Sneeze on Sunday, your safety seek,
Or the devil will have you the rest of the week.
_Crown Point, N.Y._
1430. Sneeze before twelve and one, and you will hear news.
_Brighton, Mass._
1431. Sneeze at the table, there will be one more or one less at the next
meal.
_Alabama._
1432. Sneeze before your breakfast,
See your beau before the day is past.
_Brighton, Mass._
1433. If you sneeze once, a girl is thinking of you; twice, she is
wishing for you; thrice, it is a sign of a cold.
_Alabama._
1434. Sneeze before seven,
Sneeze before eleven.
_Boston, Mass._
1435. What you sew on Sunday, you'll take out on Monday.
What you sew on Sunday, you'll rip out in heaven.
_Massachusetts._
1436. Never cut your toe-nails Sunday, or you will do something to be
ashamed of before the week is out.
_Granville, Mass._
1437. Cut your nails Monday morning, without speaking (?), and you will
get a present before the week is out; some have it, "without thinking of
a red fox's tail," instead of "without speaking."
_Westport, Mass._
DOMESTIC LIFE.
1438. It is supposed that a broom placed behind the door will keep off
witches.
_Bruynswick, N.Y._
1439. To burn the stub of a broom or break a sugar-bowl, means a quarrel.
_Westport, Mass._
1440. A spark seen on a candle or lamp when the light is extinguished
means the receipt of a letter.
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