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TO FIND OUT WHAT OCCUPATION YOUR HUSBAND WILL HAVE, COUNT THESE
WORDS OFF ON YOUR BUTTONS ON THE CLOTHES YOU ARE WEARING:
RICHMAN, POORMAN, BEGGERMAN, THIEF, DOCTOR, LAWYER
INDIAN CHIEF. THE NAME THAT THE LAST BUTTON HAS WILL BE HIS
OCCUPATION.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Number BELIEF -- Use of Object Dress, buttons, jewelry |