To bring up the palate when it drops and tickles the root of the tongue, take a wisp of hair on the crown of the head and tie it up very tight.
Chestertown, Md.

To bring up the palate when it drops and tickles the root of the tongue, take a wisp of hair on the crown of the head and tie it up very tight.
Source: Current Superstitions (1896), entry 864.
Fanny D. Bergen, editor.
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