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JAPANESE BELIEVE THAT EATING CHARRED NEWT (SALAMANDER)
WILL HELP A (WET)NURSE WHO IS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING
A CHILD TO SUCKLE HER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Numbers System of counting Calculation |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
WEATHER SIGN
THE NUMBER OF FOGS IN AUGUST CONSTITUTE THE NUMBER OF
SNOWS FOR THE WINTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Numbers System of counting Calculation |
Date learned: 06-11-1972
SUPERSTITION
WHEN YOU WALK WITH ONE SHOE OFF AND THE OTHER ON, COUNT STEPS
AND THAT WILL BE THE NUMBER OF YEARS BEFORE YOU MARRY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Numbers System of counting Calculation |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
SUPERSTITION
YOU CAN TELL HOW MANY KITTENS A CAT WILL HAVE BY COUNTING THE
NUMBER OF TEATS WHICH ARE SWELLED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Numbers System of counting Calculation |
Date learned: 00-00-1972