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WHEN SWEEPING SALT BEHIND PERSON USE NEW BROOM
Volume 5, entries 9533. Source context: ADDITIONAL RITES AND BELIEFS → SALT AND ITS COMBINATIONS. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 9533
Den, in case, if de police come tuh yuh house an' yo' runnin' a whiskey house or some kinda business, well yo' kin take some salt an' throw it out behin' dem, an' sweep it out wit a bran'-new broom. He won't come back no mo'. Dat will keep 'em from comin' back.