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GIVE A NEWBORN BABY CATNIP TEA AND WRAP IT IN A HOT BLANKET
AND IF IT BREAKS OUT, IT WILL BE A NORMAL CHILD, BUT IF IT
DOES NOT BREAK OUT, IT WILL BE AN ABNORMAL CHILD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; Howell
Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Brew of leaf, bark, root BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 07-05-1970