_Cambridge, Mass._
1221. Whoever works on a sick person's dress, he or she will die within
the year.
_Massachusetts._
1222. If some one is sick and a storm comes, it is a sign he will die
during its continuance.
_Virginia._
1223. When a woman who has been sewing puts her thimble on the table as
she sits down to eat, it is a sign that she will be left a widow if she
marries.
_Central Maine._
1224. If one sings at a table while the family are eating, it means the
death of a friend.
_Webster City, Iowa._
Or bad luck (_Virginia_); disappointment (_New Jersey_).
1225. If three drops of blood fall from your nose, one of your family is
dead.
_Labrador._
1226. If you sneeze on Sunday morning before breakfast, you will hear of
the death of some person you know before the next Saturday night.
_Northern Vermont._
1227. If you sneeze at table with the mouth full, an acquaintance will
die soon.
_Virginia and Alabama._
1228. When sowing grain, if a strip of land is missed there will be a
death inside of a year.
_Ohio and Maryland._
1229. When you shiver, it means that some one is walking over the place
where your grave is to be.
_General in the United States._
1230. If sparks are left (unintentionally) in the ashes over night, it is
a sign of death.
_Cumberland, Md._
1231. If sparks of fire fly out of an opened stove door, it is a sign of
death.
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