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BELIEF IN A METHOD OF CURING A NOSE BLEED

WHEN YOUR NOSE BLEEDS, PUT ONLY THE WHITE OF A PIECE OF BREAD ON THE
ROOF OF YOUR MOUTH TO MAKE IT STOP.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER SISTER, GRACIA ESQUIVEL WHO IS A
HOUSEWIFE OF 23.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Plant
BELIEF -- Method of Curing

Date learned: 02-07-1980

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