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IF YOU PUT UP A FENCE RAIL IN THE WANE OF THE MOON, IT WILL
SINK INTO THE MUD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY CAFE
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Architecture BELIEF -- Moon |
Date learned: 04-19-1969
YOU SHOULDN'T PLANT POTATOES ON THE DARK OF THE MOON. THEY
WON'T BE GOOD ONES, IF YOU DO.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 02-23-1972
IF THERE IS A RING AROUND THE MOON, IT MEANS THAT IT IS
GOING TO RAIN. HOWEVER MANY STARS ARE ON THE INSIDE
OF THIS RING, TELL HOW MANY DAYS IT WILL BE BEFORE IT RAINS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs |
Date learned: 06-25-1970
ALWAYS PLANT POTATOES IN THE DARK OF THE MOON IN JUNE.
Where learned: INDIANA ; LOGANSPORT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- June BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-20-1970
IF YOU LOOK AT A NEW MOON OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER, YOU'LL
DREAM ABOUT THE MAN YOU ARE GOING TO MARRY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; GILLETTE HALL ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Observation BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Dreams Dreams about people |
Date learned: 06-26-1970
ALL UNDERGROUND CROPS MUST BE PLANTED UNDER A NEW MOON.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 07-08-1970
SUMMER CEDARS WILL DIE IF THEY ARE CUT WHEN THE MOON IS FULL
IN AUGUST.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- August BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
CORN SHOULD BE PLANTED ON THE "DARK" (MOONLESS) NIGHTS IN APRIL.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
CROPS (COTTON, CORN OR OTHER CROPS PLANTED FOR CASH) SHOULD BE
PLANTED ON A FULL MOON.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; ALBERTVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-17-1972
A HALO AROUND THE MOON FORECASTS RAIN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF
TIME.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Observation of galactic or celestial bodies |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PLANT IRISH POTATOES ON THE DARK OF THE MOON.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
Keyword(s): ASTROLOGY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- P476 |
Date learned: 06-19-1970
PLANT CORN ON AN OLD MOON AND POTATOES ON A NEW MOON.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-20-1970
FULL MOON IS A GOOD TIME TO PLANT BEANS AND CORN.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-20-1970
ON A FULL MOON PLANT ANYTHING THAT GROWS ABOVE THE GROUND.
ON THE DARK OF THE MOON PLANT ANYTHING THAT GROWS BELOW
THE GROUND.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 06-20-1970
IF THE STARS ARE CLOSE TO THE MOON, IT WILL RAIN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
A PERSON HAS A PERSONALITY CHANGE ON FULL MOON.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
NINETY-EIGHT PERCENT OF THE BABIES ARE CONCEIVED AND BORN
ON FULL MOON.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): MENSES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
A MIST AROUND THE MOON MEANS IT WILL RAIN THE NEXT DAY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Weather sign or control BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
AN EXPECTANT MOTHER SHOULD NOT RELY TOO MUCH ON THE DUE DATE
OF HER BABY AS CALCULATED BY THE DOCTOR, UNLESS THE DATE
COINCIDES WITH THE PROPER STAGE OF THE MOON. IF THE DATE
IS NEAR APPROACHING A FULL ONE, THEN THE BABY WILL ARRIVE
SOMEWHERE NEAR THE DUE DAY; IF IT COINCIDES PERFECTLY WITH
THE FULL, THE BABY WILL ARRIVE ON TIME. HOWEVER, IF THE
MOON IS ON THE WANE, THE MOTHER MAY HAVE A(S) MUCH AS TWO
EXTRA WEEKS OF WAITING.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 06-17-1972