| Summary: | Folder contains 45 pages of Alabama folklore and stories compiled for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late 1930s.)
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be ..14 to n -.4a I1p pr oUoall)' \ba _jor portion or tha pNpara4 41'11&
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n.eded. )' people t048)''' recall the lllu.tr.tion ot the t)' "ho
bao4qed tba baad "itb • tolded trl&O&1a olotb, ...11 eaturded in .pirn. ot
or 04 .at In an old oak or h10kor1 h14a bottoa 0 1r w1 th both teat In
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acl sture or ~b8 ~_ rl.1q trOll the tub. and the ra.ction 4 ooaror~
o used b1 rel~Uon. 414 at1'aot oh raUar.
I. rat11er rtcura 1•• _ll bo)' with 0 j•••bout thraa t1ae. tha .1..
or tbe other .bo .at .1tb • oloth Ued aroun4 hi. h••d •• "all ". U. Ja.,
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paraonlrloatlon or tb 014 tl_ us. or oar~a1n barb. In the traa~n~ or looal
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F. :So C. - Folklore am Traditions
"Malee the Maid of Atagi"
(Milly the Maid of Autauga)
That ontgomery County and ite Sister County
Autauga. have a true story that is a rival to that
of the Indian Princess Pochahontas and Captain John
Smith, is not generally kn01lll. Yet early history
has recorded such an episode. It was in 1761 that
the Georgia Council arranged trade relations wi. th
the Indian nations, and not long afterwards there
came from "Old Ninety-Six". in South Carolina. one
Doctor David Francis who settled about 12 miles West
of the City or MontgollBry, on the Alabama River.
After looking around a bit he chose to settle in the
Alibamo Indian Town of Atagi (Autauga) whic h was si tuated
on both sides of the ri ver a t the mouth of the
present Autauga Creak. ten miles from Maxwell Field.
Doc tor Franci s then marri ad an India n woman of
the Alibamo tribe.
Establishing a trading post where he mde silver
ornamente from Spanish coins to trade with the natives,
he became noted as a silversmith among the Alibamos.
Creeks, the Cherokees. and other wandering tribes.
A male child was born to r. Francis and his wife,
who was given the Indian name "Hillishadjo". or Josiah;
he la ter beceme "the Great Prophet of the Creeks" •
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lDalud1q tba rr_ or a ohlokeD, baok 1Dto har bau.t.
"1IrOthar :rOllaa-, a loaal proachar nut to lIl'a. ".bb'. homo ror .uppar,
and aha pot tho lart o....r. Oil tho taU.. D 7dl.t.1,. "1IrOth.r :r_.- wa.
aal1ad upoo ror a bl••uq to ftl'!.h Ia. raadU,. r ••poDdad.-
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OLD TIME _IES
'!my years ago el.1!lOst STory tsm11y had a "DOctors' BOOk". 1h1s book
listed alphabstical1y allot ths known diseasee. alec giTing sympton. and
remed1ea. With the advancement, however. or JDIIlId1cal ac1enoe these old
a_diss are relics at the past. haTing made wny tor modern hospitals and
trained UW5dical specialists.
Looking back over a number at yaers,th. remedies which probably have
been most efficient were poultices and applications in the nature at liniUk5ntB.
OOld and hot application., both in the nature at hot or cold cloth. bava been
uniTersal r~edle8. Peachtree leans and meal made into a poultice was a
tavoriteo II,8deria leaves bru1sed and made into a poultice, onion mush, hot
salt, and mustard plaeters, made the toundation tor much at modern practice.
Turpentine, kerosene, vinegar, Ipirts or c!lmphor, and suets with emulsion baai.
were tound to bs stimulating. Popper and mustard solutions are home remedies
at long standing. Undoubtedly J!l'lD mu.t have bad a tsw accidente with tire and
he doubtless applied alkaline earths, eweet milk. o11y substances together
with whitos at eggs and clay emuloions.
Bleeding was another msthod ueed to cure man's ailments. Evan down tbrou,.Jl
tile days at George ashington it is a known tect thet ths doctors bad people
bled tor many unnecessary thing••
y at ths old home r8lll8d1es ware tir.t started by the Indians. WUllen
when bruiaed and used as a paultice or when mixed with honey, as a remedy
tor cough and colds, Clm be traced back to tho Indians. As late eo 1796 the
Indiana on the Tallapoo.. River are reprssentod to bave used !ria (our !'lag
111y) in the tre tment at malari. ),!oet at the primthe people throughout
this country knew the uee at Virginie Snake Root and other herbs when treating
ths wounds caused by snake bite.. May APple Root, Yellow Bark Root. Calamus
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FMm an lU>~a.y: Folkloltl!.
by: llaItbaJt4 WilUiilii6on, Maltl!.ngo County
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I got. the blue., I SOt. the bluul
. I got. the R. r • C. bluN,
Goodb)"B beet and goodb)"B rice,
I never bad web a good Ume
in all rrt¥ l1te
Oh, I got. the R. J. C., the R. F. C. blue••
Say Yr•• lIoo.evelt. aren't. you proud
or .uch /I. good hue~, and that. God allowed
RooaeveU and cabinet. lilalt1ng the law.?
Chewina that. good old bacon and greene
Beet. o~ poW that. you'vo ever .een,
Oh, I got. the R. F. C., the R. F.C. blue.,
QI, I got. the R. F. C., the R. r .C. blue••
I can ·dip I1J¥ .nutt and lIIlloke I1J¥ pipe,
I SOt. lDOney tor I1J¥ ch1ldren and
I1J¥ loving wite.-
Bonue all paid and debt.e all cleer
Come en bo)"B let. ue .hout. and cheer,
I got. eho.. on rIf¥ teet. and clothes
on t!lY back, .
let. ue et.ep r1gbt. back and rip and rack,
Oh, I got. the R. F. C., the R. F. C. blues.
I got. cheese ond but.t.er, eage milk u.nd rice,
Houses all clean and neat. and n1ce,
Good wood fires And coal. t.o burn
Somet.imes receive them by the t.on,
Roads all paved and health rest.oreeS,
Shot.s tor everybody evan t.he dogs,
Oh, I got. t.he R. F. C., the R. F. C. blue••
I now can travel tram Eaet. t.o west.,
In the tinest. car that. I 11ke best.
I CIl1 sail on the ocean in the besi
et.e= l1ne
Reach I1J¥ deet.1nat.1on in due time.
There are eo IIlIUl¥ goodiee th:lt. I could
name
But all good things mean juet. the eame
Oh, I got. tho R. F. C., the R. F. C. blues.
Come on W.P.A. Just. as quick as yeu can
And help us live like a natural man.
Say, Roosevelt., so t.rue and tried
tihat. wou~ U. 6. done it you had Jied?
Is there anot.her such a man on earth
Who cou~' ve brought. hie nat.ion i t.a
second birth?
Oh, I got. the n. F.C., the R. F. C. blues
QI, I got. the R.F. C., t.hI R. F. C. blue.
*Microfilm Editor's Note:
R.F.C.- Reconstruction
Finance Corporation
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