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A PREGNANT WOMAN SHOULD NOT LAUGH AT ANY DEFORMED PERSON
OR HER UNBORN CHILD WILL HAVE THE SAME DEFORMITY.
Where learned: ALABAMA, ASSUMED ; HUNTSVILLE
Date learned: 06-20-1972
A MOLE OR A BIRTHMARK SHOWS WHERE AN ANGEL KISSED YOU.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; COLUMBIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Specific distinguishing characteristic Dimple, wart, mole, scar, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, bruise, spot (on any part of body) |
Date learned: 06-30-1972
EACH WHITE SPOT ON YOUR FINGERNAIL STANDS FOR GUYS WHO
LOVE YOU.
Where learned: MISSOURI ; KANSAS CITY
Date learned: 00001950'S
WHILE PREGNANT, MRS. MOBBS CRAVED CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKES AND
OBTAINED THEM WHENEVER POSSIBLE. HER MOTHER CAUTIONED
HER NOT TO DRINK TOO MANY, FOR SHE BELIEVED HE BABY
WOULD BE MARKED. MRS. MOBB'S BABY WAS BORN WITH A
BLACK (SIZE OF A NICKEL) SPOT UNDER HIS RIGHT ARM.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 07-00-1968
NEVER MAKE A BABY LOOK ABOVE ITS HEAD, BECAUSE IT WILL BECOME
CROSSEYED.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU MASTURBATE, YOU GET PIMPLES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 07-25-1968
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WHEN CROSSING A RAILROAD TRACK IN A CAR, LIFT YOUR FEET
OR YOU'LL LOSE THE MAN YOU WERE GOING TO MARRY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 05-07-1972
WHEN MY INFORMANT'S LITTLE SISTER WAS BORN, THE NEIGHBORS
TOLD HER MOTHER THAT SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO TELL THE FUTURE
BECAUSE THE BABY WAS BORN WITH A VEIL OVER HER FACE. THIS
HAPPENED IN A MINING TOWN IN PENNSYLVANIA EARLY IN THE
TWENTIETH CENTURY.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): CAUL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Specific distinguishing characteristic Dimple, wart, mole, scar, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, bruise, spot (on any part of body) BELIEF -- Birth |
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN GETS SCARED, WHEREVER SHE TOUCHES HER
BODY, THE BABY WILL HAVE A SPOT ON ITS BODY AT THAT PLACE.
Where learned: PARIS ; TENNESSEE
Date learned: 06-21-1970
PEOPLE WHO HAVE MOLES ON THEIR FINGERS WILL STEAL.
Submitter comment: MY MOTHER TOLD ME THIS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 07-30-1968
PEOPLE WHO HAVE MOLES IN THE PALMS OF THEIR HANDS WILL BE
RICH BEFORE THEY DIE.
Submitter comment: MY MOTHER TOLD ME THIS. MY MOTHER DID NOT BELIEVE THIS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: 07-23-1968
IF YOU MAKE AN UGLY FACE OR FROWN TOO MUCH, YOUR FACE WILL
FREEZE THAT WAY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): PARALYSIS
Date learned: 06-24-1970
A CARBUNCLE GIVES OFF LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): BOIL SKIN SORE STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Specific distinguishing characteristic Dimple, wart, mole, scar, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, bruise, spot (on any part of body) |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
A CHILD CAN BE MARKED BY WHAT ITS MOTHER SEES. (FOR
INSTANCE, IF SOMEONE MAKES A FACE AT THE MOTHER, THE
CHILD WILL LOOK LIKE IT.)
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| 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: 07-03-1970
A SORE ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE MEANS YOU HAVE TOLD A LIE.
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; HOPKINSVILLE
Date learned: 04-12-1972
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN IS FRIGHTENED, HER BABY WILL HAVE A
BIRTHMARK OF THE THING WHICH FRIGHTENED HER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Specific distinguishing characteristic Dimple, wart, mole, scar, freckle, birthmark, strawberry mark, bruise, spot (on any part of body) BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 02-23-1972
ACHING CORNS PREDICT RAIN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BEING BORN WHEN THE MOON IS PERFECTLY FULL MEANS THAT YOU WILL
HAVE SOME KIND OF MENTAL DISORDER.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
TRIM YOUR CORNS WHEN THE MOON IS DECREASING AND THEY WILL GO
AWAY AND NOT BE SO SORE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SHELBYVILLE
Date learned: 06-30-1973