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SEN-SEN

Volume 4, entries 6913. Source context: THE PHYSICAL HUMAN BODY ITSELF → FOLK MEDICINE → CURES FOR AND PROTECTION AGAINST AILMENT AND DISEASE. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.

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Entry 6913

Volume 4 · printed page 3145 · St. Petersburg, Fla.

Dey call it sen-sen [an incense]. It's a li'le powdah. An' dey take dat prob'ly [probably] in de night, any time aftah nine a'clock, jis' sprinkle dat out aroun' de do'. It's sen-sen, whut dey call it. Put dat outside an' den take a li'le, as ah tole yo', about burning de Hawthrone [Hearts Own] Cologne an' de sulphur. It's a powdah. Dat's tuh keep yuh enemies away from yo'. Den no enemies cain't come.

Related subjects: Powder, Protection

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