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Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

1956

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Dieffenbach On Diapers: "Die Windla," April 10th, 1956, Victor C. Dieffenbach Apr 1956

Dieffenbach On Diapers: "Die Windla," April 10th, 1956, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten manuscript entitled "Diapers: die Windla," written by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated April 10, 1956. Within, Dieffenbach details superstitions about diapers and their effects on children later in life, as well as omens and tales related to witchcraft and pow-wowing cures.