Bloodstopping
Bloodstopping refers to an American folk practice once common in the Ozarks and the Appalachians, Canadian lumbercamps and the northern woods of the United States. It was believed (and still is) that certain persons, known as bloodstoppers, could halt bleeding in humans and animals by supernatural means. The most common method was to walk east and recite Ezekiel 16:6, a Bible passage which reads
And when I passed by thee, and saw thee wallowing in thy blood, I said unto thee: In thy blood, live; yea, I said unto thee: In thy blood, live.
References
- Dorson, Richard M. (1952). Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers: Folk Tales of Canadians, Lumberjacks and Indians.
External links
- Dunphy, John J. (March–April 1986). "Blood-Stopping". Springhouse. 3 (2): 12–14. (Article reprinted at Illinoishistory.com on October 9, 2003 by Jon Musgrave.)
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