The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

WARTS

A MAN NAMED FRED HOPES LIVED NEXT DOOR DOWN HOME. HE
WOULD SLICE A POTATO IN TWO AND RUB IT ON THE WART AND SAY
SOMETHING. THEN HE'D TELL YOU TO TAKE THE POTATO AND HIDE
IT UNDER A RUG. WHEN THE POTATO ROTS, THE WARTS WILL
GO AWAY. AND THAT WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE I HAD THEM ALL
OVER MY FINGERS AND THEY WENT AWAY.

Submitter comment: HAPPENED IN GLOUCESTER, OHIO

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OHIO ; DETROIT ; GLOUCESTER

Date learned: 05-11-1965