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Snake Bone

Volume 1, entries 2307–2308. Source context: THE DOCTORS AT WORK: REPORTS FROM LAYMEN → HANDS: MAGIC HELPERS. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.

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Entry 2307

Volume 1 · printed page 649 · Wilson, N. Car.

Dey kin take dis heah bone, snake bone an' plant 'em an' put 'em down fo' people tuh walk on top of 'em unbeknownst to 'em - dey goin' walk, see. An' den dey go ahead on an' dey'll ketch dose poison bones into 'em an' dey'll swell up, 'cause dey're poisoned.

Related subjects: Bone, Snake, Swellings

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Entry 2308

Volume 1 · printed page 649 · Newport News, Va.

Kin get snake bones and tote them and that makes 'em be lucky. And I hear that people totes some root called black marster and that would be lucky and make'em get jobs.

Related subjects: Bone, Luck, Snake, Work

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