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Superstition #100

Boys believe that they can prevent the stitch in the side which is liable to be induced by running, by means of holding a pebble under the tongue. “I believe I could run all day, and not get tired, if I could hold a pebble under my tongue,” said one.

Cambridge, Mass.

Source: Current Superstitions (1896), entry 100.

Fanny D. Bergen, editor.

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