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DRAGON'S BLOOD BURN - THROW SALT AFTER POLICEMAN
Volume 5, entries 9663. Source context: ADDITIONAL RITES AND BELIEFS → SALT AND ITS COMBINATIONS. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 9663
Take table salt now, when dey [policeman] jes' come aftah yo' an' be- hind yo' about chure stuff. When he comes in an' he turns 'is back, yo' throw it behind 'im. An' he would have tuh turn 'is back when he's goin' out. Throw it be- hind 'im on de flo' an' as he turns back, throw some on 'is back.
(Throw some on his back?)
On 'is back. An' burn dis dragon's blood in yuh house. Yo' burn it in yuh house tuh keep de law away.