Browse:NEAR WHERE DE CORPSE LAY AT (Volume 4, entries 7674)
NEAR WHERE DE CORPSE LAY AT
Volume 4, entries 7674. Source context: THE PHYSICAL HUMAN BODY ITSELF → DEATH AND BURIAL AND GRAVEYARD → GRAVEYARD DIRT MUST BE BOUGHT FROM SPIRIT → AMOUNT OF GRAVEYARD DIRT TO USE. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 7674
Dey say if yo' wanted luck, if yo' havin' bad luck, dat chew could go tuh de graveyard an' dig down wit chure hand a certain depth an' git some dust near where de corpse lay at. An' tie dat up in a bag an' carry it roun' wit yo', an' yo' kin lead anybody roun' wit yo' lak dat. Dey would believe in yo' most gener'ly [generally].