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BED - WALL CRACK HIGHER THAN HEAD OF

Volume 3, entries 4541. Source context: THE PHYSICAL HUMAN BODY ITSELF → SWEAT → HAT - SWEATBAND - BOW → BOW FROM SWEATBAND OF HAT. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.

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Entry 4541

Volume 3 · printed page 2649 · St. Petersburg, Fla.

Wal, whut de' do wit dat little bow inside of a man's hat, de wimins takes dat. De wimmins take dat if dey wanted to hold a man. Dey want tuh hold a man an' keep 'im at home, dey takes it outa his hat an' stick it in de crack [in the wall!] right ovah de bed - ovah de head of de bed or anywhere in house dere. An' dey kin go anywhere an' come back an' he be right dere. He won't nevah leave. [This is one of those higher than the head rites like over the door rites.]

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