If two people are about to wash their hands in the same water, they must sign the cross over it, or they will quarrel.
If two persons going hand-in-hand meet an obstacle which divides them, the one on the left will go to hell, the one on the right to heaven. Another version substitutes "good luck" and "bad luck" for this impromptu day of judgment.
If you drop a pair of scissors, and one point sticks in the floor, a visitor is foretold from the direction in which the other leg is extended.
If you find a four-leaved clover, put it in your slipper. Look in after a week, but not till then, and you will find a gold bracelet.
If you find a four-leaved clover, you will have good fortune.
To determine whether you are loved or not, strike a match. If it goes out before it crumbles to pieces, yes; if not, no.
Or, fold a rose-petal to form a bag. Knock it on your hand. If it makes a loud noise, yes; if not, no.
You must keep very quiet after a wedding as the bride passes out. If you can hear a pin drop, that is good luck.
"Sneeze on Monday, sneeze for danger,
Sneeze on Tuesday, kiss a stranger,
Sneeze on Wednesday, expect a letter,
Sneeze on Thursday, expect something better,
Sneeze on Friday, joy and sorrow,
Sneeze on Saturday, joy to-morrow."
Luck in Birth.
"Monday for wealth,
Tuesday for health,
Wednesday the best day of all;
Thursday for losses,
Friday for crosses,
Saturday, no luck at all."
Infancy.
A child which has never seen its father possesses through life the power of curing most diseases, especially whooping-cough. The remedy is applied by blowing down the patient's throat.
