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DOORSILL - SALT ACROSS TO MOVE
Volume 5, entries 9480. Source context: ADDITIONAL RITES AND BELIEFS → SALT AND ITS COMBINATIONS. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 9480
Yo' say yo' wan' zem tuh move out dis house. Git chew some salt an' carry it unbeknown tuh dem an' sprinkle it across de sill of de do' - see, right crossin' de do'. All right. Well, now, yo see, dey gotta step ovah dat. An' when dey open dat door de nex' mawnin' comin' tuh go out where dis here salt is, yo' see, dey goin' tuh pass ovah it, yo' undahstan'. Why dey gotta sweep it outa de house outa de way. An' when dey go tuh sweep dat salt away from dere, see evahbody in de house follah it. Won't be long, maybe. Ah've had dat done tuh mahself all right.