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IF A CHILD IS SICK, DROP OIL IN WARM WATER; IF IT
SEPARATES, THE CHILD WILL DIE. IF IT DOESN'T
SEPARATE, THE CHILD WILL GET WELL.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT SAYS THIS IS PRACTICED AMONG SOME ITALIAN GROUPS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Use of object for determining future of young |
Date learned: 03-23-1972