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TOOTHACHE CURE
THE GERMANS BORE A HOLE IN A TREE AND CHEW, WHILE STANDING NEAR THE
TREE, A PIECE OF BREAD WITH THE AILING TOOTH; ONE-HALF OF THE BREAD
IS SWALLOWED, THE OTHER HALF IS PLUGGED INTO THE HOLE, DURING
WHICH PROCEDURE THE PATIENT SAYS? 'TREE, I GIVE THEE ONE-HALF
OF WHAT I POSSESS; TAKE FROM ME ALL OF MY PAIN AND CONDUCT IT TO
THE GROUND.'
Submitter comment:
THIS TOOTHACE CURE WAS TOLD TO ME BY A FORMER NEIGHBOR WHO WAS A
NATIVE OF VIRGINIA AND OF GERMAN BACKGROUND. SHE HAS SINCE
MOVED BACK TO THE SOUTH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PLUGGING ; TRANSFERENCE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 00001930S
SORES ARE HEALED BY LITTLE MEN WHO WORK AT NIGHT KNITTING THE EDGES
BACK TOGETHER. DON'T PICK THE SCABS BECAUSE THEY WILL HAVE TO
WORK OVERTIME.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HER MOTHER'S LADYFRIEND WHO VISITS QUITE
OFTEN. ALISON HEARD THIS WHEN SHE WAS JUST A YOUNG CHILD. (1950S)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fairy Elf Goblin Gnome BELIEF -- Abnormal in size BELIEF -- Curer BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
HOLY WATER
HOLY WATER WILL CURE YOU IF YOU HAVE FAITH IN GOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Church BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 03-03-1971
CURING WARTS
BATHING THE HANDS IN RUNNING WATER EARLY EASTER SUNDAY MORNING WILL
CURE WARTS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 02-28-1970
CURE FOR A HEADACHE
DROPS OF OIL IN IT. YOU THEN PROCEED TO SAY ITALIAN WORDS (THEY HAVE
NO TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH) AND LIGHT A MATCH AND THROW IT INTO THE
OIL. IF THE OIL DISPERSES, THEN YOUR HEADACHE WILL GO AWAY. IF THE
OIL CLUMPS TOGETHER, THEN YOU WILL HAVE A HEADACHE FOR A WHILE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT DOES NOT BELIEVE IN THIS ITALIAN CURE ALTHOUGH HER MOTHER
DOES.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-00-1976
MY MOTHER ALWAYS PAID US FOR ANY WARTS THAT WE GOT. AFTER SHE BOUGHT
THEM, THEY ALWAYS DISAPPEARED.
Where learned: MISSOURI ; SAINT JOSEPH
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curer BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-05-1976
IF A BABY IS PRAISED ON HOW GOOD
LOOKING HE IS AND THEN THE BABY, WHEN HOME
SCREAMS FROM PAIN, MY GRANDFATHER USED
THIS TO RID THE CHILD OF THE PAIN.
HE WOULD PLACE THE CHILD ON THE FLOOR AND THEN
GRANDFATHER WOULD PLACE SOME OF HIS OWN SPIT
ON THE CHILD'S FOREHEAD AND CHEST.
THEN HE WOULD JUMP OVER THE CHILD AND SPIT EACH TIME
HE JUMPED. (THERE WAS A CERTAIN PATTERN TO THIS
JUMPING BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW JUST
WHAT IT WAS). 10 TO 15 MINUTES AFTER
THIS WAS DONE THE CHILD WAS HIMSELF AGAIN.
ONLY THE FIRST BORN OF THE FAMILY COULD
PERFORM THIS ACT AND MAKE IT WORK.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Keyword(s): EVIL EYE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Curse BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 11-16-1969
MEDICAL
IF YOU HAVE A WART AND YOU ARE ITALIAN YOU SHOULD
TIE A STRING AROUND THE WART AND WRITE AN INCANTATION
DURING THE FULL MOON.
Submitter comment: MY GRANDMOTHER TOLD ME THIS A LONG TIME AGO.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Keyword(s): CURE
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
ABDOMINAL PAIN MAY BE CURED BY TWISTING OF THE NAVEL SEVEN OR
EIGHT TIMES AND PLACING A COMPRESS OF BLUE PAPER WHICH HAS BEEN
SOAKED IN INCENSE MELTED IN MASTIHA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 11-19-1971
FLAX
FOR ACHING BONES PUT FLAX IN THREE PILES. COVER AFFLICTED JOINT
WITH LINEN CLOTH, PLACE ONE PILE OF FLAX ON THE CLOTH AND SET
FIRE TO IT. REPEAT AS NECESSARY FOR RELIEF.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ARTHRITIS CURE ; HEAT REMEDY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 09-00-1971
MEDICINE
FOR ARTHRITIS A FRIEND OF MINE KNOWS A PERSON WHO STICKS
NEEDLES IN HIS JOINTS AND APPLIES HEAT THROUGH THE NEEDLES
USING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT BELIEVES IT COULD WORK BUT HAS NEVER TRIED IT.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; PONTIAC
Keyword(s): HEAT REMEDY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-02-1971
PUT A SHARP OBJECT (KNIFE OR SCISSORS) UNDER YOUR BED TO CURE
ARTHRITIS.
Where learned: LETTER
Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC-IMITATIVE MAGIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-20-1969
CURE
SOAK YOUR WRIST IN HONEY TO RELIEVE ARTHRITIS.
Data entry tech comment: OTHER REFERENCES RECOMMEND EATING HONEY DAILY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 03-22-1972
HOME REMEDY
CURING ARTHRITIS- DRINK A MIXTURE OF HONEY, VINEGAR, AND MOONSHINE.
DRINK POWDERED RHUBARB DISOLVED IN WHITE WHISKEY.
Data entry tech comment: COLLECTOR'S SPELLING HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY KEYPUNCHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 04-01-1972
TO HELP ARTHRITIS, PLACE 10 NEEDLES IN A JAR OF VINEGAR.
TEN DAYS LATER THE NEEDLES WILL DISSOLVE AND THEN THIS LIQUID
CAN BE USED AS A MEDICINE. TO BE APPLIED EXTERNALLY.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): METAL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 02-15-1970
BELIEF
IT IS BELIEVED THAT IF A PERSON WRAPS COPPER WIRE AROUND A JOINT
THAT IS AFFLICTED BY ARTHRITIS, THE PAIN WILL SUBSIDE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-27-1969
TO EASE ASTHMA, CHANGE YOUR BED AND PLACE A PAN OF HOT WATER
UNDER IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): HEAT REMEDY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 11-00-1967
GOOD LUCK
TAKE THREE VERY SILVER QUARTERS AND PUT THEM ON YOUR BACK.
NEXT TAKE A GLASS AND PUT IT OVER THE THREE QUARTERS.
FINALLY, LIGHT A CANDLE UNDER THE GLASS AND IT WILL DRAW
ALL OF THE EVIL SPIRITS OUT OF YOUR BACK.
Submitter comment: HIS GRANDMOTHER TOLD HIM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; J L HUDSONS COMPANY
Keyword(s): BACKACHE ; TRANSFERENCE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 12-02-1967
METHOD OF CURING
PLACE RAW STEAK ON A BLACK EYE IN ORDER TO DRAW THE BLOOD OUT.
Submitter comment: I LEARNED THIS FROM MY MOTHER AND HAVE HEARD OF ITS USE FREQUENTLY.
Data entry tech comment: THERE ARE 3 OTHER SIMILAR REFERENCES IN THIS SECTION OF ARCHIVE.
Where learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): ANIMAL CURE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
A CURE FOR BLADDER INFECTION
FOR BLADDER INFECTION OR DIFFICULTY IN URINATION,
BOIL A GENEROUS AMOUNT OF PARSLEY LEAVES IN WATER,
AND DRINK THIS PARSLEY TEA THREE TIMES DAILY UNTIL THE INFECTION
CLEARS UP.
Submitter comment:
MY AUNT CLAIMS TO HAVE RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE
FROM A CLOSE FRIEND A FEW YEARS AGO.
Where learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): HERBAL CURE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 04-08-1965