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IF YOU HAVE A CORN, YOU SHOULD RUB IT WITH YOUR OWN
SALIVA AS SOON AS YOU GET UP IN THE MORNING (BEFORE
YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT). JENNIE TOLD
ME THIS YEARS AGO WHEN I HAD A BAD CORN. I DON'T
KNOW IF IT WAS A CASE OF MIND OVER MATTER OR WHAT,
BUT I TRIED IT AND IT WORKED. MAYBE THE SALIVA HAS
ACID IN IT. WHETHER THIS CAME FROM THE NORTHERN PART
OF ITALY OR FROM KANSAS, I'M NOT SURE. JENNIE DIDN'T
SAY. (SHE WAS ITALIAN).

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue
BELIEF -- Body part Senses Specific distinguishing characteristic Dimple, wart, mole, scar, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, bruise, spot (on any part of body)
BELIEF -- Remedy

Date learned: 00001950S

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