Browse:EXCREMENT (Volume 3, entries 4367–4477)/Part 2
EXCREMENT
Volume 3, entries 4367–4477. Source context: THE PHYSICAL HUMAN BODY ITSELF. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
Entries
Entry 4447
[Dey say dey could take] whut pass from a person an' put it in a tree, peg it up. An' come tuh a live tree an' bo' a hole, an' put it in de live tree, an' in so many days why yuh'll be dead.
Entry 4448
Well, ah experienced once a woman got a li'le chile's stools an' buried it in a tree, an' dat locked 'er bowels an' 'sposed tuh kill 'er.
(How did she bury that in that tree?)
In a hole in a hollah tree, an' stopped it up in dis hollah tree.
(And that killed the child, locked it's bowels?)
Yes.
Entry 4449
Well, dey kin lock yuh bowels one way. Dey kin take - go tuh de lav'- tory where yuh use an' git some of yuh, yuh know, an' stop it up in a hollah tree, an' as long as dey let it stay stopped up, yuh bowels won't move.
(I see.)
Entry 4450
Anywhere yo' see a mess - anywhere yo' be at an' yo' see where dey goes an' done dey [their] business, well yo' take dat an' yo' put it in a bottle. De top [cork in the bottle] wouldn't give it no air. Yo' go to de sap of [the] tree, [go] jis' befo' de sap goes up. Yo' turn dat bottle bottom upward in dat [hole]. Cut off a wood [peg] [and put] in dat tree [hole] tight as yo' could git it. Dey couldn't do anything [have a passage], an' when de sap of dat tree go up, dat'd blow dem up.
Human-waste retrieval follows the source's euphemistic 'mess' and 'business'; [have a passage] is editorial. The bodily effects remain unverified claims.
Entry 4451
Lockin' de bowels. Fo' instance lak yuh would take a person's passage an' go intuh de swamp, an' taken a augah an' bo'en a hole intuh a tree, an' put- ten it in dere an' shutten de hole up airtight. Whensoevah de sap is up. Den, whensomevah de sap go down, it close up ag'in, yuh undahstan'. Den 'is bowels is locked until it taken out. Dat locks 'is bowels.
(You put this into the tree when the sap is up?)
Yes, wit an auger, airtight.
Entry 4452
Jis' like ah foretole yuh, [like ah told you before], jis' like a per- son go himself intuh de toilet - yuh know, prob'ly a whole lot'a time if yuh stay In de country, yuh go in de woods an' do yuh business, why somebody watches yuh an' dey got any animosity fo yuh, why dey go dere an' git it. An' dey'll take a augah an' dey'll bo' a hole intuh a stump or a tree if it ain't sawed off yuh undahstan'. An' aftah dey done bo'd de hole, dey'll take dat stuff an' put it into dat hole an' dey will stop it up. Yuh'll have locked bowels de balance of yuh days, yuh will nevah have no free action no mo'.
(Then that will kill you.)
Tie yuh up, yes sir.
Entry 4453
Ah heard dat dey could take yuh bowels an' bo' holes in trees or stumps or somepin an' put 'em in dere an' lock 'em up. Yuh know, jis' stop 'em up an dey say dat will lock yuh bowels, too.
Entry 4454
(Take this passage.)
An' bo' a hole in a tree or a stumP, yuh undahstan'. Jis' bo' de hole in it an' wrop it up an' stick it in dere, an' take a peg, yuh know, an' stop it up. Drive it in dere an' dat will kill 'em.
Entry 4455
Dey could take some of yuh manure an' dey'll put dat - stop dat up in a bottle. An' dey carry it tuh a dogwood tree, a fo'ked dog- wood tree, yeah fo'ked, an' bo' a hole in dere an' slip it down in dere [demonstrates].
(Oh! Bore a hole down [slanted] in the fork like that.)
Yeah, an' stop it up. Walk off an' don't look back, an' yuh'll nevah have a pass unless yuh cut 'em open. But dey couldn't [have] nary one demself, only jis' gittin' relief.
Entry 4456
Dey go tuh a dogwood tree. Aftah yo' go to de toilet, dey take de white part of yore nurinate [see later] carry it dere, an' bo' a hole into de tree an' go dere an' tap it. Put a stoppah into de tree, aftah yuh bo' de hole in dere, an' put de nurinate in dere, an' go an' tap dat stoppah-an' let dat stuff go back up in dat tree lak dat, an' tap it fo' nine mawnin's. Dat will kill yuh.
(YOU MEAN BY A PERSON'S NURINATE, THEIR BOWELS?)
Yessuh.
Entry 4457
Yuh kin go an' git dere pass, dere action, an' go tuh a gum tree on d sundown side, an' bo' a hole in dere an' put it in dere, an' put a peg in it an' dey can't have any mo' action.
Entry 4458
Whut ah hear about a hickory tree. Now, jis' lak ah don' lak yuh an' ah wanta stop yuh - yuh know, stop yuh. An' yuh go tuh a lav'tory an' ah go an' ah git some of yuh passage. Well, ah'll go an' bo' a hole in dis tree, an' ah'll put dat in dis hickory tree. Well, see, ah'll put dat plug back in dere an' fo' nine mawnin's ah'll go dere fo' evahy mawnin', until nine mawnin's an' ah'll hit it. Take a hammah, yuh know, an' knock dat furthah an' furthah. Well, de ninth mawnin', say yuh be tryin' tuh have a leave up until den. Well, AH'M GOIN' FIX IT SO YUH CAN'T HAVE NO MO' UNTIL YUH DAID.
Entry 4459
Dey kin take yuh passage or yur urinate.
(That is your business, you mean?)
Yes, take dat aftah dey do it, while it's fresh, an' take it tuh a big hick- ory-nut tree an' bo' a hole in it, in de hickory-nut tree, an' put dat stuff in dere. Pack it. An' go git a li'le salt, cayenne peppah an' turpentine an' stop dat in wit it. Dat will lock yore bowels so dat yuh can't have no passage. Yuh feel lak yuh wanta do it. When yuh go tuh do it, it will burn yuh.
Entry 4460
De hickory tree, yuh kin take a person's yuh know, when dey bowels move, an' yuh got a grudge ag'inst 'em, yuh kin take some of dere stuff an' put it in a tree on de no'th side, an' bo' a hole an' peg it an' put it in dere. Dat'll stop 'em up. Yuh gotta put it in a hickory tree 'way up, where nobody kin evah, yuh know, discovah it.
Entry 4461
Tuh lock a person's bowels, yuh go tuh where dere fresh stuff is done. Yuh take dat an' take yuh a augah an' go tuh a live tree. It bettah tuh be a magnolia tree. An' on de east side bo' yuh a hole in dat tree. Place dat in dat hole. Cut chew a peg an' put de peg in dere. Yuh hit dat peg fo' nine mawnin's jis' one lick.
(One lick each morning for nine mornings.)
Yes sir. Dat'll do de work.
Entry 4462
Well, now if a person fool aroun' people, ketch out where dey go out, yuh know, an' git dat stuff. (That passage?) Yes, git dat an' stop it up in a bottle, yuh see. Stop it up in a bottle an' go tuh a oak tree. Cut a hole an' put dat bottle in dat oak tree an' dat will stop dem from doin' anythin'. Dey cain't make it.
Entry 4463
Heard of peoples goin' bo'in' holes in trees an' puttin' a person's passage in dere an' stoppin' dat up airtight into a growin' oak tree. Ah heard tell of dat.
(What will that do?)
Well, dey say dat will stop dere passage up, too.
Entry 4464
Dey'll leave an' yuh wanta ketch up wit 'em, yuh know, jis' like if it's a - well anythin' yuh wanta make on 'em - yuh see, yuh kin take some of dis same urinate dat a fellah has an' some of 'is bowel action, an' bore a hole in de north side of any oak or gum tree. [Urinate here is urine and not excrement.] (Oak or gum tree?) Yes, an' put it in dere an' cork it up, an' nine dates [days] aftah dat, dey say dat unlessen yuh find who did it, becuz if yuh don't uncork dat an' let it out, dey say dat yuh'll die.
(I see, that is if you are trying to get even with someone.)
Tryin' tuh git even wit someone an' yuh don't know who. Well, maybe yuh'll know, keep a person dat othah way.
Entry 4465
Den yuh kin take it [urinate = excrement] and stop it up in a hole. Go tuh de no'th side of a oak tree and drill yuh a hole in dere back about dat deep, where yuh kin git in dere. Wedge it in dere lak dat, an' drive a green peg up in dere, an' dat will stop 'em completely off.
Entry 4466
(To stop my bowels up, what do they do with that?)
They take dat an' stop de bowels up, an' git some red oak leaves, yeah, an' mix 'um tuhgethah an' put dat down in de dust. Dat keep yuh from doin' any busi- ness. (They bury it in the ground?) Yes. [The red oak leaves are a substitute for a red oak tree or for any tree.]
Entry 4467
Git a person dung an' kill dem, SEND DEM TUH DE CEMETERY. Dey take dat - why dey stop it up whut dey say [call] a oak - a water oak by de rivah- side. Dey hit it fo' nine mawnin's at sunrise an' it will natchly [naturally] will lock yuh bowels.
Entry 4468
[Ah'll] tell yuh 'bout whut ah heard about killin' people - stop 'em from havin' action an' all lak dat. Well, ah ain't nevah tried dat chew know. Well, ah heard dat chew could, jis' lak ah see where yuh made a action at, well ah would go dere an' git some of dat an' goes tuh a white oak tree. Well, ah put dat action intuh de tree an' den put me a peg in it. Well, den ah takes an' fo' nine mawnin's ah gits me a hammah er anythin' an' drive dat peg fo' nine mawnin's, see. Well, when dem nine mawnin's up, well yuh can't nevah have a action. So it apt tuh kill yuh.
Entry 4469
Yuh takes de manure of a person aftah dey have a action an' yuh go tuh a 'simmon tree an' bo' a hole in it, an' take de manure an' puts it in dis 'sim- mon tree. An' den yuh make yuh peg an' stop in dere. Dat usely [usually] locks dere bowels. (You have to go to a persimmon tree?) Yes, becuz a 'simmon tree yuh know is tight itself. Somehow or 'nothah it works - jis' on an' on.
Entry 4470
Now, it's lak yuh have action lak dat an' dey take a portion of it, an' walk off tuh dat tree out dere an' stop it up. Ah mean stop it up airtight - see, wit fat-lightah peg. Let it be fat-lightah [peg] jis' as fat as it kin be [abounding in pitchy heartwood as in the Georgia pine]. An' stop it up. Jis' drive it in dere tight. AN' YUH GONE. It jis' locks yuh bowels an' NOBODY CAN'T NEVAH UNLOCK DEM.
Entry 4471
If somebody hate yuh an' yuh go out have a action, dey watch yo'. Dey go an' git a stick an' take it an' go bo' a hole in a pine tree wit a augah. Drive a peg in dat an' stop it an' cut it off. Let it stay in dere. Yuh can't do any business atall. Dat will kill yuh.
Entry 4472
Well, yuh kin take a person's passage lak dat an' bo' a hole in a pine tree an' put it in dere an' stop it up, an' he will lingah an' lingah until he die - wit'out chew take dat off. It stopped tight, take it out de tree - yuh take it out de tree dey git all right.
Entry 4473
Well, it's a pine tree. If yuh dislike somebody yo' bo' a hole in dat tree. Yuh git dey - yuh know whut ah mean. (Their passage?) Yes, an' git chew a ten-penny nail an' put dat in dere, an' take dat ten-penny nail an' drive it in dere jis' as fur as yo' kin git it in dere. When yuh git through, den yuh fasten dat hole back up. An' yo' won't have no mo' trouble wit 'em 'cuz dey can't live long becuz it comes disaway [demonstrates].
(Comes out through the mouth.)
Yes sir. (Brunswick, Ga., (1211), 2047:9.]
Entry 4474
If yuh have a person da' chew dislikes an' dey do anythin' tuh yuh wrongfully an' yuh felt like gittin' 'em outa de way, or say yuh fin' out where dey has tuh out tuh demself, git some of dere action whut dey have while it's warm. Take it an' stop it up in a bottle, take it tuh a pine, gen'ly [generally] on de north side of a pine. Have a hole bo'd in de tree an' put dat bottle in dere an' take an' git chew a piece of fat-lightah an' make a peg of it. Drive it in dere as tight an' fast as yo' kin git it an' saw it even - level wit de tree. An' aftah gittin hit in dere, hit nine licks on it, turn yore back an' go on back home. Dat will lock dere bowels. Dey can't do anythin', not lessen dat stoppah or dat peg is pulled outa dat tree.
(You are from South Carolina, aren't you?)
Beaufort.
Entry 4475
Yuh kin git some of a person passage an' kin take dat passage an' yuh care it tuh a tree, a pine tree. Well, it don't make no diff'rence whut kinda tree. Yuh take dat, jis' some dey passage, yuh undahstan', an' yuh nail it up in dat tree, yuh see. Now, dey tell me fo' a fac' dat will kill yuh if dat ain't relieved. Yuh put dat passage in dat tree an' take yuh a augah an' bo' a hole in dat tree an' yuh put dey passage in dat tree. Yuh take yuh a wedge an' put dat wedge in dat. Now, if yuh wanta kill 'em yuh drive dat thin' up in dere. Well, yuh drive da thin' evah mawnin' befo' de sun rise. Yuh'll drive dat, hit dat peg. Well, now, if yuh wanta kill 'em yuh'll drive dat - de ninth mawnin' yuh'll drive in dat peg, yuh'll find 'em purtty real sick. Den yuh go ovah dere tuh dat same wedge befo' sunrise evah mawnin' an' hit it seven mo' mawnin's. Nine mawnin's, yuh undahstan', [and] seven mawnin's. An' den about de eighth mawnin', den he'll be jis' about dead. An' now, if yuh jis' wanta put 'em in a lingahin' condition wit dat, yuh jis' - don't have it too tight, don't drive it in. Dat jis' lingah' dem long as yuh got dat wedge in dere [not too tight]. Dat's tuh put 'em in a lingahin' condition. Dat's wit dey passage.
Entry 4476
Well, now if yuh angry wit someone an' yo' could git dere, yuh know, dere business, yuh could go tuh de no'th side of a walnut tree an' dig a hole in dat walnut tree, an' put dat dirt in dat walnut tree an' 'is bowels would nevah move no mo' an' he'll die. His bowels nev- ah will move no mo'.
Entry 4477
[They take your] pas- sage an' shet it up in a bot- tle an' take de bottle to de sunny side where de sun rise, by a willah tree, an' dey buries it upside down.
(And that will do what?)
An' dat'll lock yuh bowels. [New Orleans. La., (787), 1098:9.] [We usually index night sweat under its own name and also under folk medicine, if we have a cure for it; but ordinary sweat we rarely consider for what it is, a magic substance widely used in rites. Moreover, the importance of sweat will appear in the very first margin title. Sometimes body dirt and odor are men- tioned with it. What part odor plays in these beliefs can be seen by consulting the trailing or tracking of a suspected criminal under MURDER. Here is one of the reasons for putting FOOT TRACK under SWEAT. But we should also remember that originally foot track meant, still largely meant during my collecting days, the bare feet.