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PROVERB

IF A GIRL ADMIRES HERSELF IN THE MIRROR TOO LONG, SHE WILL SEE
THE DEVIL BEHIND HER.

Submitter comment: I ASKED MISS CLARK IF SHE REALLY BELIEVED THIS PROVERB AND SHE SAID
SHE DID BUT ONLY METAPHORICALLY.

Where learned: DETROIT, ASSUMED ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; 11719 WILSHIRE

Keyword(s): VANITY

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Devil Demon
PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

Date learned: 03-27-1970

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DROWNING

IF A SINGLE PAIR OF SHOES IS LEFT ON THE BEACH OR DOCK BY A SWIMMER,
THE PERSON WILL DROWN OR GET INTO SOME KIND OF TROUBLE SWIMMING.

Data entry tech comment: PERHAPS THE INFORMANT MEANS ONE SHOE, NOT TWO.

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 11719 WILSHIRE

Keyword(s): CAUSE

Subject headings: 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually.
686 Seconds / Twice / Two
BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness

Date learned: 03-27-1970

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