| Summary: | The Shanty man "Who fixed your engine for you, Mom?" "The Shanty man," was the reply. The Shanty man was the name given to a man who went a- round from one woods camp to another. His duty was to have a religious service or worship among the lumber jacks. The amaz- ing thing was that he could do anything- Mechanical, Medicin- al, or any common chore- at least the informant believed he could. She had so much faith in him that she phoned him a long distance away to come and fix her engine. "Yes my dear, the Shanty man can do better than the mechanics." He appeared to be a sort of God or some magical figure to her." Heard from Mrs. H. James, store keeper, aged 45 of South Brook, Green Bay. DNE-cit Not used Not used Withdrawn Card marked DNE-cit, but not used.
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