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160 agreed that the one for whom the first that pops is named, loves.

Often the superstition connected therewith is forgotten in the excitement of the moment.

Letters of the alphabet are carved on a pumpkin. Fate guides the hand of the blind-folded seeker to the fateful initial which he stabs with a pin. Letters cut out of paper are sprinkled on water in a tub. They form groups from which any one with imagination may spell out names.