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COUNT THE TIMES A CRICKET CROAKS IN A MINUTE AND THAT WILL
TELL THE TEMPERATURE.
I HEARD THIS FROM A GIRL FROM TRENTON, TENNESSEE, WHO SAID
SHE HAD DONE THIS AND "IT WORKS."
Where learned: TRENTON ; TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Number BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU PLANT YOUR GARDEN WHEN THE WIND IS OUT OF THE EAST, THE
INSECTS WILL DESTROY IT.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
YOU SHOULD PLANT COTTON WHEN THE LIGHTENING BUGS COME OUT.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
Keyword(s): LIGHTNING
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
A CRICKET ON THE HEARTH MEANS GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
Keyword(s): FIREPLACE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Good luck Animals |
Date learned: 06-21-1970
ON THE FIRST NIGHT IN MAY, GET A PAN OF MEAL; PUT IN A SNAIL
AND LEAVE OVERNIGHT. HE WILL WRITE THE INITIAL OF YOUR WIFE;
IF MALE.
Where learned: CENTERVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- May 1 May Day BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Word Letter BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 07-19-1968
IF YOU KILL A SPIDER, THEN RAINS WILL COME SOON.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 04-03-1972
TO MAKE A CHILD A GOOD SINGER, CRACK HIS FIRST LOUSE ON
THE BOTTOM OF A TIN CUP.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RED BOILING SPRINGS
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Song BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
WHEN YOU SEE ANTS BUILDING UP THEIR ANTHILLS, IT WILL RAIN SOON.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 05-07-1972
IF THE SPIDERWEBS ARE THIN, IT WILL BE A LIGHT WINTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
IF A WOOLY CATERPILLER (THE KIND HAVING A BLACK BAND WITH A RED
BAND ON EITHER SIDE) HAS A THICK, BLACK BAND, IT WILL BE A
HEAVY WINTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 05-05-1972
IF YOU FIND A WOOLY CATERPILLER CRAWLING NORTH ON THE HIGHWAY
IT WILL BE A LIGHT WINTER; IF IT IS CRAWLING SOUTH, IT WILL
BE A HEAVY WINTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 05-05-1972
A HORNET'S NEST FOUND LOW ON THE GROUND IN SUMMER OR FALL IS A
SIGN OF A HARD WINTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: 04-01-1969
WHEN WILLOW FLIES ARE SWARMING, THE FISH ARE BITING.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ATHENS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Fish |
Date learned: 06-20-1973
IF A SPIDER HANGS DOWN FROM A WEB IN A ROOM OF YOUR HOUSE,
A STRANGER IS COMING THERE.
Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA ; GEORGETOWN
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IT'S BAD LUCK TO KILL A LADY BUG.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 07-01-1973
HARM A CRICKET, BAD LUCK WILL FOLLOW.
A CRICKET IN THE HOUSE IS A SIGN OF GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; MAINE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Good luck Animals BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 08-06-1968
STEP ON A DADDY-LONGLEGS AND KILL IT, IT WILL RAIN FOR SURE.
Submitter comment: WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I KILLED ONE. IT HAILED SOON AFTER FOR
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; MAINE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): SPIDER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: 08-06-1968
IF THE SPIDER COMES DOWN FROM THE CEILING RIGHT IN FRONT OF
YOU AND STAYS FOR A WHILE, RELATIONS ARE COMING TO VISIT. THE
SPIDER MUST BE ON A WEB AND COME DOWN FROM THE CEILING. IF
HE IS DOWN WHEN YOU SEE HIM AND THEN GOES UP, IT MEANS A
DEATH IN THE FAMILY. IF HE STARTS DOWN AND GOES RIGHT BACK
UP, SOMEONE THOUGHT ABOUT WRITING YOU A LETTER AND THEN
CHANGED THEIR MIND.
Where learned: MISSOURI ; PUXICO
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Insect BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 07-28-1968
IF HORNETS BUILD CLOSE TO THE GROUND, IT WILL BE A HARD WINTER;
IF THEY BUILD HIGH, IT WILL BE A MILD WINTER.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; HERNDON
Date learned: 07-20-1968
IF A BUTTERFLY LIGHTS ON IT, YOU WILL GET A NEW DRESS THE COLOR
OF THE BUTTERFLY (LIGHTS ON THE DRESS).
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PULASKI
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Insect |
Date learned: 07-20-1968