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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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Gossiping
If someone is gossiping about you (sullying your good name),
put a penny in your shoe for a week and "walk" that person out of
your life.
Where learned: Arkansas ; PINE BLUFF
Child Rearing
If a child is slow to walk (over one year old), stand the child
behind any door in your home and sweep his/her feet with a straw
broom.
Submitter comment:
This really works!!! I tried it with my son, within three days
he was walking.
Where learned: Arkansas ; PINE BLUFF
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Sex of Child
If a pregnant woman "carries" her child "high" or close to her
breasts, she is expecting a girl; if she carries the child "low" or
closer to her pelvis, she is expecting a girl.
Submitter comment: She's about 95% accurate by my experience.
Where learned: Arkansas ; PINE BLUFF
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth |
Brooms
It is bad luck to walk over a broom. If you do, you should
step backwards over the broom to undo the damage.
Where learned: Arkansas ; PINE BLUFF
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck BELIEF -- Conversions |
VOODOO PEOPLE CAN MAKE YOU DO THINGS YOU DON'T WANT TO DO.
Where learned: Arkansas ; PINE BLUFF
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 01161984CA