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BELIEF--DAILY LIFE
A CURDLED SKY NEVER LEAVES THE GROUND DRY.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM YOUTH.
Where learned: INDIANA ; LA PORTE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb C880.890 BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 11-23-1967
TO TAKE OFF WARTS, CUT A POTATO IN HALF, RUB THE WART WITH
BOTH HALVES WHILE SAYING SOME MAGIC WORDS (THESE WORDS
AREN'T KNOWN). TIE THE HALVES BACK TOGETHER AND BURY
THEM UNDER THE DRAINPIPE OF THE EAVES. THE WARTS WILL DROP
OFF WHEN THE POTATO HAS ROTTED.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: INDIANA ; LA PORTE
James Callow Keyword(s): PLUGGING TRANSFER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 11-23-1967