What they say in New England; a book of signs, sayings, and superstitions (1896)
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, comp · Boston, Lee and Shepard · leaf 103
uiulcr a ladder; it willmake you have bad luck. Rock an empty chair, and you willbring bad luck. It is unlucky to meet a Hock of sheep. It is unlucky to meet a drove of pigs. It is bad luck to turn over in bed.The boy who made this affirmation saidhe had heard of two men who slept to-gether, and… … SNAKES ** The way a snake catclics birds andfrogs and things is not by chasing andgrabbing them, but by charming them.It just gets its eyes on their eyes, andruns its tongue out and in, and thenthe bird cant move if it wanted to.The snake keeps tliat up a while, andthen he can take liis own time…
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