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91.—It is unlucky to pait the fingers of any one with one’s own hand ; 
it betokens a violent quarrel. 
92.—-A hole in one’s stocking signifies a letter in the post-office. 
93.—It is extremely lucky to walk accidentally in ordure. 
94.—If a bird should defecate on a person passing underneath it is a 
sign of great good luck. 
95.—When the wick of the candle has grown long and sputters it is said 
to have a coffin in it. 
96.—When a coal jumps out ofa fire it is a sign ofa stranger: aliter, of 
a coffin, 
97.—A knife, fork, scissors, etc., falling on the floor and sticking up- 
right is the sign of the coming of a stranger. 
98.—If a knife falls on the floor without sticking up in it, it is a sign of 
a strange woman coming: if a fork, a man. 
99.—Bread baked on a Sunday is never good. 
100.—Dreams go by contraries. 
101.—A dream told before breakfast is sure to come true. 
102.--It is very lucky if the first person met on leaving the house in the 
morning be a negro. 
103.— See a pin and pick it up, 
All that day will have good luck : 
See a pin and let it lay, 
Bad luck sure for all that day. 
104.—Moles on the flesh are signs of good portent. 
105.—Hairy people are of strong constitution. 
106.—It is unlucky to wear a black pin in one’s clothes if not in mourn- 
ing. 
107.—It is unlucky to try on mourning clothes if not in mourning. 
108.—Odd numbers are lucky. 
109.—Midnight to one o’clock in the morning is the hour especially 
chosen for spirits to appear on earth. 
110.—A. person who drinks from the same vessel as another, if he puts 
his lips in the place where his predecessor drank from, will know all his 
secrets. 
111.—When sparks fly from a candle it indicates the arrival of a letter : 
the direction towards which they go shows the quarter whence it may be 
expected. 
