Wet a rag in your ememy s blood and place it behind a rock. When it rots, your enemy will die. If you want to keep witches away, lay a straw broom in the doorway. For good luck, boil a black cat alive. The blood of a bat will cure baldness.
Water is poisonous during dog days.
When three people wake up in bed together, the oldest will die first. To cure sore eyes, kiss a red-head. To remove freckles, wash your face in cobweb dew. Potatoes should only be planted on St. Patrick s Day. Seed Four British Folkways into America , by David Hackett Fisher.