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37. In sitting in front of the fire, if the fire pops on you, you are sure to get new clothes.
38. If the fire pops with a blowing noise, it is a sign that there is going to be a fuss in the family.
39. To sit by a fire and have a " chunk " roll out is a sign of com- pany.
40. It is bad luck for a stick of wood to roll out of the fire on the floor.
41. A rooster crowing before a door is a sign of a visitor.
42. To hear a rooster crow when he first goes to roost is a sign of hasty news.
43. When a hen crows, some evil will befall the family to which the hen belongs.
44. A dog's howling is a sign of the house catching fire.
45. For a dog to go hunting at night in winter is a sign of snow.
46. To see the new moon through the trees is a sign of bad luck.
47. Wear a string round the neck with a piece of money on it for good luck.
WEATHER.
48. When a peacock screams, it is a sign of rain.
49. When a hog squeals, it is a sign of cold weather.
50. When a whip-poor-will cries, it is a sign of warm, clear weather. There is no more frost.
51. When a yellow-hammer sings, it is a sign of warm weather.
52. The cooing of a turtle-dove is a sign of warm, clear weather.
53. When woodpeckers come in the spring, it is a sign of warm weather. Woodpeckers come south by night, and go north by day.
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