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Show DO YOU BELIEVE IT? Others Do Believe 194G Superstitions Many are the superstitions that still thrive in the United States. Among the things you may or may not do on New Year's Day and the penalty or profit you will receive, according to existing superstitions, su-perstitions, are: Making a wish will bring bad luck. Have something good cooked, and you will never lack for something some-thing to eat during the year. Cook white beans and you will not be broke during the year. Eat cabbage and you will have plenty to cat all year. Have a head of cabbage In the house and you will be successful during the year. Eat fish and have luck for the coming year. Leave your house to call, you drive away your luck. Eat rice and you will have silver sil-ver all year. If the first caller is a woman, it is unlucky. If your house Is disorderly, you will have bad luck. Whatever you do on New Year's Day, you will do every day during the year. Carry corn in your pocket, and you will never want. Spend money, and you will always al-ways be poor. Break something, bad luck will follow all year. Go to church on New Year's Eve, and you will be good ell year. It is unlucky to cut your hair or nails. It is bad luck to quarrel To wash anything, you wash a member of the family away. |