Document Type
Notes
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Date
11-16-1948
Keywords
Lancaster County, sayings, folk beliefs, luck, folk cures, axe, sewing, spit
Description
A typed set of Lancaster County sayings and folk beliefs by an unknown author, dated November 16, 1948. Within, beliefs pertaining to luck and folk cures for various ailments are detailed.
Corresponds to:
Packet 295-6
City
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Transcription
Never allow anyone to sew a garment while you are wearing it. For each stitch taken, an unkind word will be said about you.
Language
English
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Recommended Citation
Author, Unknown, "Lancaster County "Sayings"" (1948). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 131.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/131
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Comments
A handwritten saying appears at the bottom of the document.