A Study of Superstitions and Customs Affecting Health Practices Among the People of Starr County, Texas
Description:
Because superstitions and customs of the people of Starr County, Texas, have a bearing on health practices that affect their well-being, the purpose of this study is to explain the deep-rooted superstitions and customs adhered to by the settlers. In order to understand more fully the cultural factors which relate to health, it is necessary to study the lives and customs of the people of Starr County. An effort has been made to look at their problems, not from a critical standpoint, but from the…
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Date:
August 1948
Creator:
Longoria, Gladys L.
Partner:
UNT Libraries