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TO CUT A BABY'S FINGERNAIL BEFORE HE REACHED HIS
FIRST BIRTHDAY WAS TO CUT OFF HIS INTELLIGENCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 02-18-1971
