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BABY BELIEF
SHE WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT THAT WHEN A BABY HAS AN UPSET STOMACH, THAT
SHE SHOULD BE GIVEN ESSENCE OF PEPPERMINT, OR CAMIL TEA
WHICH IS ACTUALLY TEA LEAVES.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD TOWNSHIP
Keyword(s): BABY ; CHAMOMILE ; CHILD ; CURE ; Ingest ; Peppermint ; REMEDY ; TEA
James Callow Keyword(s): CHAMOMILE?
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- N466 BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 09-25-1969
LEGEND OF A SAINT
WHENEVER A GIRL HAS PROBLEMS IN TRYING TO FIND YOUNG MEN TO GO
OUT WITH SHE SHOULD REPREAT THE FOLLOWING OCCASIONALLY:
' ST. ANNE ST. ANNE, PLEASE SEND ME A MAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
James Callow Keyword(s): RHYME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Prayer SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 01-22-1968
HARVEST
SIVIETA ZOFYA, COKTOSY ROZEVIYA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): RHYME ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Religious hero SPEECH -- Proper Name |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
OMEN
QUITE OFTEN ONE SIGN OF A WITCH IS RED HAIR. THIS IS BECAUSE
JUDAS HAD RED HAIR AND DEALT WITH THE DEVIL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): COLOR SYMBOL ; HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak |
Date learned: 02-12-1968
PROVERB
EARLY TO BED, EARLY TO RISE
MAKES A MAN HEALTHY, WEALTHY, AND WISE.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION ; OBSERVATION ; RHYME: ABCB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 10-01-1967
CUSTOM
EAT PORK AND LIVE OFF THE FAT OF THE LAND--EAT CHICKEN AND SCRATCH
THE REST OF THE YEAR.
Submitter comment: IN IRELAND NEW YEARS SAYING.
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD ; SUPERSTITION
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; ADVICE: POSITIVE ; HOMEOPATHIC ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | Observation CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-30-1972
EVENING RED AND MORNING GREY
EVENING RED AND MORNING GREY ARE TOKENS FOR A BONNY DAY.
EVENING GREY AND MORNING RED THERE WILL BE RAIN UPON YOUR HEAD.
Keyword(s): COLOR ; WEATHER PROVERB
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; RHYME ; SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- C462 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
WEATHER PROVERB
ABENDROT SCHON WETTERBOT.
TRANSLATION: THE EVENING SUN (IF CLEAR AND RED) INDICATES GOOD
WEATHER TOMORROW.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS IN REGENSBERG, GERMANY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; RHYME ; SYMBOL ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon |
Date learned: 11-29-1967
A WORTHWHILE THOUGHT
EVER READY, EVER PRESENT,
NEVER READY, NEVER PLEASANT.
Submitter comment:
A FAVORITE SAYING OF MRS. HYATT'S FATHER THAT SHE REMEMBERS FROM
HER CHILDHOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; INITIAL ITERATION ; PARALLELISM ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
PROVERB
EXPECTATION IS BETTER THAN REALIZATION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Highland
Keyword(s): DEFINITION
James Callow Keyword(s): DISAPPOINTMENT ; IRONY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-22-1970
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
NEGLIGENCE IS A GREAT ENEMY
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LIVES IN JAPAN. ITEM IS FROM A LETTER
James Callow comment:
I ASSUME THE INFORMANT IS TRANSLATING FROM JAPANESE--
F. M. PAULSEN
Where learned: JAPAN
James Callow Keyword(s): MEANING: WHAT WILL YOU HAVE, REGARDING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 07-28-1964
TANGLE TALK
NEVER TROUBLE TROUBLE
UNTIL TROUBLE TROUBLES YOU
FOR IF YOU TROUBLE TROUBLE
YOU'LL DOUBLE TROUBLE
AND TROUBLE OTHERS TOO
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; INVOLVEMENT ; MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
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GOOD OLD DAYS
NOTHING IS MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GOOD OLD DAYS
THAN A BAD MEMORY
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; LOUISVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): IRONY ; REMENISENCE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
NOT TOO EXCITING
NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD STATES THAT INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED BY PHONE
Where learned: DETROIT, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): DISAPPOINTMENT ; QUALITY ; UNIMPRESSIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 11-02-1969
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
NO TICKEE, NO WASHEE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
James Callow Keyword(s): CHINESE LAUNDRY ; NO CLAIM CHECK, NO MERCHANDISE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-02-1968
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
NOW THAT YOU HAVE JOINED IN THE DANCE YOU MUST DANCE
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD CONTAINS GREEK TEXT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS?
James Callow Keyword(s): COMMITTMENT ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
POLISH SAYING
STAROSE NIE RADOSE LITERALLY MEANS OLD AGE IS NOT HAPPINESS.
OLD AGE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A TIME OF HAPPINESS QUIETUDE AND REST BUT
AFTER A MAN REACHES HIS PEAK HE IS DISAPPOINTED AND DEPRESSED
BECAUSE HE HAS LEFT SO MUCH UNDONE IN HIS LIFE
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD CONTAINS POLISH TEXT
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): DISAPPOINTMENT ; OBSERVATION ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
PROVERB
OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE THEY JUST SLOWLY FADE AWAY
Submitter comment: HEARD IT ON TV ABOUT MCARTHUR
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
James Callow Keyword(s): DISILLUSIONMENT ; MILITARY ; REFERRING TO GENERAL DOUGLAS MAC
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Blason Populaire |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
PROVERB
I'M ON THE WAGON
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
James Callow Keyword(s): MEANING: I'M NOT DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ; WATER WAGON
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 00-00-1964