Phillips.] ^4o [March 18, 



If the left hand itches or burns it is a sign of paying out money ; if the 

 riglit, of receiving it. 



Birth, Death and Makriage. 



Two spoons accidentally placed in the tea saucer signifies a wedding. 



Rhymes for brides-elect : 



Married in white, you have chosen all right ; 

 Married in gray, you will go far away ; 

 Married in black, you will wish yourself back. 



A white animal entering foretells death. 



A child born face downwards never lives. 



To drop a wedding ring from the finger indicates divorce. 



If you marry in May 



You will live a year and a day. 



If you marry in Lent 

 You will live to repent. 



Folk Medicine. 



To cure fits in a cat one should bite oflF a small piece of its tail. 



Warts will be produced if one handles a frog or a toad. 



Warts can be removed by anointing with fasting spittle. 



When one sneezes he must say : "To your everlasting beauty." 



An eelskin worn about the ankle will keep off cramps. 



Piercing the ears will improve the sight. 



April snow applied to the face will improve the complexion. 



It is ill luck to change a sick person's bedding. 



The hair of a seventh son, in succession, prevents whooping-cough. 



A drop of the sufferer's urine in the ear will cure earache. 



Swinging a baby completely by the skirts prevents liver trouble. 



A seventh months child can live, an eighth months cannot. 



A copper penny dipped in vinegar and applied to a ring-worm cures it. 



Tie your stocking around your neck on retiring to cure sore throat. 



Sleeping towards the east produces headache. 



Steal a potato, rub one-half on a wart and lose it to remove the wart. 



