Subject:Pitcher
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Entry 8438
Lak if yo' 'way an' dey want chew tuh come back. Dey kin take a pitchah of watah an' take dis pichure an' set it be- hin' dis pitchah of watah. An' fo' nine mawnin's befo' sunrise, dey git up an' call yo' three times - call yore name three times. In nine days yo' mo' den apt tuh be back.
Entry 12475
De way dat dey find out who kilt de man, dey will write some sus- picious names on a piece of paper and go.to de woods an' git some herbs, and put dem herbs on all dese names [badly recorded]. Put de names [of suspected persons] in a bottle. (You put some blood [of murdered person] on each piece with a name.) On each piece with a name. Have de names suspicious. Take dat earth and smear on each one of de names on de paper and put it in a wide bottle or pitcher if you kin get any. And de person with dat name come to de top [dat is the name of the murderer].