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 Catalogue of Brand Material.

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An egg laid on, brings luck to poultry -

An egg laid on, extinguishes fire -

An e^^ laid on, lucky, especially to gamesters. - . -

Rooks do not build on

Pigs cannot die on - - -

Persons born on, cannot be frightened - - - -

Persons born on, will know a murderer on seeing one

Courting on, unlucky - - -

Visions of future husbands procur- able --

Game-laws supposed to be in abeyance - - - - -

Silver offered on, made into ring, cures fits - - - - -

Sewing done on, will never come undone - - - - -

Bread baked on, never becomes mouldy

( " if properly made") ,, ,, will cure any ail-

ment

LOCALITY.

South Northants. Devon (P.H. Ditclifield).

(Tylor).

Cheshire, Staffs. Devon (Torrington).

Lines.

Sheftield.

Lanes, (some parts).

Derbyshire.

Lincolnshire.

Staffs.

Salop.

General.

Suffolk.

Dorset, Cornwall, Mon- mouth, Sussex.

(if it fails, all else

is useless)

West Wore.

will cure internal

troubles -

Glos. (St.Briavel's

),Worc

will cure diarrhoea

Devon, Notts.,

Salop,

Suffolk, Yorks.

Wore,

and General.

will cure whoop-

ing-cough

Kent.

prevents whoop-

ing-cough

Lanes.

cures cattle also -

Cornwall.

as a poultice is

good for wens -

Hereford.

as a talisman pre-

vents shipwreck

Sunderland.

as a talisman

makes other

bread keep

Dorset.