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RATTLESNAKE TAIL - SOAK IN WHISKEY

Volume 4, entries 6649. 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 6649

Volume 4 · printed page 3100 · Memphis, Tenn.

[Similar to rattlesnake rattles we have the whole tail:] If yo' git up tuh a person an' [can] cut off dis rattlesnake's tail an' put it in some whiskey an' give it tuh someone else, in dat bottle of whiskey, an' let 'em drink dis whiskey, dat'll cuz de snake tuh be in 'em. [Let the tail soak in a bottle of whiskey, take it out, and then let someone drink the whiskey.]

Related subjects: Rattlesnake, Soak, Tail, Whiskey

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