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 456 Collectanea.

If you want to find out and kill a thief go to a grave-yard twelve o'clock at night, and push a walking-stick into one of the graves. Then say what is your request, and carrying the stick to the field which has been plundered stick it up in it.

If after leaving your house you forget anything only return as far as the gate, or bad luck will follow you.

If you are going into an uninhabited house say something before you enter, so that the spirits may know you are coming.

If you see a ghost tell no one of it for some time, or you will get sick.

People who die unbaptized become wandering spirits.

Never credit out the first thing you sell in the morning for it gives you bad luck.

Whatever you do on the first day of the year you will have to do it every day in the year.

All people who are born on the ist day of April grow up fools.

If milk is thrown away in the fire the cow will get dry.

If you drink coffee it prevents you from studying.

If ghosts are haunting your house nail a horse-shoe over the door.

If a phantom is following you mark the letter X on the ground.

If you are travelling and do not want phantoms to interfere with you turn the inside of your coat out.

If you dream of gold it is a sign of success.

If you dream of silver it is a sign of disappointment.

A circle around the sun tell of coming rain.

A circle around the moon tell of coming dry wea^^her.

Red clouds in the morning indicate a dry day. Red clouds in the afternoon indicate a coming rainy day. When the sun is shining during a shower the devil and his wife are fighting.

A mole on the neck indicate that you will be hung.

A mole on the wrist indicate that you will be handcuffed.

F. {To be continued.)