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OLD WIVES' TALE
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN RECEIVES A SCAR ETC. HER BABY WILL BE
BORN WITH ONE IN THE SAME SPOT.
Submitter comment:
WHILE I WAS PREGNANT I RECEIVED A SCAR FROM AN IRON
BURN ON MY ARM, MY BABY WAS NOT BORN WITH A SCAR.
Where learned: DETROIT
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 00-00-1967