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Coat
Volume 1, entries 553. Source context: THE DOCTORS AT WORK: REPORTS FROM LAYMEN → DIAGNOSIS. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 553
Take an' go, not exactly [to] a crossroads, yo' know; roads run lak a T - one jes' run dis way, up, an' dis one come up to it lak dat, yo' know, a T road lak. An' yo' go in that road, lemme see - if dis man wus shot, dey use his coat. Carry it to dis T road an' take his hand an' reach down underneath de coat right in de middle, back of this man's coat, an' take sand an' sprinkle it all ovah dis coat, an' den walk back an' call dis man's name three times an' de coat will lift up off de ground lak dat. An' he ask 'im, say, "Did a certain person - John or Jack, kill yo'?" An' dey say that coat will move ovah in the sand, and dey say when de coat move ovah on dat side, dey say on yore way back to de house, why yo' meets de man who killed dis person. (You put this coat right out there where these two roads come together - put it on the ground and you take some dirt from under the coat and put the dirt on top of the coat? And then you ask the questions?) Yes.
(And if the coat goes in what direction?)
If the coat come up lak that.
(Goes up in the air?)
Yeah, not far, yo' know; jes' lak if yo' push it up lak that [demonstrates].
(Lifts up?)
Yeah, an' say yo' walk back off from it a lil' piece an' call this man's name dat dey say shot dis person, an' dey say dat de coat will move ovah tuh de side - like slidin' like de wind wus blowin' it, an' dey say yo'll meet de person on de way back. (The man who puts the coat out there....he calls different names, and when you get to the right name, this coat will raise up a little and move to the side. And when it does that, why he will meet this fellow on his way home?) On his way back. Maybe he'll be left out of town, but he will come back. He can't stay away.