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ANN: TELL ME WHAT YOU SAW THE OTHER DAY.
BRUCE: SIM KILLED A SMALL COPPERHEAD THE OTHER DAY AND HE
SAID IT WOULDN'T DIE UNTIL SUNSET. HE ALSO SAID, TO HANG A
SNAKE ON THE FENCE AND IT WILL RAIN. AND HE SAID IT IN
JOKING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
Date learned: 07-25-1968
BRUCE: THIS REMINDS ME OF SEVERAL SAYINGS ABOUT THE WEATHER.
ANN: OK
BRUCE: UH, WHEN THE BIRDS AND BUGS FLY LOW, IT'S A SURE
SIGN OF RAIN OR SNOW.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
Date learned: 07-25-1968
MARY: IF YOU'VE EVER HAD A BROKEN BONE AND IT ACHES, YOU KNOW
THERE IS TO BE A DEFINITE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of Object BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Pains |
Date learned: 07-12-1968
WHEN THE HEM OF YOUR DRESS GETS TURNED UP, BY ACCIDENT, YOU
ARE GOING TO RECEIVE A NEW DRESS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Use of Object Dress, buttons, jewelry |
ANN: ABOUT THE RED BIRD....
LOUISE: IF YOU SEE A RED BIRD, YOU'LL SEE SOMEONE YOU'RE NOT
EXPECTING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bird BELIEF -- Sign Color |
Date learned: 07-27-1968
MARRIAGE
ANN: ABOUT MARRYING IN BLUE
LOUISE: THE ONE YOU'LL LOVE WILL BE TRUE. AND IF YOU
MARRY IN WHITE--THERE'S SOMETHING--IT'S A GOOD SIGN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 07-27-1968
BELIEF
IF A GIRL WEARS HER BELT TWISTED, OR HER NOSE BECOMES RED, OR IF,
WHEN WALKING IN A FIELD, THE BURRS OF THE GOOSE-GRASS STICK TO
HER CLOTHES, IT IS CERTAIN SHE IS IN LOVE. THE NUMBER OF BURRS
THAT STICKS TO HER CLOTHES INDICATES THE NUMBER OF BOYFRIENDS
SHE HAS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; Howell
| Subject headings: | Prediction / Divination BELIEF -- Body part Senses Nose BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs |
Date learned: 07-05-1970
GIVE A NEWBORN BABY CATNIP TEA AND WRAP IT IN A HOT BLANKET
AND IF IT BREAKS OUT, IT WILL BE A NORMAL CHILD, BUT IF IT
DOES NOT BREAK OUT, IT WILL BE AN ABNORMAL CHILD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; Howell
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Brew of leaf, bark, root BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 07-05-1970
BELIEF
IF THE WIND IS BLOWING OUT OF THE NORTH, IT WILL NOT RAIN
EVEN IF IT IS PREDICTED.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; Howell
| Subject headings: | -- |
Home Remedy for Pneumonia
Take cow manure, boil it, strain it in a sieve, put sugar in
it. Drink and pneumonia will clear up. Boiling cow manure will
also keep evil spirits away.
James Callow comment:
"Tea made from the steeping of cow manure is a cure for
pneumonia" (Negro, East Cleveland, 1964); "... shyster tea"
(Negro, Cleveland, 1958) -- Puckett, Ohio, no. 10782.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; Fort Pillow
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Animal |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
CURE FOR SORE THROAT
CURE A SORE THROAT BY HEATING SLICES OF FAT BACK. LAY THE FAT
BACK ON A CLOTH, THEN TIE THE CLOTH AROUND THE THROAT.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; ROCKWOOD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal |
Date learned: 07-28-1968
REMEDY
COBWEBS WILL STOP BLEEDING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; ROCKWOOD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 07-28-1968
NOT REALLY DEAD?
AN OLD COLORED LADY DIED AND THEY PUT MONEY ON HER EYES
TO WEIGH HER EYES DOWN. SHE WASN'T REALLY DEAD, SO
SHE GOT UP OUT OF THE CASKET AND CAME DOWNSTAIRS
JIGGLING THE MONEY SHE HAD ON HER EYES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; ROCKWOOD
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter PROSE NARRATIVE -- Human Being |
Date learned: 07-28-1968
PROVERB: FATHER KNOWS BEST
DON'T TEACH YOUR PAPPY HOW TO SUCK EGGS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 07-03-1970
IF YOU STUMBLE ON THE DOORSTEPS, IT IS BEST TO CANCEL THE TRIP
OR VACATION YOU ARE PLANNING, FOR FEAR OF BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; BRADFORD
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Leaving Entering Returning home Travel |
Date learned: 07-00-1968
Expression
"go off half-cocked" means to do something on impulse
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): Expression ; Half-cocked ; Heated ; Impulse ; Language ; Saying ; TEMPER
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
IF SOMEONE IS IN PAIN, PUT A PAIR OF SCISSORS UNDER THE BED;
IT WILL CUT THE PAIN IN HALF.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RUTHERFORD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-23-1973
IF IT RAINS THE FIRST DAY OF A MONTH, IT WILL BRING BAD LUCK
FOR FIFTEEN DAYS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RUTHERFORD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-23-1973
WHEN PREGNANT, IF SOMETHING EVER FRIGHTENS YOU, YOUR BABY WILL
HAVE A HORRIBLE FRIGHT OF IT ALL HIS/HER LIFE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RUTHERFORD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-23-1973
WHEN PREGNANT, IF YOU GO TO A FIRE, THE FIRST PLACE YOU TOUCH
YOURSELF WILL MARK YOUR BABY WITH A RED SPOT IN EXACTLY THE SAME
PLACE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; RUTHERFORD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 06-23-1973