- Bloodstopping
Bloodstopping is/was an American folk practice once common in the
Ozarks and theAppalachians , Canadian lumbercamps and the northern woods of the United States. It was believed that certain persons, known as "bloodstoppers", could halt bleeding in humans and animals bysupernatural means. The most common method was to walk east and recite Ezekiel 16:6, aBible passage which readscquote|"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;"Books
Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers: Folk Tales of Canadians, Lumberjacks and Indians Richard M. Dorson, 1952
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External links
* [http://www.illinoishistory.com/bloodstopping.html an article on bloodstopping]
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