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RATTLESNAKE POWDER
Volume 4, entries 6639. Source context: THE PHYSICAL HUMAN BODY ITSELF → FOLK MEDICINE → LIVE THINGS IN YOU. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 6639
Now, lak people has dese li'le ole [worms] an' thin's, yo' know, be's workin' roun' in dere skin. Well, dey kin take a rattlesnake an' kill 'im an' let 'im dry up, an' take some of dat dust an' stuff an' put it in a bottle [of whiskey?]. An' let it stay fo' a while till it 'solve [dissolve] good an' let 'em drink dat. An see, dat's whut cuz dese snakes an' thin's tuh work all undah people's skin. Dat's de way dey git it in 'em.
(How do you get them out?)
Well, ah dunno [how] dey git 'em out.