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IF A CHILD IS LYING ON THE FLOOR, AND YOU STEP OVER
IT, IT IS A SURE SIGN THAT THE BABY WILL STOP GROWING.
Submitter comment:
MRS. GERMAIN'S MOTHER PASSED THIS BELIEF ON TO HER
DAUGHTERS. SHE WAS A FIRM BELIEVER IN THIS SUPER-
STITION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 07-15-1964