_Quebec._
432. Take your Bible and wish. If it opens at "and it came to pass," you
will get your wish.
433. Wish upon a candle on blowing it out. If it glows long, you will get
your wish. If it smokes, it signifies a death.
_Ohio._
434. If a speck of carbon comes on the wick when burning, and you wish
for something, wet your finger and touch the speck. If it sticks to your
finger, you will get the wish, and _vice versa_.
_Plymouth, O._
435. Swallow a chicken's heart whole and make a wish. It will come true.
_Pennsylvania and Ohio._
436. Throw an egg out of the second story window and wish. If it does not
break, you will get your wish.
_Deer Isle, Me._
437. Throw an eyelash over your shoulder. If it falls from your finger in
doing this, your wish will come true. If it remains on the finger, your
wish will not come to pass.
_New York._
438. Find a stray eyelash; place it on the back of the hand with a wish;
blow it off. If it blows off at the first trial, the wish will come true.
_St. John, N.B., and Pennsylvania._
439. Put a loose eyelash on the back of your hand. It signifies a letter.
Wish from whom the letter may come, carry it three times around your
head, then throw it over your shoulder, and you will get your wish.
_New England._
440. Put an eyewinker down inside your clothes, wish, and you'll get your
wish.
_Maine.
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