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CHILD EYES, CROSSEYES
YOU SHOULD NOT EAT AND READ AT THE SAME TIME
IF YOU DO IT IS BELIEVED THAT YOU WILL BECOME
CROSSEYED.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT CLAIMS THAT MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING HIMSELF
USED TO BELIEVE THIS IN EARLIER DAYS.
HEARD IT WHEN HE WAS A CHILD.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 10-01-1971
CHILDHOOD RHYME
WANT A NICKEL?
GO SUCK A PICKLE.
Keyword(s): CATCH ; FEMINING RHYME ; RHYME: AA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 03-01-1970
DIDYDOE
AFTER BEING FRIGHTENED BY A MAN AT HER HOUSE DRESSED UP
AS SANTA CLAUS, MY AUNT RAN UP UNDER HER BED, AMD WHEN
ASKED TO COME OUT SAID "DID 'E DOE?" THIS EARNED HER
THE NICKNAME DIDYDOE FOR THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT'S SISTER WAS CALLED THIS UNTIL SHE REBELLED
AGAINST IT.
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Date learned: 03-01-1970
FOLK CURE
IF A PERSON HAS AN INCURABLE INFECTION, HE SHOULD PLACE THE SORE
NEAR AN ANT HILL. THE ANTS WILL BE ATTRACTED TO THE SORE
AND EAT OUT THE INFECTION, THEREBY CURING IT.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMAL CURE ; INFECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 11-04-1969
REMEDY-BAD COUGH
SYRUP WAS MADE WITH OIL OF WINTERGREEN AND WILD CAT OIL AND SOME KIND
OF LEAVES THAT ARE GOTTEN OUT OF THE SAGINAW BAY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT DIDN'T KNOW WHICH LEAVES.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 02-22-1967
FEVER
TO REDUCE A FEVER, PLACE LARGE, YELLOW, STRONG-SMELLING ONION SLICES
ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FEET. THIS SHOULD DRAW DOWN THE FEVER.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): TRANSFERENCE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 02-15-1970
SUPERSTITION
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SPANK A BABY BEFORE THEY'RE A YEAR OLD, OR THE
CHILD WILL TURN OUT TO BE A HORRID PERSON.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PUNISHMENT
Date learned: 03-00-1979
SUPERSTITION
IF YOU BUY LIFE INSURANCE, YOU'RE SELLING YOUR SOUL TO THE DEVIL.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
CUSTOM
WHEN A CHILD GETS TO BE ONE YEAR OLD YOU PUT A WHISKEY GLASS, A BOOK.
SOME MONEY, AND A HAMMER IN FRONT OF HIM. WHICHEVER ONE HE REACHES
FOR INDICATES WHAT HE'LL GROW UP TO BE LIKE--A DRUNK, AN EDUCATED
PERSON, A RICH PERSON, OR A LABORER. MY FAMILY TOLD ME LATER THAT
I REACHED FOR THE BOOK.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Private birthday or anniversary |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
REMEDY
IF YOU GET AN EARACHE YOU CAN CURE IT BY USING A NEWSPAPER. MAKE A
FUNNEL FROM A FEW PAGES OF NEWSPAPER AND HOLD THE SMALL END TO YOUR
EAR. THEN LIGHT A MATCH AND HOLD IT AT THE OUTSIDE OF THE FUNNEL. THE
HOT AIR WILL GET RID OF THE PAIN.
Submitter comment:
HIS MOTHER USED TO USE THIS METHOD TO CURE EARACHES, AND HE SAYS IT
WORKS.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
REMEDY
IF YOUR BABY HAS TROUBLE SLEEPING, YOU CAN TAKE THE CORE OF A CABBAGE
AND CUT IT IN HALF. PUT IT IN A PAN AND BOIL IT FOR A WHILE. WHEN
THE WATER IN THE PAN IS SLIGHTLY GREEN, STRAIN IT, AND LET IT COOL
OFF. THEN GIVE IT TO THE BABY.
Submitter comment:
THE NIGHT I TALKED TO HIM, HE WAS MAKING SOME OF THIS JUICE TO GIVE
HIS BABY. HE LATER TOLD ME IT SEEMED TO HELP.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): INSOMNIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
REMEDY
I REMEMBER MY GRANDMOTHER CURING A YOUNG CHILD OF A FEAR. IT'S A
RITUAL. WHEN A CHILD IS AFRAID OF SOMETHING, YOU GET SOME WHITE ROCK.
IT'S A SOFT ROCK, I DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF IT. THE ROCK IS PUT INTO A
SKILLET AND HEATED. AS IT HEATS, IT SOFTENS, AND IT WILL FORM INTO A
FIGURE OF WHAT THE CHILD IS AFRAID OF. THE FEAR IS REMOVED FROM THE
CHILD THIS WAY.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONJURATION DIVINATION ; HOMEOPATHIC ; MEXICAN-AMERICAN CURE
| Subject headings: | Observation Favorites BELIEF -- Physically handicapped Deformed BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
REMEDY
EATING SNAKE MEAT WILL CURE RHEUMATISM.
Submitter comment:
HE HEARD THIS FROM HIS GRANDMOTHER, WHO SAID IT WORKED FOR HER. YOU
HAVE TO EAT IT REGULARLY IN ORDER FOR IT TO DO ANY GOOD. RATTLESNAKE
MEAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): MEXICAN-AMERICAN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
REMEDY
DRINKING OREGANO TEA WILL HELP IF YOU HAVE A COLD. YOU HAVE TO MAKE
IT REAL STRONG AND DRINK IT REAL HOT. USUALLY I DRINK THREE CUPS A
DAY WHEN I'M SICK.
Submitter comment: HE SAYS IT WORKS FOR HIM.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): MEXICAN-AMERICAN
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
REMEDY
PUT A DIRTY SOCK AROUND YOUR NECK TO CURE A SORE THROAT.
Where learned: HOME ; OHIO ; TOLEDO
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
REMEDY
RUB GOOSE GREASE ON YOUR THROAT TO CURE A CHEST COLD & CONGESTION.
Where learned: HOME ; OHIO ; TOLEDO
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
PHRASE
YOUR MOO'S ALL PUSH. THAT MEANS THER'S FOOD ALL OVER YOUR MOUTH.
Submitter comment: HE ALWAYS USED TO SAY THIS TO MY SISTER AND ME WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN.
Where learned: HOME ; OHIO ; TOLEDO
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
SAYING
YOU NEVER MISS THE WATER TILL THE WELL RUNS DRY.
Where learned: HOME ; OHIO ; TOLEDO
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
SHOOTING STAR
A SHOOTING STAR MEANS SOME SOUL IS GOING TO HEAVEN.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 03-10-1967
SHOOTING STAR
WHEN YOU SEE A SHOOTING STAR IT
MEANS SOME SICK PERSON WILL
RECOVER IN A MONTH.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation |