Browse:FORKS OF ROAD - STY (Volume 4, entries 6795)
FORKS OF ROAD - STY
Volume 4, entries 6795. Source context: THE PHYSICAL HUMAN BODY ITSELF → FOLK MEDICINE → CURES FOR AND PROTECTION AGAINST AILMENT AND DISEASE. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 6795
Yo' kin go tuh de fo'ks of de road, dat's if yo' got a sty on yore eye, an' throw a sty off yo' eye. Yo' kin go tuh de fo'ks of de road an' turn yore back tuh de point where [demonstrates] one road's runnin' dis way an' one goin' dataway, see. An' take yore han' an' wipe yore eye lak dat [demonstrates] an' say, "Sty, sty, go off mah eye." Turns yo'- self an' come back. An' it'll sho' [sure] go off. Ah know dat fo' mahself experience.
The account names the eye and a sty. Demonstration notes are editorial; its reported removal and personal experience remain source claims.