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IF A WOMAN KISSES A GUY WITH BUCK-TEETH, SHE'LL GET SYPHILLIS.
Submitter comment:
THIS FOLK BELIEF WAS COMMUNICATED TO BRIAN BY HIS MOTHER
WHILE GROWING UP IN RURAL OHIO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 11-02-1984 ; 00001960S
SUPERSTITION
IT IS ALSO SAID THAT ONLY THE DOCTOR SHOULD KNOW THE EXACT TIME
WHEN THE BABY IS DUE, BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD "FIX" YOU OR DO EVIL
AND AS A RESULT THE BABY CAN BE CROSSED IN THE MOTHER'S STOMACH,
AND SHE WILL NOT GIVE BIRTH TO THE BABY. THIS CAN CAUSE THE
DEATH OF BOTH MOTHER AND CHILD.
Where learned: BAHAMAS ; NASSAU
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Curse BELIEF -- Curer BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00001960S
RECIPE--KALLALOO
KALLALOO IS A NATIVE DISH (CUISINE) IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
IT IS PREPARED BY THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
(1) WASH THE SPINACH AND CUT IT INTO PIECES.
(2) CLEAN AND SEASON THE CRAB AND FISH.
(3) ADD STRIPS OF BACON.
(4) ADD "FUNGI", WHICH IS COMPOSED OF CORN MEAL AND OKRA.
(5) PUT ALL THE ABOVE ITEMS IN A PAN AND ALLOW THEM TO SIMMER OR
COOK.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT SAID THAT THE NEXT DAY (AFTER KALLALOO HAS BEEN
DIGESTED) EXPECT "MASSIVE BOWEL MOVEMENTS" OR DIARRHEA.
Where learned: VIRGIN ISLANDS ; SAINT JOHN
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Alcoholic beverage BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00001970S
RECIPE FOR TAMARIND (A FRUIT) SAUCE
TAMARIND IS A SLENDER FRUIT WITH A FEW SEGMENTS. IT IS ENCLOSED
IN A LIGHT BROWN THIN SHELL AND IT MAY BE EATEN NOT ONLY WHEN IT
IS RIPE, BUT HALF RIPE AS WELL.
TO MAKE TAMARIND SAUCE THE FRUIT MUST BE RIPE (BROWN WHEN THE SHELL
IS REMOVED). YOU MUST ALSO PICK A LOT OF THEM AS THE FRUITS ARE
SMALL. IT IS PREPARED BY THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
(1) REMOVE THE SHELL FROM ALL THE TAMARIND FRUIT
(2) ADD THE TAMARIND TO A POT WITH WATER AND BROWN SUGAR
(3) COOK THE MIXTURE UNTIL IT IS THICK. ALLOW IT TO COOL BEFORE
SERVING.
Submitter comment: IF A LOT OF THIS SAUCE IS EATEN YOU WILL HAVE DIARRHEA.
Where learned: BAHAMAS ; NASSAU
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Fruit BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00001970S
RECIPE TO MAKE SOUR SOP
SOUR SOP IS A BIG FRUIT WHICH HAS A GREEN SKIN WITH SHORT
POINTED PROJECTIONS. AFTER THE SKIN IS TAKEN OFF YOU MAY EAT IT
LIKE IT IS OR WHEN IT IS MIXED.
TO PREPARE SOUR SOP YOU MUST FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW:
(1) PEEL THE FRUIT
(2) SEPARATE THE PIECES OF FLESHY SEGMENTS
(3) ADD "SWEET MILK" OR CONDENSED MILK AND A LITTLE CREAM TO THE
FRUIT AND MIX TOGETHER FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT IS THEN READY TO
SERVE OR YOU MAY CHILL IT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE SERVING.
Submitter comment:
THE CORE OF THE SOUR SOP IS SAID OR BELIEVED TO AID IN PREVENTING
A CHILD FROM WETTING THEIR BED.
Where learned: BAHAMAS ; NASSAU
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Fruit BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00001970S
AFTER YOU COMB YOUR HAIR, YOU DON'T THROW THE HAIR THAT'S
REMAINING IN THE COMB AWAY. YOU BURN THE HAIR, THEN FLUSH IT
DOWN THE TOILET. IF YOU DON'T DO THIS, BIRDS WILL FIND YOUR
HAIR AND USE IT TO MAKE THEIR NESTS AND YOU'LL HAVE
HEADACHES FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
Submitter comment:
CONTAGIOUS MAGIC
EXPLICIT INTERDICTION
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; PITTSBURGH
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
MY MOTHER USED TO GIVE US CASTOR OIL AND ORANGE POP
TO GET THE COLD OUT OF US.
Submitter comment: ORANGE POP COVERS UP THE BAD TASTE OF CASTOR OIL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): REMEDY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness BELIEF -- Mineral |
Date learned: 10-11-1984 ; 00001950S
SOUTHERNERS USED BAKING SODA AS TOOTHPASTE AND AS AN
UNDERARM DEODORANT.
Where learned: MARYLAND ; BALTIMORE
James Callow Keyword(s): HYGIENE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Daily Life BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 10-14-1984 ; 00001960S
TAKE ONE TEASPOON OF COD LIVER OIL DAILY TO PREVENT WINTER
COLDS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness BELIEF -- Animal |
Date learned: 10-15-1984
MY GREAT AUNT BEULAH MAE WANTED HER TWELVE CHILDREN TO
HAVE BEAUTIFUL SKIN, SO WHEN THEY WERE BABIES SHE WIPED
THEIR FACES WITH THEIR WET DIAPERS.
Submitter comment: WHEN I FIRST HEARD THIS, I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT!
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; PITTSBURGH
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 10-20-1984 ; 00001950S
IF YOU EAT A LOT OF CORNBREAD WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG, YOU
WILL NOT GET ULCERS WHEN YOU GET OLDER.
Submitter comment: MY INFORMANT'S GRANDFATHER FIRMLY BELIEVES THIS.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; WAUGH
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 11-09-1984
SUPERSTITION
IF A BABY HAS HICCUPS WHEN HE IS SLEEPING, THIS MEANS HIS FEET
ARE COLD. ALWAYS COVER A BABY'S FEET BEFORE PUTTING HIM TO BED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Sleeping BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
SUPERSTITION
IF A CHILD EATS TOO MUCH SALT, HIS GROWTH WILL BE STUNTED.
Submitter comment:
MY FATHER BELIEVES IN THIS SUPERSTION AND WON'T LET HIS
FAMILY PUT ANY EXTRA SALT ON THE FOOD. HE IS ESPECIALLY
STRICT WITH THE CHILDREN ON THIS SUBJECT SINCE IT COULD
HARM THEM THE MOST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00-00-1940
SUPERSTITION
IF YOU HAVE CURLY HAIR AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT, YOU WILL
NEVER GO BALD.
Submitter comment:
MY MOTHER WOULD TELL ME THIS BECAUSE SHE AND I BOTH HAVE
CURLY HAIR. SHE ALWAYS SAYS THIS BECAUSE HER FATHER HAD
VERY CURLY HAIR AND DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A RECEDING HAIRLINE
WHEN HE DIED. WE BOTH BELIEVE IN THIS SUPERSTITION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00-00-1978
SAYINGS
A PERSON SHOULD NEVER PIERCE EARS UNLESS THERE IS A FULL MOON
BECAUSE IT WILL CAUSE COMPLICATIONS.
Submitter comment: SHE SAID PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO GET SEVERE INFECTIONS.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; MOBILE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
STEP ON A CRACK, BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK.
Submitter comment: SHE DID NOT BELIEVE IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00-00-1978 ; 00-00-1985
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, MY FAMILY VISITED MY
COUSINS IN ILLINOIS ON A YEARLY BASIS.
EVERY TIME I STAYED WITH MY GRANDFATHER I ALWAYS
NOTICED THAT HE HAD A COPPER BRACLET ON.
AFTER YEARS OF QUESTIONING HIM AND GETTING NO
RESPONSE HE FINALLY TOLD ME IT WAS TO
KEEP THE ARTHRITIS DEVIL AWAY.
Submitter comment:
MY GRANDFATHER WORKED ON A FARM ALL OF HIS LIFE
AND TO THIS DAY HE DOES NOT HAVE ARTHRITIS.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; TAYLOR
Keyword(s): AILMENT ; Arthritis ; Bracelet ; Copper ; CURE ; Homeopathy ; PREVENTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00001970CA
WHENEVER I TOOK A BATH MY MOTHER HAD TO
PRACTICALLY BIND ME UP AND THROW ME INTO THE
BATHTUB. AFTER AN HOUR OR SO HAD PASSED AND AFTER
NUMEROUS BATTLES WITH MY SHIPS, MY MOTHER WOULD
ENTER THE BATHROOM AND TELL ME THAT IF I DIDN'T
GET OUT SOON I WOULD TURN INTO A PRUNE.
IT DIDN'T TAKE MUCH CONVINCING ON HER PART
BECAUSE AFTER TAKING ONE LOOK AT MY SHRIVELED
FINGERS, I QUICKLY JUMPED OUT OF THE TUB. THIS WENT
FOR A COUPLE OF TUB SESSIONS UNTIL I FINALLY LEARNED
THAT THE WATER JUST MADE MY FINGERS THAT WAY AND
WOULD NOT TURN MY WHOLE BODY INTO A PRUNE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND STARTING THE "TALK ON THE
PHONE ALL NIGHT STAGE," MY MOTHER WOULD YELL AT ME
TO GET OFF THE PHONE BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO GET A
CAULIFLOWER EAR
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): VEGETABLES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Ears, noise in ear BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00001975CA ; 11-00-1985
DURING RECESS TERRI HEARD A RUMOR THAT IF YOU KISSED
A MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITE SEX, YOU WOULD GET KOOTIES.
Submitter comment:
I HEARD THAT YOU WOULD GET KOOTIES FROM JUST
TOUCHING A MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITE SEX.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): COOTIES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness SPEECH -- Gesture |