Subject:Anus
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Entry 8951
If yo' have a case in de co't, whut chew have tuh do, [they] bring yo' [your] subpēnē. Look at yore subpene. An' yo', when yo' git dis subpene, yo take dis subpene - see dat? (That's the corner [of the imaginary sub- poena], yes?) Dis is one, dis two [corners]. Jis' bring it [subpoena] to yo' all de time [demonstrates by wiping his anus with each corner of subpoena.]
(One - two....)
Three, an' yo' come wit de fo'th one an' yo' fold it. Yo' take dat subpene an' yo' take an' pass it, hold it lak dat. Yo' gotta hold it lak dat. An' yo' pass it right in heah three times. Pass it in yoreself, in yore hin' part...
(Just as though you were wiping yourself?)
Yes....in yore hin' part an' when yo' pass it in yore hin' part, yo' fold it an' den yo' turn it an' ag'in, an' put dat subpene in yore pocket an' heah's [here is where] yo' gotta go tuh co't. Now, when yo' go tuh co't, dey ain't goin' tuh call [you]. Instid [instead] of yo' done prosecutin' me, instid of callin' yo' up to de stan' [stand], dey call me. See. Dat's been in mah pocket. Now, when yo' git ready an' yo' goin' [to court], turn all de things in yore house upside down [for similar rites see later margin title UPSIDE DOWN.] Put chure underclothes an' things upside down [inside out] de pieces next to yore skin. Well, yo' go 'head [ahead] an' when yo' git up dere on de stand settin' down... Ah git up dere an' dey won' prosecute me, goin' discharge yo'. (Did you say something about putting a stocking in the house, or was that the other thing?) Ah'm comin' to it. Dat's de end of dat story [about the court]. [This is my only example of wiping the anus with the four corners of the subpoena and folding it and putting it in your pocket when leaving for court. We have here a remarkable remnant of witchcraft. The informant, evidently witchcrafted into court by an enemy, uses one of the oldest remedies in witchcraft - the human anus or excrement - see SCATOLOGIC METHODS TO REPULSE WITCHES, Folklore from Adams County Illinois, 2nd ed., pp.903-909, (4) HUMAN EXCREMENT, pp.905-909, Nos.16488- 16499.