The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

PLANT CURE FOR RHEUMATISM

IN ORDER TO CURE RHEUMATISM, SOME PEOPLE
WILL CARRY A HALF OF A POTATO AROUND IN THEIR POCKET.
WHEN THE POTATO TURNS BLACK, IT'S A SIGN
THAT IT HAS DRAWN OUT ALL THE POISON.

Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT WAS TOLD OF THIS CURE BY A FRIEND
IN HAMTRAMCK WHO ABSOLUTELY SWEARS BY IT.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE

Keyword(s): IMITATIVE MAGIC

Date learned: 02-18-1970