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Dirt Dauber
Volume 1, entries 1837. 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 1837
Dey say also that you take that dirt dauber's nest an'.yo' go to any- body's place of business an' pound it [the nest] all up an' jes' walk in there an' throw it anywhere round where they have to walk ovah it, an' dey say they wouldn't have any job - it loses it. Den de boss an' deyself will fall out. [This rite makes a person lose his job. Since dirt dauber dirt causes confusion, it is used in many confusion rites - family quarrels, moving person out of house, etc.]