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Luck Piece or Hand Recharged by Candles
Volume 1, entries 2938. Source context: THE DOCTORS AT WORK: REPORTS FROM LAYMEN → SHRINES: ALTARS - CANDLES - SAINTS; NEW ORLEANS AREA → (2) CANDLES. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 2938
To kill dat out, why yo' jest go right on back home an' burn yore can- dles. Take yore lucky piece [that is losing its power] an' set it right between dem candles, two candles, an' set it right between dem candles for maybe two or three times yo' know a week, an' den go an' try yore hand again. Yo' see, dat do's away wit it. It will come back to yo'. (I see, if some other fellow has a stronger hand than mine, I take my hand home and put it between two candles.) Dat's right, an' put chure lucky piece - dat's right, put one dere an' one dere [demonstrates]. Shet chure room up - jest shet up yore room an' go ahead an' Jest burn 'em long as you wanta.
(Any color candles?)
Any color. [I believe this is my only example of a worn-out hand being re- charged between two candles. For time limit on hand, feeding it, and renewing its power, see pp.577-580.]