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GOLD PIN
THE GREEK PEOPLE ARE VERY MUCH AFRAID OF THE EVIL EYE.
A BABY MUST WEAR A GOLD PIN ON HIS GOWN
TO PROTECT HIM AGAINST THE EYE.
ONCE A CHILD HAS BEEN BEWITCHED BY THE EVIL EYE
ONLY CERTAIN WOMEN MAY RID HIM OF THE SPEEL.
THIS WOMAN SAYS CERTAIN WORDS IN GREEK.
I DO NOT KNOW THEM , BUT THEY ARE A SORT OF PRAYER.
THIS WOMAN MAY TELL WHOMEVER SHE PLEASES THE WORDS,
AND THEN THIS PERSON IS ABLE TO CAST OFF THE EVIL
EYE SPELL. NO MAN HOWEVER MAY BE TOLD
THESE SECRET WORDS. MY MOTHER IN LAW
KNOWS THEM, AND AFTER SHE REPEATS THEM SHE SPITS.
IF THE BABY BEGINS TO YAWN, THE SPELL IS GONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): INCANTATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 06-29-1964
CONJURATION
I WAS TOLD SOME YEARS AGO THAT WHEN
I WAS AROUND A YEAR OLD. I GOT TO CRYING AND
WOULD NOT STOP. I WOULD NOT STOP FOR ANYONE OR
ANYTHING.
MY GRANDMOTHER TOLD MY MOTHER THAT SOMEONE HAD GIVEN ME
THE EVIL EYE AND THAT WAS WHY I CRIED SO. SHE WANTED TO
TRY SOME "ITALIAN WITCHCRAFT" ON ME TO REMOVE THE EVIL EYE.
AT FIRST MY MOTHER WOULD NOT LET HER, BUT GRANDMA KEPT ASKING
UNTIL SHE DID. GRANDMA TOOK A BOWL OF WATER AND DROPPED
SOME WHEAT IN IT, SHE WATCHED THE GRAIN SINK AND COME
BACK TO THE SURFACE WITH SOME AIR BUBBLES. THE BUBBLES MEANT THAT
INDEED, SOMEONE HAD GIVEN ME THE EVIL EYE. TO REMOVE IT SHE
WENT THROUGH A RITUAL WHICH COMBINED
WITCHCRAFT AND CHRISTIANITY. FIRST,
MADE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS TO HERSELF AND TO ME. THEN SHE
BROKE THE BUBBLES, DIPPED HER FINGER IN THE WATER, MADE A
SIGN OF THE CROSS ON MY FOREHEAD AND SAID THE FOLLOWING VERSES;
OCCHI E MALOCCHI
CORNICELLI A L'OCCHI
SQUATA LE INVIDIA
E CREPA IL MALOCCHIA.
WHICH IN ENGLISH IS:
EYE OF EVIL
GIVEN TO THEE
SQUASH THE ENVY
AND BURST THE EVIL.
AS SOON AS SHE FINISHED ALL THIS , I STOPPED CRYING, TO THE
JOY OF ALL WHO HAD PUT UP WITH MY WAILING FOR A WEEK STRAIGHT.
MY MOTHER SAID THAT THERE WAS NO REASON WHY I WAS CRYING.
THE DOCTOR COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH ME. AS I HAVE SAID,
I CRIED FOR A WEEK STRAIGHT AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL IMMEDIATELY
AFTER GRANDMA HAD FINISHED.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Keyword(s): INCANTATION
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SUPERSTITION
IF A PERSON IS DEADLY SICK ONE SHOULD GO TO THE RABBI
AND HAVE HIM GIVE A NEW NAME TO THE ILL PERSON.
THE NEW NAME WILL EXTEND HER LIFE.
Submitter comment:
HER MOTHER TAUGHT HER THIS BUT SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE IT.
WHEN HER FATHER WAS DYING HER SISTER SENT A TELEGRAM
TO THEIR OLD RABBI ASKING FOR A NEW NAME. HE GAVE
HER ONE BUT THE FATHER STILL DIED.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname Favorites BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 04-00-1965
CURING OIL
OLIVE OIL IS SAID TO BE A CURE FOR APPENDICITIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 11-22-1968
RELIEF FOR ASTHMA SUFFERERS
SUFFERERS FROM ASTHMA SHOULD GET A MUSKRAT SKIN AND WEAR IT OVER
THEIR LUNGS, WITH THE FUR SIDE NEXT TO THEIR BODY.
IT WILL BRING CERTAIN RELIEF.
Data entry tech comment: THERE IS 1 OTHER SIMILAR REFERENCE IN THIS SECTION OF ARCHIVE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy BELIEF -- Animal |
Date learned: 01-26-1968
WHEN SHE WOULD GET A SEVERE BACKACHE, SHE WOULD SEND HER SON OUT TO
THE RAINBARREL TO GET A FROG. THEN HER SON WOULD PUT THE FROG IN
HER GIRDLE (SHE WAS TINY AND WORE A GIRDLE FOR BACK SUPPORT.).
WHEREVER THE PAIN WAS THE FROG WOULD GO AND IT WOULD SET RIGHT
WHERE THE PAIN WAS. WHEN THE FROG DIED THE PAIN WAS GONE.
IT TOOK ABOUT 15 MINUTES FOR THE FROG TO DIE.
Data entry tech comment: ONE PARENTHESIS ADDED BY KEYPUNCHER
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CONTAGIOUS MAGIC ; TRANSFERENCE
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 02-22-1967
BACKACHE
A MUSTARD PLASTER WILL CURE A BACKACHE.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT BELIEVES THAT THE HEAT FROM THE MUSTARD PLASTER
HELPS THE BACKACHE AND NOT THE PLASTER ITSELF.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): HEAT REMEDY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
BACKACHE REMEDY (ITALIAN)
TAKE A PIECE OF CLOTH, PUT A HALF DOLLAR IN IT.
LAY ON YOUR STOMACH, SOMEONE RUBS YOUR BACK.
LIGHT THE CLOTH ON THE PERSON'S BACK AND COVER WITH GLASS.
DO THIS 5 TIMES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
Keyword(s): BACKACHE ; HEAT REMEDY ; TRANSFERENCE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 12-00-1969
FOLK REMEDY
WHEN YOU HAVE A SMALL CUT, AND IT WON'T STOP BLEEDING,
PUT SOME FLOUR ON IT TO CAKE THE BLEEDING.
Data entry tech comment:
OTHER REFERENCES IN ARCHIVE RECOMMEND THE USE OF:
BREAD
EGGWHITES
THE THIN MEMBRANE INSIDE AN EGG
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 10-17-1969
SOOT REMEDY
PUT SOOT ON AN OPEN WOUND AND IT WILL STOP BLEEDING AND HEAL FASTER.
Data entry tech comment:
THERE IS 1 OTHER SIMILAR REFERENCE IN THIS SECTION OF ARCHIVE.
OTHER REFERENCES RECOMMEND THE USE OF CIGARET ASHES.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 09-30-1971
FOLK CURE FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
TAKE A FRESH LEMON AND SQUEEZE OUT THE JUICE AND DRINK IT STRAIGHT.
Where learned: WESTERN YMCA ; DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 11-12-1971
REMEDY
MAKE A BREAD AND MILK POULTICE TO BRING A BOIL TO A HEAD.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM YOUTH.
Data entry tech comment: THERE ARE 3 SIMILAR REFERENCES IN THIS SECTION OF ARCHIVE.
Where learned: INDIANA ; South Bend
Keyword(s): BOILS ; HEAT REMEDY ; INFECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 11-23-1967
JAPANESE BELIEVE THAT CERTAIN ANIMALS CAN BE CURES FOR WOMEN'S
AILMENTS. CHARRED CARP IS EATEN FOR BREAST DISEASE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMAL CURE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
FOR BRONCHITIS
PEPPERMINT IN WHISKY IS GOOD FOR BRONCHITIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 01-30-1968
CUSTOM (REMEDY)
IF YOU HAVE A CYST ON YOUR WRIST,
YOU CAN GET RID OF IT BY HITTING IT WITH A BIBLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
REMEDY
PUT A SILVER KNIFE OVER A BUMP ON THE HEAD
TO TAKE AWAY THE PAIN.
Data entry tech comment: THIS SECTION OF THE ARCHIVE CONTAINS A SIMILAR CURE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): IMITATIVE MAGIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 11-23-1967
FOLK REMEDY/ TOMATO
A SLICE OF TOMATO WAS WRAPPED AROUND A BUNION
ON A TOE TO RELIEVE THE SORENESS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): POULTICE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 01-20-1970
HONEY
HONEY IS GOOD TO USE ON SKIN BURNS.
Data entry tech comment: ANOTHER SIMILAR CURE IS IN THIS SECTION OF THE ARCHIVES.
Where learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
USE VINEGAR FULL STRENGTH FOR BURNS, AND IT WILL
TAKE AWAY THE SORENESS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 03-10-1971
FOLK CURE
FOR A BURN, PLACE MUSTARD ON IT.
THE MUSTARD TAKES THE STING OUT.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT SWAERS BY THIS CURE,
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 02-27-1971