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Indiana

3 entries associated with this region.

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  • #830

    To cure a sty repeat at a cross-roads,—

    Sty, sty, leave my eye,
    And take the next one that passes by.

    Massachusetts, Indiana, and California.
  • #926

    Rub saliva on the wart, tie a string around the hand so that the knot comes on the wart. Take off the string and hide in a hollow stump.

    Southern Indiana.
  • #1188

    If a garment is cut out on Friday, the person for whom it is made will not live unless it is finished on the same day.

    Southern Indiana.

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