What they say in New England; a book of signs, sayings, and superstitions (1896)
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, comp · Boston, Lee and Shepard · leaf 12
HAT THEY SAYIN NEW ENGLAND to f^ PAGE Introduction 7 The Weather 17 Tea-Grounds 32 Dreams 34 Charms 41 Fortune-Telling 48 Odds 58 Friends 70 Wishes 72 Medicinal 75 The Farm 85 Luck %% Snakes 96 Folks 105 Money 107 Death 111 Warts . . 116 6 6 Contents PAGE Love and Sentiment 123 Company 133… … INTRODUCTORY When I began to collect thesesigns and sayings, it was with theidea of gathering them for myown entertainment. In days likethe present of universal books andschools, I thought I could hope toget only a few remnants of thethought and notions that have de-scended to us from the…
Folklore · Omens · Superstition
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