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AMONG BLACKS IT IS COMMONLY SAID THAT IF A PREGNANT MOTHER WANTS
HER UNBORN BABY TO HAVE "GOOD HAIR" MEANING STRAIGHT HAIR, SHE
SHOULD COMB OR RUB SOMEONE'S HAIR THAT IS STRAIGHT.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTAGIOUS MAGIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 06-23-1972