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Show OUR SUPERSTITIONS <br><br> He who proposes moving into a new house must first send in bread and a new broom. Whoever sneezes at an early hour either hears some news or receives some present the same day. The first tooth cast by a child should be swallowed by the mother to insure a new growth of teeth. Buttoning the coat awry, or drawing on a stocking inside out, causes matters to go wrong during the day. By bending the head to the hollow of the arm the initial letter of one's future spouse is represented. Women who sow flax-seed should, during the process, tell some confounded lies; otherwise the yarn will never bleach white. When women are stuffing beds, the men should not remain in the house, otherwise the feathers will come through the tick. When a person enters a room he should be obliged to sit down, if only for a moment, as he otherwise takes away the children's sleep with him. |