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 92 If two people are about to wash their hands in the same water, they must sign the cross over it, or they will quarrel.

If two persons going hand-in-hand meet an obstacle which divides them, the one on the left will go to hell, the one on the right to heaven. Another version substitutes "good luck" and "bad luck" for this impromptu day of judgment.

If you drop a pair of scissors, and one point sticks in the floor, a visitor is foretold from the direction in which the other leg is extended.

If you find a four-leaved clover, put it in your slipper. Look in after a week, but not till then, and you will find a gold bracelet.

If you find a four-leaved clover, you will have good fortune.

To determine whether you are loved or not, strike a match. If it goes out before it crumbles to pieces, yes; if not, no.

Or, fold a rose-petal to form a bag. Knock it on your hand. If it makes a loud noise, yes; if not, no.

You must keep very quiet after a wedding as the bride passes out. If you can hear a pin drop, that is good luck.

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A child which has never seen its father possesses through life the power of curing most diseases, especially whooping-cough. The remedy is applied by blowing down the patient's throat.