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ANOTHER WELL KNOWN SUPERSTITION RELATES, WHEN A
CHILD IS A YEAR OLD, IF A DOLLAR, A PRAYERBOOK, AND
A WHISKEY GLASS ARE PLACED BEFORE HIM, WHICHEVER
HE CHOOSES WILL DETERMINE HIS FATE IN LIFE. IF
HE CHOOSES THE DOLLAR, HE WILL BE A WEALTHY MAN; A
PRAYER BOOK, A RELIGIOUS MAN; A WHISKEY GLASS, A
DRINKING MAN.

Submitter comment: NON-ETHNIC.

Where learned: OHIO ; TOLEDO

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Use of object for determining future of young

Date learned: 09-30-1968

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