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TURPENTINE - PHOTO BURIED WITH
Volume 4, entries 8386. Source context: THE PHYSICAL HUMAN BODY ITSELF → DEATH AND BURIAL AND GRAVEYARD → THREE SUBSTITUTES FOR HUMAN BODY → PHOTOGRAPH. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 8386
(What can they do to me with my photograph?)
If it's on a tintype, dey bury it. It'll kill yo'. But if it's on a paste- bo'd, dey jes'bury it, dat'll bring yo', dat'll keep yo' dah. But if it's on tintype, it will kill yo'. (How do they bury that tintype?) De tintype's buried in turpentine. (Just how do they bury that?) Jes' take it an' dig a hole fer a foot an' a half an' yo' turpentine it good. Put de turpentine at de bottom where yo' lay it, an' yo' put dat - jes' put it right down in dere lak dat an' pack de dirt on.
(You turn the face up?)
Turn de face down. Yes, de face is turned down. Well, dat divides dem.