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 Rh When a sleeping dog "hunts in dreams," some one is coming from the direction in which his nose points.

Hang up a dead snake, and it will rain to-morrow.

Kill a frog, and it will rain hard for three days.

A cock crowing at the door announces a visitor.

If he walks in, turns round and crows, he announces a death in the family.

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The moon lying on her back indicates rain.

The moon pointing to the south-east does likewise.

There will be no change in the weather until the moon changes.

Potatoes should be planted in the dark of the moon or they will not thrive. This applies to seeds, in a less degree.

Fish will bite better in the change of the moon.

A spring should be cleaned only in a certain time of the moon.

Informant not sure which.

A child born at the full of the moon will be a boy.

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If you open an umbrella in the house, the youngest person present will die.

If you hang a coat or hat on the door-knob of a door or door-bell, the youngest of the house will die.

It is unlucky to sweep the dirt out of the house after 12 a.m. That is the time for funerals.

It is unlucky to go in at one door and out at another. (As life does?)

It is not wise to set a hen during a certain part of August. The life of the world is at its lowest then.

On a journey, if you meet a woman, it is bad luck. If an old woman, it is worse. If you speak to her, worst of all.

Take the combings of your hair, and burn them. If they burn steadily for a long time, you will live long also. If the blaze flashes up and dies out quickly, your life will do likewise.

A piece of paper is sometimes used instead.