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IF A PREGNANT WOMAN GOES TO A FIRE, THE BABY WILL BE BORN RED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Air Weather Fire BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 06-21-1972
NO MATTER WHEN A DOCTOR SAYS A BABY IS DUE, THAT BABY WILL BE
BORN AFTER EXACTLY NINE FULL MOONS. YOU CAN BET ON IT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; WARTRACE
| Subject headings: | 686 Ninths / Nine BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 06-18-1972
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN GOES TO A FUNERAL, THE BABY WILL BE
BORN PALE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; WARTRACE
James Callow Keyword(s): COMPLEXION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 06-18-1972
PREGNANCY BELIEF
IF YOUR STOMACH STICKS OUT IN FRONT, IT'S A BOY. IF IT STICKS OUT
ON THE SIDES, IT'S A GIRL.
Where learned: ALABAMA ; BIRMINGHAM ; MONTGOMERY
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 07-26-1968
PREGNANCY BELIEF
A BOY RIDES HIGH IN THE STOMACH, PUSHING UP YOUR BREASTS.
BUT A GIRL IS LOW AND WIDE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 08-12-1968
GIVE A NEWBORN BABY CATNIP TEA AND WRAP IT IN A HOT BLANKET
AND IF IT BREAKS OUT, IT WILL BE A NORMAL CHILD, BUT IF IT
DOES NOT BREAK OUT, IT WILL BE AN ABNORMAL CHILD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; Howell
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Brew of leaf, bark, root BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 07-05-1970
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
WHATEVER DAY YOU ARE BORN ON, YOUR FIRST CHILD WILL BE BORN
ON. (THIS PERTAINS TO DAYS OF THE WEEK.)
Where learned: GEORGIA ; ATHENS
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 07-22-1968
PUTTING A KNIFE UNDER THE BED DURING CHILDBIRTH WILL CUT
THE PAIN.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; ATHENS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 07-22-1968
IF A RED HAIRED CHILD (ESPECIALLY A GIRL) IS BORN INTO THE
FAMILY, IT WAS CONSIDERED A DISGRACE.
Where learned: INDIANA ; LOGANSPORT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 06-20-1970
IF A FEMALE LETS A PREGNANT WOMAN FIX HER HAIR, SHE WILL
BECOME BALD HEADED.
Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA ; GEORGETOWN
James Callow Keyword(s): HAIRDRESSING.
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN A CATCRIES AT THE WINDOW OF A HOUSE, SOMEONE IN THAT
HOUSE IT (IS?) PREGNANT.
Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA ; GEORGETOWN
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF A WOMAN HAS WIDE HIPS, SHE WILL HAVE A LOT OF CHILDREN.
Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA ; GEORGETOWN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Lower body, legs BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF A CHILD IS BORN WITH A VEIL OVER HIS EYES, HE CAN SEE GHOSTS.
Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA ; GEORGETOWN
Keyword(s): CAUL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN POURS MILK, I WILL TURN SOUR.
Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA ; GEORGETOWN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth Food Drink -- Drink from animal product Milk BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN PLANTS A GARDEN, IT WILL PROSPER.
Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA ; GEORGETOWN
Keyword(s): FERTILITY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NEVER TICKLE A BABY'S FEET BECAUSE WHEN IT STARTS TO TALK, IT
WILL STUTTER.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Feet, toes, toenails BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Birth SPEECH -- Vocabulary |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NEVER MAKE A BABY LOOK ABOVE ITS HEAD, BECAUSE IT WILL BECOME
CROSSEYED.
Where learned: WEST VIRGINIA ; SALEM
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
HANG A CHAIN MADE OF "JOB'S TEARS" (IT'S A LONG GRASS)
AROUND A CHILD'S NECK TO HELP HIM CUT HIS TEETH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; TENNESSEE RIDGE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Mouth, teeth, lips, tongue BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 08-10-1968