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WAR

WHEN YOU FIND A LOCUST WITH A MARK LIKE A "W" ON IT, IT IS A SIGN
OF WAR.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT REMEMBERS HEARING THIS SAID WHEN A YOUNG MAN DURING THE
1920'S. HE DOES NOT REMEMBER THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH HE HEARD
IT SAID, AND DOES NOT BELIEVE IN THE SAYING.

Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; PITTSBURGH

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Insect

Date learned: 10-02-1971

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