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Matches
Volume 1, entries 591. Source context: THE DOCTORS AT WORK: REPORTS FROM LAYMEN → DIAGNOSIS. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 591
Take matches, yessuh, an' put 'em in a shoe an' take his shoes an' place 'em undah de head of yore bed an', if yo' wanta find if it's a person whether yo' goin' tuh marry 'em or not, an' yo' cross those shoes an' place 'em jes' lak a T an' don't say a word to anybody when yo' goin' tuh bed, an' yo'll dream yo' goin' tuh marry dat person. Yo'll dream about 'em that night.
(You put matches in each shoe. How many do you put in each shoe?)
Yes, in each shoe. Yo' put three matches in each shoe.
(Lighted or unlighted?)
No - unlighted.