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Smoke follows an ugly person.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT'S EXPLANATION OF WHY SMOKE FROM A FIRE OR ANY SOURCE WILL FOLLOW SOMEONE NO MATTER WHERE THEY MOVE TO.
THERE IS NO INFORMANT CARD FOR THIS INFORMANT, BUT I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT CONTRAST BETWEEN THIS ITEM AND ANOTHER ONE I'M SUBMITTING BECAUSE THEY'RE EXACT OPPOSITES. SEE MARSHAL, MABLE FOR THE OTHER ONE.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector notes that informant is an elderly African American woman from Georgia who learned this around 1920 or earlier.
Where learned: GEORGIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fire BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 00001920S OR EARLIER