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	Pro j eo t, 18s5_(i)	~ Reduced from~~word~e
	Prepared by Annie Ruth Davis	 Rewritten by
	Place, Marion, S.C.	        ~    ~
	Date, November 1, 1937	 rage 5.


doctor right dere dat would go from one plantation to de other en doctor dem what was aiim. De doctor would come dere to my white folks plantation en tell my grandmother what to feed dem on en she would give dem ~e remedy dey tell her. Dey would use all kind of different herbe in dat day en time dat dey would get out de old fields en de woods for dey cures. Honey, dey was good too en dey good yet. I oouldn‘ tell you half de herbs dey use, but I recollects dere was boneset dat was good for fever, sage for de baby, pennyroyal dat was good for girls dat catoh cold, mint for sick stomach, catnip to hope a cold, horehound to strike a fever en dat bout all I recollect. No,rnam, I can~‘ remember half de herba dere was in de field, but I know we go t somč of dat sage growin d.ere in de garden now. „

UI hear talk of dem Yankees plenty times, but I dont know

~	much to speak bout dem. Oouldn‘ tell de first wcjrd bout dem. I dis kind of person, I don‘ pay much mind to nothin like dat. Dey was white people, I think.“

	°8eems like it WaS better livin long time ago den d.ere be now. $eei~as like times so tight dese days. Reckon it cause I am‘ able to work, but dey tell me de people don‘ get nothin much to speak bout for dey work dis day en time. Seems like I got along good when I Was able to whip round en bout.“

	NI hear de people say dere ~such a thing as ghost, but I don‘ know en I am‘ de kind to speak bout de devil business. I hear talk dey could be walkin right along wid you en dere some people could see dem en den dere others could look Wid.