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BELIEF
IF YOU DON'T WASH YOUR EARS WHEN YOU TAKE A BATH,
POTATOES WILL GROW IN THEM.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS OFTEN TOLD TO CHILDREN TO GET THEM TO REMEMBER
TO WASH THEIR EARS.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): FUNCTION ; HYGIENE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal SPEECH -- Formula |
SOUTHERNERS USED BAKING SODA AS TOOTHPASTE AND AS AN
UNDERARM DEODORANT.
Where learned: MARYLAND ; BALTIMORE
James Callow Keyword(s): HYGIENE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Daily Life BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 10-14-1984 ; 00001960S
Menstruating women were not allowed in the barn in the olden
days because the cows would cease to give milk.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Female Hygiene Myths
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 02-00-1985
FOLK DEODORANT
USE BAKING SODA AS A DEODORANT FOR UNDERARMS
AND FEET. USE BAKING SODA ON VOMIT TO ELIMINATE THE
UNPLEASANT ODOR.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): Baking Soda ; Deodorant ; Domesticity ; Household ; HYGIENE ; Odor ; REMEDY ; Smell ; Tip ; TRICK ; Vomit
James Callow Keyword(s): SODIUM BICARBONATE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Home |
Date learned: 11-00-1968