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IF THE PALM OF YOUR HAND ITCHES, YOU ARE GOING TO COME
INTO MONEY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOUR HAND ITCHES, YOU WILL COME INTO MONEY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOUR PALM ITCHES, IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET
SOME MONEY.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; NIAGARA
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet |
Date learned: 00001950S
IF SHINGLES MEET AROUND YOUR BODY, IT IS A SIGN OF
NEAR DEATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Medicine |
Date learned: 09-00-1968
BALD-HEADEDNESS IS A SIGN OF INTELLIGENCE.
Submitter comment:
TOLD ME BY MY FATHER, WHO WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY
BALD.
Where learned: OHIO
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses No hair, baldness |
IF YOU HAVE TWO CALLICAS (BALD SPOTS ON TOP OF HEAD),
YOU WILL HAVE TWO WIVES.
Submitter comment: JAMES LEARNED THIS AT HOME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 12-05-1967
IF A PERSON HAS LONG HAIR ON HIS ARMS, IT MEANS A RICH
MARRIAGE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS WHEN SHE WAS A YOUNG GIRL IN
DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
IF YOU HAVE LOTS OF HAIR ON YOUR BACK, YOU'LL BE RICH.
Submitter comment: SOURCE: MY MOTHER (SAYS COLLECTOR)
Where learned: BUFFALO ; NEW YORK
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak |
Date learned: CHILDHOOD
A GIRL WITH MUCH HAIR ON HER ARMS AND LEGS WILL SOMEDAY
MARRY A RICH MAN.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 11-30-1967
FLAT-CHESTED WOMEN ARE DESTINED TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL
IN BUSINESS.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): MANNISH APPEARANCE? SEXISM?
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Specific distinguishing characteristic Dimple, wart, mole, scar, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, bruise, spot (on any part of body) |
Date learned: 12-01-1967
IF A WOMAN'S SECOND TOE IS LONGER THAN HER BIG TOE, IT
MEANS THAT SHE WILL BE THE BOSS OF HER FAMILY.
Submitter comment: LEARNED IT FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ALSO HAVE HEARD THIS MEANS YOU ARE DESCENDED FROM ROYALTY.
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails |
Date learned: 00001967 FALL
IF YOU HAVE WHITE MARKS ON YOUR FINGERNAILS, FOR EVERY
ONE YOU HAVE IT MEANS YOU HAVE TOLD ONE LIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails |
Date learned: 01-00-1968
NEVER CUT A BABY'S FINGERNAILS BEFORE HE IS ONE YEAR OLD
OR HE WILL BE A THIEF.
Submitter comment: COLLECTOR: FROM MY MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Date learned: 10-28-1970
IN CLASPING YOUR HANDS, IF YOUR LEFT THUMB GOES OVER YOUR
RIGHT, YOUR HEART WILL RULE YOUR HEAD; IF YOUR RIGHT
THUMB GOES OVER YOUR LEFT, YOUR HEAD WILL RULE YOUR
HEART. (AFTER BEING TOLD THIS, I COULDN'T RESIST TRYING
IT MYSELF.) SHE HEARD THIS WHILE STUDYING IN GERMANY
IN 1967.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GERMANY ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
WHITE SPOTS
THERE IS A SUEPRSTITION REGARDING WHITE SPOTS ON ONE'S
FINGERNAILS. EACH SPOT HAS A MEANING:
FRIEND FOE LETTER BOW JOURNEY
THUMB INDEX MIDDLE RING LITTLE
Submitter comment:
SHE READ THIS WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT 18 YRS. OLD IN AN OLD BOOK
ON SUPERSTITIONS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails |
Date learned: 07-23-1964
A BLISTER ON THE TONGUE MEANS YOU HAVE TOLD A LIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue |
Date learned: 03-18-1968
A BLISTER ON YOUR TONGUE, MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TOLD A LIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue |
Date learned: 09-30-1965
A MALE CHILD WHOSE FRONT UPPER PERMANENT TEETH CAME IN
GAPPED, WILL BECOME WEALTHY IN LATER LIFE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT IS A DENTIST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue |
Date learned: 10-22-1965
ARE YOU LYING?
IF YOUR NOSE IS SOFT, YOU ARE TELLING A LIE.
Submitter comment: TOLD BY MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Nose |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
IF YOUR EYE FLUTTERS INVOLUNTARILY, YOU ARE GOING TO SEE
SOMEONE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IN A LONG TIME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN