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Death Takes a Hand
Volume 1, entries 1826. Source context: THE DOCTORS AT WORK: REPORTS FROM LAYMEN → HANDS: MAGIC HELPERS. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 1826
(The people playing policy will play the number of the house where the man died?) Cer'inly does. If dey die in de night, dat next day dey iumps right on dat house an' play it de next day. Dey plays it fo' 'bout three or fo' months or somepin lak dat. (What do they call the numbers down here? Do they call it policy or bolito or what?) It's stock - dey call it stock. Dey don't play de policy, de play de [something] stock - de clearin' house stock.