What they say in New England; a book of signs, sayings, and superstitions (1896)
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, comp · Boston, Lee and Shepard · leaf 128
m, and tie as manyknots in a string as there are warts, andbury the string. Dig the string up oncea week until the time comes when it hasso decayed you cannot find it any more.Then you may be sure your warts willhave disappeared. If you prefer, you can use a stick in-stead of a string. Cut a notch… … LOVE AND SENTIMENT When you go to a wedding, carry awaywith you a piece of the wedding-cake.Sleep with it under your pillow thatnight, and the person you dream ofwill be the one you are to marry. A ring is sometimes put in the wed-ding-cake. The person who gets thering will marry within a year. The…
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