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Three-Way Oil
Volume 1, entries 2668. Source context: THE DOCTORS AT WORK: REPORTS FROM LAYMEN → BUSINESS AND CUSTOMERS. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 2668
(Can you tell me what you do?) Well, ah go to the drug sto' and buy oil. (What kind of oil do you buy?) Why ah usu'lly jes' put it in de watah an' wash de flo' off.
(That's for luck in bringing in customers.)
The interviewer characterizes the floor washing as luck in attracting customers. This entry prints no following informant affirmation; the result remains unverified.