Subject:Underwear/Dirty underwear
Entries
Entry 4804
Yuh take yore soil undahwear, yuh know. Yuh take de seat of 'is undah- wear, de soil undahwear. An' take dat. An' tell me dey take dat an' dey kin wear it. Jis' take it an' jis' put it in a piece of red flannel, an' den sew tuh dey undahclothes, or put it in a string. Jis' wear it or pin in dere clothes. Dey said dat stop 'em [him] from goin' out too.
Entry 3293
Yo' take de dirty socks an' de dirty undahwear an' wash 'em, an' take dat watah an' put it in an airtight containah [usually a bottle] wit dere name an' seal it up, an' it makes a man lose nature fer any othah woman except de person dat put it dere.
Entry 4820
(Do they speak of shirttail tea down here?)
Sho' do, shirttail tea.
(What is it?)
Well, take fo' instance, dey claim dat de woman, see, takin' 'er dirty undah- weah, see, an' washin' it an' ringin' it, yuh see, intuh de food dat's cooked fo' de individual, yuh see. An' he would git so dat he wouldn't wanta be wit nobody but 'er yo' see.
Entry 11807
"Take man's dirty undersuit, take to cemetery, bury it, lay it out just as if it was in a grave, on top of the grave, flatten it out, cover up and say, God giveth and God taketh away, blessed be the Name of the Lord, Go in the Lord's Name and don't never come back."
Entry 4298
Ah heard dat yuh kin take a man's undahweah, his dirty undahweah an' yuh kin wash it in yore pee, see, an' den fold it up. Yuh take de sleeves an' yuh fol' dis sleeve, fold it in, an' yuh take dis sleeve an' fold it on top of dat. Den yuh take it an' fold it tuhgethah, turn it ovah tuhgethah an' roll it up, an' put 'em undah yuhr mattress an' sleep on it. Dat is, if he's gone away from home, dat will bring 'im back.
Entry 4803
If yuh got a woman an' yuh done lose - she done quit yuh an' yuh wanta git 'er back. Yuh git a dirty piece of hers of any kinda wear - her shimmy, drawers, or anythin' dat she got dirty. Yuh take dat piece an' yuh cut a hole in dat, an' yuh put dat in yore money case, an' she got'a keep up wit yuh de longest day she live. She'll nevah be wit'out chew. She'll always be wit chew.
Entry 10903
Well, yo' take de hair off a bad dog's back, de hair off a cat's back, an' take a woman's underwear when it's dirty, an' wash it, taking dat watah an' applyin' it wit dat hair off de dog's back an' off de cat's back, an' puttin' turpentine wit it, an' shuttin' de bottle up, an' throw it in de Miss'ippi Rivah. It will cause one de greatest rows in dat house yo' evah did see.
Entry 11100
Put man's old dirty underwear or old shoes under bed to bring back.
[Wilmington 115:3.]
Entry 13344
A man can take a woman's dirty underpiece and bury it and kill her.
[Memphis (960) 1545:13.]
The source says dirty underpiece; the garment reading is a contextual interpretation.
Entry 13341
Cut out piece from seat of dirty underwear and wear in either shoe, control man. [Memphis (965) 1558:2.]
The printed instruction names dirty underwear. Cutting, wearing and control remain source directions and claims.
Entry 13342
Woman sleeps on man's soiled underwear to hold him or to break him away from other woman. [Memphis (960) 1545:14.]
The printed account calls the underwear soiled. Its holding or separation purposes remain source claims; no particular soil or substance is identified.