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~3e1ief in charms and conjurs is still prevalent among many of ~L~USta‘ s older ilegroes. Siens and omens also play an important )~rt in their lives, as do remedies and cux‘es handed down by ~.:ord of !~outh from generation to generation.


If a.wrestler can get dirt from the head of a fresh grave, sew it up in a sack, and tie it around his wal s t, ‚ n o one o a n t hr ow him.


To make a person leave town, get some dirt out of one of his tracks, sew it up in a sack, and throw it in running water. The person will keep going as long as the water runs.


To take a hair out of a ‚personts head and put it in a live fishes mouth will nake the jerson keep travel— inc as long as the fish swinis.


If someone dies and comes back to vrorry you, nail son‘ie new lumber into your house and you won‘ t be o o t he r e d any i~ ore .


1Then the harids of a dead person remain limp, some other rnenber of the f~ily will soon follow him in death.


When a spider builds a web in your house, you may expect a visitor the saine color as the spider.
À singing fire is a sign of snow.