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ASPHODEL PLANT (ASPHIDITY) WORN AROUND NECK TO WARD OFF
GERMS, MEASLES, ETC. MAGGIE SAID IT WAS WORN TO SCHOOL.
NOW ASPHIDITY SMELLS SO BAD THAT IT WAS PROBABLY WORKING
BECAUSE ALL THE KIDS KEPT THEIR DISTANCES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): ASAFETIDA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN