ON A WINDOW IN A HOUSE, THEN
SOMEONE IN THAT HOUSE IS GOING TO DIE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; 32872 COLUMBUS DR

Subject headings: Observation

Date learned: 02-20-1967

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THE UKRAINIAN CHRISTMAS EVE SUPPER IS A TWELVE-COURSE MEAL. THE
TWELVE SYMBOLIZES THE NUMBER OF APOSTLES OF CHRIST, WHO
GATHERED G
GATHERED FOR THE LAST SUPPER.

Data entry tech comment:

Updated by TRD

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; 4340 BERNICE

Keyword(s): CHRISTMAS ; CUSTOM ; FOOD ; holiday ; UKRAINIAN

Subject headings: 122 Christmas
686 Seconds / Twice / Two

Date learned: 10-00-1970

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FOR THE CHRISTMAS EVE SUPPER, UKRAINIANS PUT FRESH CLEAN STRAW
ON THE TABLE UNDER THE TABLE CLOTH, AND UNDER THE TABLE, AS A
REMINDER THAT CHRIST WAS BORN IN A MANGER.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; 4340 BERNICE

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve Table setting and clearing
CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Straw

Date learned: 10-00-1970

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OMEN

IF YOU SEE A BULL FROG,
IT'S A WITCH BRINGING A CURSE.
YOU SHOULD PUT THE FROG ON A BOARD(FULCRUM)
AND HIT IT INTO THE AIR, SENDING THE CURSE AWAY.

Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT GOT THIS FROM HER MOTHER
WHEN THE INFORMANT WAS A CHILD.
SHE SAID SHE NEVER DID THE ACTION DESCRIBED
BECAUSE SHE WAS TOO AFRAID OF THE FROG TO PICK
IT UP. SHE JUST RAN AWAY.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; 7632 WESTMINSTER

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Curse

Date learned: 02-22-1970

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CHRISTMAS PRACTICE

IF YOU WASH YOURSELF WITH A FIFTY CENT PIECE ON CHRISTMAS MORNING,
YOU'LL NEVER WANT FOR MONEY.

Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT DID THIS AS A CHILD, NOT ANYMORE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; 7632 WESTMINSTER

Keyword(s): CONTAGIOUS MAGIC

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve Predictions

Date learned: 02-22-1970

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CHRISTMAS BELIEF

YOUR FIRST GUEST ON CHRISTMAS DAY
SHOULD BE A MAN, THAT MEANS GOOD LUCK.

Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT SEEMED TO BELIEVE IT.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; 7632 WESTMINSTER

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 25 Christmas Also see F642, below.

Date learned: 02-22-1970

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COUGH

COUGH REMEDY: HEAT AND DRINK WHISKEY, LEMON, AND BUTTER.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; 7637 WESTMINISTER

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Remedy

Date learned: 02-22-1970

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HAIR TODAY---BALD TOMORROW.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS YEARS BACK
PROBABLY AROUND THE LATE 1928S.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN

Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; PARODY OF HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Blason Populaire

Date learned: 10-05-1972

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THE HAND IS QUICKER THAN THE EYE.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS EXPRESSION USED
AT A CARNIVAL IN 1928.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN

Keyword(s): METONYMY

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

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EVERY BLADE OF GRASS HAS ITS SHARE OF DEW

Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HER FATHER IN 1928 OR 1929

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

Date learned: 09-22-1972

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HE IS WISE BEYOND HIS YEARS

Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS REMARK IN SCHOOL IN THE YEAR 1927

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase

Date learned: 09-23-1972

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IT IS NICE TO BE IMPORTANT BUT IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO BE NICE

Submitter comment: INFORMANT REPORTS THAT THIS PHRASE IS IN COMMON USE AMONG THE
EXECUTIVES OF THE S. S. KRESGE CO.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN

James Callow Keyword(s): CHIASMUS

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim

Date learned: 09-25-1972

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MONEY SPEAKS

Submitter comment: ADVICE GIVEN TO INFORMANT BY HER MOTHER IN THE YEAR 1938

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

Date learned: 10-06-1972

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DON'T PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE

Submitter comment: ADVICE GIVEN TO INFORMANT BY HIS FATHER IN 1929

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase

Date learned: 10-06-1972

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LIKE WATER OFF A DUCK'S BACK

Submitter comment: INFORMANT WAS TOLD THIS BY HER FATHER WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison

Date learned: 10-04-1972

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FISHY, FISHY IN THE BROOK, PAPA CATCH HIM WITH A HOOK, MOMMIE FRY HIM
IN A PAN, BABY EAT HIM LIKE A LITTLE MAN

Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HIS MOTHER WHEN HE WAS A CHILD

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children

Date learned: 09-21-1972

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A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE

Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HER MOTHER WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

Date learned: 09-21-1972

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YOU CAN'T MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SOW'S EAR

Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD HER MOTHER SAY THIS WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

Date learned: 10-06-1972

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YOUR TASTE IS ALL IN YOUR MOUTH

Submitter comment: INFORMANT WAS TOLD THIS BY HIS FATHER IN 1933

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; TOLD IN

Subject headings: SPEECH -- Formula
PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase

Date learned: 10-05-1972

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