The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

TO GET RID OF WARTS, ONE SWINGS A DEAD CAT AROUND HIS HEAD
THIRTEEN TIMES, PUTS IT IN A GUNNY SACK, HANGS IT FROM A TREE
IN A GRAVEYARD, AND SITS UNDER IT ON A NIGHT WITH A FULL
MOON.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT IS A FRIEND OF MINE WHO LEARNED THIS FROM HER
ROOMMATE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IN CHAMPAIGN,
ILLINOIS.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO

James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSFER

Date learned: 02-00-1971