Browse:Eel (Volume 1, entries 1243–1244)
Eel
Volume 1, entries 1243–1244. Source context: THE DOCTORS AT WORK: REPORTS FROM LAYMEN → FOLK MEDICINE → CURE AND PROTECTION. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 1243
Gits de eel[skin] an' jes' ground it up an' they mix peppah an' salt - jes' de red peppah. They git that an' grind that up with the eel and they tie that up in a sack an' they will wear it around them. (What is that supposed to do?) Keep all dere enemies away from 'em an' keep dem from bein' harmed dem- selves. [The eel makes the wearer slippery like an eel, difficult to hold.]
Entry 1244
Well, if a person kin be sufferin' with rheumatism, if he kin git a eel an' skin him an' dry the skin an' wear it - make a brace of that an' it will carry away the rheumatism.