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SPIRITS
IN ORDER FOR ONE TO KEEP SPIRITS OUT OF THEIR HOUSE HE OR SHE
SHOULD NAIL PENNIES ON THE FLOOR OF THE DOORWAY OR
HE OR SHE SHOULD WEAR PENNIES AROUND ONE'S NECK OR ANKLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 02-10-1972