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BED - GRAVEYARD DIRT UNDER
Volume 4, entries 7734. Source context: THE PHYSICAL HUMAN BODY ITSELF → DEATH AND BURIAL AND GRAVEYARD → WHAT TO DO WITH GRAVEYARD DIRT. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 7734
It's jes' lak pow- dah yo' know an' dey'd sprinkle it all undah de bed, so dat it couldn't be seen yo' know; cuz natchly [naturally] people whut come in would wanta know whut's all dat dirt dere fo'. But it wouldn't be so conspicuous dat way, it would jes' be sprinkle... [I interrupt].
(Where would you get this dirt?)
Outa de graveyard.
(And why do they use it?)
Tuh keep people away, dere enemies away. An' dey'd keep it undah de bed, see.