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CATFISH BLOOD FROM BOTH SIDES OF TAIL

Volume 4, entries 7003. Source context: THE PHYSICAL HUMAN BODY ITSELF → FOLK MEDICINE → ALCOHOLICS. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.

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Entry 7003

Volume 4 · printed page 3157 · New Orleans, La.

Well, she go tuh a market where she kin buy a catfish, a small-size cat. Bring 'im home an' wash 'im off nice an' clean. Split 'im on both sides of 'is tail about a inch an' a half down tuh de end of 'is tail. Hol' a saucah, a white saucah undah dere an' let de blood drip in dere. Git 'im a half a pinta whiskey an' put dat in de whiskey an' put it where he kin drink it. An' he'll nevah tech no mo' as long as he live, an' ah'll guarantee he won't.

Related subjects: Blood, Catfish, Tail, Wash, Whiskey

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