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7.--Fresh ant-hills presage pleasant weather. 
8.—-Cobwebs on the grass indicate a clear day. 
9.—The croak of a tree-frog indicates rain. 
10.—-The cry of the ‘‘rainbird ”’ or cuckoo presages rain. 
11.--The weather of the ensuing winter can be known by inspection of 
the breastbone of a goose : it will be cold in proportion to the intensity of 
color of any dark spots that may be seen on its side. 
12.-When smoke ascends it is a sign of fair weather : if it. descends, of 
rain. 
13.—The weather changes with the phases of the moon. 
14.--When many crows gather together and chatter it isa sign of bad 
weather. ; 
15.—If a cock crows at an unaccustomed hour of the night the weather 
is about to change. 
16.—St. Patrick’s day is expected to be stormy. 
FoLtk MEDICINE. 
1.—A wedding-ring rubbed on a sty will cure it. 
2.—Fasting spittle will cure a sore eye. 
3.—To cure a bite use a hair of the dog that caused it : it is sometimes 
placed between two slices of buttered bread and eaten as a sandwich. 
4,—Anointing any instrument that caused a wound will heal it. 
5.—If one sneezes seven times it will be a sure relief for a cold. 
6.—It is best to sleep with the head towards the North. 
7.—A horsechestnut carried in the pocket will cure piles. 
8.—A. potato carried in the trousers’ pocket will cure the rheumatism. 
9.—A horsechestnut carried in the pocket will bring good luck; by 
some persons it is carried as a cure for rheumatism. 
10.—A cold key dropped down the back is a sure cure for a bleeding at 
the nose. 
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11.—Children can be cured of the whooping cough by inhaling the am- 
moniacal fumes at gas works. 
12.—A cockroach stewed in sweet oil will relieve ear-ache if the decoc- 
tion be poured in the ear. 
13.—Ifa piece of bacon is rubbed on a wart and buried under a stone 
the wart will disappear with the decaying meat. 
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