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Dustman
Volume 1, entries 1847. 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 1847
Dey did have somepin lak dat call a dustman - a dustman. He'd come tuh yore house - one dat was quiet anyway, he could jes' sprinkle dat in dere an' he could come on in dere an' git anything out de house that chew got in there an' yo' wouldn't waken till he git out.
(What kind of dust would he sprinkle in there?)
It's a powder - yo' orders it tho. It's a sleepin' powder, dey call it - tuh put chew tuh sleep.