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GAHBLER'S GRAVE
Volume 4, entries 7567. Source context: THE PHYSICAL HUMAN BODY ITSELF → DEATH AND BURIAL AND GRAVEYARD → HOW TO OBTAIN GRAVEYARD DIRT → DIRT FROM WHAT TYPE OF GRAVE. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 7567
Dat kin cuz a whole lotta confusion in de house, by takin' graveyard dirt, red peppah, an' if he died - fo' instance if de man is a gamblin' man, a man dat swear all about chew choo, see de baddah de fella act durin' de time he Wuz livin', de worsah it will make de people act, yuh undah- stan', dat chew use it on. If yuh take graveyard dirt from a christian person dat died, yuh undahstan', it won' do anythin' becuz dat's a good spirit. It's de evil spirit, de man dat died, yuh undah- stan', dat been a ganblah or a dunkard dataway. Dey say de way he act when he guz livin', de same dat dirt would taken effect, yuh undahstan'. Takin' dat graveyard [dirt] an' de red peppah an' black peppah an' sprinkle -it in de house znywhere - dat dirt is dry yuh see - dat will cuz confusion in de house wit de san an' 'is wife.