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IF AN EXPECTANT MOTHER LOOKS UPON A CORPSE, HER BABY
WILL BEAR A BIRTHMARK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; DORM ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
IF A BLACK CAT CROSSES YOUR PATH, TURN AROUND THREE TIMES AND
TURN YOUR HAT FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK, TO WARD OFF BAD LUCK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals BELIEF -- Bad luck Animals |
Date learned: 07-24-1968
IT IS VERY BAD LUCK TO SAY THE WORD "WATER" NEAR AN OIL WELL.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Word Letter BELIEF -- Good luck SPEECH -- Trade & commerce |
Date learned: 08-13-1968
REMEDY: TONGUE-BREATH
"HEY, DO YOU EVER BRUSH YOUR TONGUE TO HELP FROM HAVING BAD
BREATH."
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
A COW EYE IS A GOOD LUCK CHARM.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Eyes, evil eye BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Good luck Animals |
Date learned: 08-00-1968
HOW TO TELL YOUR OWN TRUE LOVE: IF YOU CAN SMELL MAGNOLIA AND
HONEYSUCKLE IN THE WINTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; METRO MANOR
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time Winter BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions BELIEF -- Use of object for determining true love |
Date learned: 05-00-1969
PROVERB
YOU'LL CATCH MORE FLIES WITH HONEY THAN YOU WILL WITH
VINEGAR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 04-07-1969
PROVERB
DID YOU COME AFTER FIRE?
Submitter comment:
WHEN SOMEONE COMES AND LEAVES HURRIEDLY, THE EXPRESSION
USED IS
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
Keyword(s): SARCASM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 04-04-1969
PROVERB
USE YOUR HEAD TO SAVE YOUR HEELS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 05-01-1969
GRAVEYARD MARKER
ELIZABETH / PORTERFIELD / ELLIOTT / NOV. 20, 1860 /
MAY 13, 1932
LOVER OF HISTORY, ESPECIALLY OF NASHVILLE AND TENNESSEE.
AUTHOR OF/ "EARLY DAYS IN NASHVILLE"/ BEAUTIFUL IN
CHRISTIAN CHARACTER & FAITH. SHE LIVED AN UNSELFISH AND
USEFUL LIFE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
THERE IS A BELIEF IN MISS POTT'S FAMILY THAT SAYS YOU WILL HAVE
BAD LUCK (IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE POTTS FAMILY) WHEN YOU WEAR
GREEN. THIS RESULTED FROM SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND A COUPLE OF
DEATHS WHEN MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY WORE GREEN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Bad luck Clothing (dress, hat, shoes, suit, etc.) |
Date learned: 05-00-1970
BELIEF (CUSTOM)
WHEN A BABY IS BORN, THE AFTERBIRTH IS DRIED CARE-
FULLY IN AN OVEN. THE HUSBAND WEARS A BAND OF THE
DRIED AFTERBIRTH ON HIS HAT. HE BELIEVES THIS
GIVES HIM STRENGTH.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A CUSTOM OF THE BAHAMA NEGROES IN THE MIAMI
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; FLORIDA ; BAHAMAS ; NASHVILLE ; MIAMI ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 05-09-1969
PROVERB
TIRED AS A BAR OF SOAP AFTER A HARD DAY'S WASHING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 04-07-1969
PROVERB
NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO SLING A CAT.
Submitter comment: THE SPACE IS SMALL.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 04-07-1969
PROVERB
THE HURRIER I GO, THE BEHINDER I GET.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 05-01-1969
PROVERB
A JOKING EXPRESSION: "NOW LISTEN HERE, MY FINE BUT FEATHERLESS
FRIEND. DON'T RUSH OFF IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY!"
Submitter comment: MEANING: DON'T BE IN A HURRY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 04-04-1969
WHEN A CHILD MISBEHAVES OLD MAN LOGAN WHO LIVES BY THE RIVER
WILL GET THE CHILD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Legend |
Date learned: 04-01-1969
I HAD AN AUNT WHO BELIEVED WHEN YOU HAD LEFT THE HOUSE AND
STARTED TO GO SOME PLACE, IF YOU TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK
FOR SOMETHING YOU HAD FORGOTTEN, YOU WOULD HAVE BAD LUCK.
SHE BELIEVED IT SO STRONGLY, SHE REFUSED TO LET MY BROTHER
GO BACK FOR HIS WATCH, WHEN HE WAS TAKING HER SOME PLACE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
Date learned: 05-01-1969
AN UGLY INFANT MAKES A HANDSOME ADULT AND VICE VERSA.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Maturity BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 04-01-1969