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ONE MUST NEVER ACCEPT A PUPPY OR KITTEN WITHOUT PAYING
SOMETHING FOR IT, EVEN A PENNY. IT IS BELIEVED THAT
THE ANIMAL WILL NOT BRING JOY TO ITS NEW OWNER UNLESS
THERE IS A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION OF SOME KIND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
James Callow Keyword(s): GIFT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Measure of quality Monetary systemMoneyWealth |
Date learned: 00-00-1966
IF A DOG HOWLS OR BAYS DURING THE NIGHT, SOMEONE YOU
KNOW IS GOING TO DIE.
Submitter comment: LEARNED AT HOME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Use of Object Animals |
Date learned: 03-29-1967
WHEN A HOUND BAYS AT A FULL MOON, SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE.
Submitter comment: DON NOT REMEMBER WHERE OR WHEN I HEARD THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
MY GRANDMOTHER WOULD NEVER ALLOW YELLOW CATS INTO THE
HOUSE. THEY WERE TO REMAIN IN THE BARN. TIGER CATS,
BLACK CATS, WHITE CATS, THESE ALL HAD THE HOPE OF BEING
HOUSEHOLD PETS. STRICT APARTHEID WITH YELLOW CATS--TO
THE BARN! IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BELIEF THAT THEY
WOULD BRING MISFORTUNE ON THE HOUSEHOLD. ON THE OTHER
HAND, MY FAMILY ONCE LIVED NEXT DOOR TO A FAMILY ORIGINALLY
FROM THE VERY RURAL PARTS OF KENTUCKY. MRS. PATTON COLLECTED
EVERY YELLOW CAT SHE COULD FIND AND CLAIMED THEY PURRED
LOUDER THAN OTHER CATS AND BROUGHT MORE CHEER TO A HOUSE.
WE OFTEN HEARD HER CRY, "YELLER CAT, HERE YELLER CAT"
FROM HER FRONT PORCH, AND WE WERE GLAD THAT MY GRANDMOTHER
AND MRS. PATTON NEVER LIVED NEAR EACH OTHER.
Submitter comment: TOLD TO ME BY MY NEIGHBOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Color BELIEF -- Use of Object Animals BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.31 |
Date learned: 00001940-1950
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IF A CAT JUMPS ON A BABY'S LAP, IT WILL TAKE ITS
BREATH AWAY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THAT THIS BELIEF WAS IN HER FAMILY
SINCE SHE COULD REMEMBER. SHE IS THE COLLECTOR'S
MOTHER.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness BELIEF -- Use of Object Animals |
Date learned: 04-18-1965
IT WAS CONSIDERED A GOOD OMEN IF WHILE TRAVELLING
ONE MET A WOLF WITH ITS MOUTH WIDE OPEN.
Submitter comment: GOOD OMEN IN ITALY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ITALY ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 11-20-1967
LUCK
IF YOU SEE A CAT IT MEANS THAT YOU SHOULD BE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR FALSE FRIENDS.
Submitter comment:
THE POOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN SMALL TOWNS IN ITALY
BELIEVE IN THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Mammal |
Date learned: 12-01-1967
ON FEBRUARY 2 THE GROUND HOG EMERGES FROM HIS DEN.
IF HE SEES HIS SHADOW, HE RETREATS AND WINTER
LASTS FOR SIX MORE WEEKS.
Submitter comment: DON'T REMEMBER (WHERE LEARNED).
Where learned: NEW YORK ; HAMBURG
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ITEM IN A BULLETIN PUT OUT BY THE LAND AND FORESTS
DEPARTMENT OF ONTAIN, CANADA: (ONTARIO?)
THE BEST WAY TO EFFECT CAPTURE OF A PROCUPINE IS
TO WAIT UNTIL HE'S IN THE OPEN. THEN WATCHING
FOR HIS SLAPPING TAIL, RUSH IN QUICKLY AND POP A
LARGE WASTETUB OVER HIM. THUS YOU WILL HAVE
SOMETHING TO SIT ON WHILE YOU FIGURE YOUR NEXT
MOVE.
James Callow Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote BELIEF -- Mammal |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SNAPPING TURTLE
A SNAPPING TURTLE, IF IT BITES, WON'T TURN LOOSE UNTIL IT
THUNDERS.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; ATHENS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Date learned: 07-22-1968
BELIEF
THE HAIR FROM A HORSE'S TAIL PUT IN WATER WILL TURN INTO A SNAKE.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; AUBURN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Date learned: 07-27-1968
ANIMAL BELIEF
AT MIDNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE ANIMALS KNEEL TO PRAY.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
BELIEF
A BARKING DOG WILL NOT BITE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BELIEF
A BARKING DOG WILL NOT BITE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BELIEF
IT IS BAD LUCK TO LEAVE A CAT IN THE SAME ROOM WITH A CAT
IN THE SAME ROOM WITH A CAT SLEEPING BABY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BELIEF
IF A CAT STARES AT YOU, MAKE SURE HE AVERTS HIS EYES FIRST.
IF YOU LOOK AWAY FIRST, HE WILL POUNCE ON YOU.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BELIEF
TO WARD OFF RABBITS, PLANT EMPTY GINGER ALE BOTTLES
IN THE GARDEN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CLASS ASSIGNMENT ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): GINGERALE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
IF I PULLED A HAIR FROM A HORSE'S TAIL AND SEALED IT
IN A JAR OF MY OWN URINE, THE HAIR WOULD TURN
OVERNIGHT INTO A SNAKE.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; BLACK BOY: A RECORD OF CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH ; SIGNET BOOK ; NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY ; PAGE 81
James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSFORMATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Mammal |
Date learned: 00-00-1945
IF DOGS DON'T LIKE YOU, YOU MUST BE A MEAN PERSON.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): PERSONALITY.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN