Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-27
VIRGINIA FOLK LORE.
How Common Incidents Are Inter
preted by the SuPerso
ohiIndelnhia RecOrd.)

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| make a voung lady whisper to 1t the
name of her lover. The hawks VIII
| leave.
To nut YOUR left foot on the ground
| first when getting out of bed in the
morning will surely bring bad luck.
Avoid meeting tailor; to encounter
| one is an omen of Ill.
If a cat runs across your path start
| over again or bad luck will follow.
To turn back after having started on
an errand or IL trip will bring bad luck.
If you kill a snake, particularly q
blacksnake, and hang 1t on fence or
on the limb of a tree, RAIN VIII come.
A snake never dies till sundown.
Witches tangle your horses names at
night.
Carry buckeye in your pocket and
YOU will never have rheumatism.
Always plant bulbous plants, such as
potatoes, when the moon is on the
wane; but plant other products between
the new and full moon.
The bottom rails of fence built after
the full moon will sink into the ground.
If the moon shines upon a sleeping
person, mental alteration will ensue.
Dogs bark at the sound of bell or
at music, in order to scare away the
witches and spooks which the bell and
the music attract.
If you cut your finger nails on Sun
day bad luck will come; cut them on
Saturday, you will see your sweetheart
on Sunday; cut them on Monday, and
| you will have good luck.
If your hand itches you will receive
money. The itching of the left ear de-
notes that somebody is speaking evil of
you, but the itching of the right ear
| implies you are being praised.
To dream of a snake means that an
enemy is trying to harm you.
Should you dream of a death, you
will hear of a wedding; should you
dream of a wedding, you will hear of a
death.
Dreams occurring after midnight in
variably come true.
| If geese splash their wings in the
water it is going to rain.
When a cat runs wildly about the
| house rain is at hand.
The growing of a rooster near the
door is sign that you are going to re-
| ceive visitors.
| If the first butterfly you see in the
| spring be a yellow one you will have
much money before the year has passed.
Never spill salt-bad luck is sure to
follow.
| Bees do not make honey if any men,
ber of the family are addicted to swear
| ing, nor will they work if kept unin-
formed of any death that may occur
| among your friends or in your own
family.
The counting of chickens or lambs in
the spring will cause i'll luck.
| When cows are restless bad news is
at hand.
| Always bury or burn a tooth which
has been extracted. If a dog should
get hold of the tooth a dogs tooth will
grow in IT'S place.
| When a wren whistles around the
| house rain is sure to come.
| If you kill a lizard in the spring the
| spring will 60 dry.
| If child cries on it's birthday it
ceases growing for a year.
Consult the almanac and see to it
that the sign of the zodiac is Sagit-
tarius before performing any surgical
| operation on man or beast.
Corn does best when planted under
the Gemini; melons under Cancer; but
| neve plant anything runder Scorpio.
Rain on Friday, rain on Sunday; rain
on Sunday, rain on Tuesday; rain on
| Tuesday, rain all the week.
Thunder on April Feels day brings
| good luck.
Eggs laid on Good Friday or on Sun
| days keep longer than any other; but
butter made on Good Friday is never
| very palatable.
To kill a toad will bring you hard
times.
| Warts are caused by either touching
toad or by touching something over
which a toad has hoped.
Should a bee, or any of it's species,
buzz about your room, you may expect
pleasant visitors.
| When a wild bird flies into the house
its visit is intended as a warning of ap-
preaching evil.
Good luck will follow
To put on a sock or stocking wrong
i sides out is an omen of evil.
| Always allow swallows, bluebirds.
martins and mocking birds to build
around the house. They bring good
luck.
| " hCh Jugs HoWl dI IllSnC Il reIaC1Ve
| or neighbor is about to die
An ash leaf with an even number Of
spikes upon it will bring good luck If
preserved.
To sow parsley is to sow discord in
your family.
A cypress tree growing in front of the
house causes many deaths in the
| family.
Never sweep a house after removing
from it. This will cause sorrow to both
yourself and the new occupant
A stray cat brings luck. Never chase
one away.
If you kill cat evil will befall YOU.
cat sleeping near the mouth Of a
sleeping baby steals the breath Of the
latter. and will cause it's early death.
When a sick baby smiles it is going
to die
A COW with her head pushed over the
fence means that trouble is at hand.
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