What they say in New England; a book of signs, sayings, and superstitions (1896)
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, comp · Boston, Lee and Shepard · leaf 55
fiCIjarme; 47 spent two days digging a great circularhole sixteen feet deep. They failed tofind water. The elm-crotch man wasinformed, and he came and looked downthe hole. He said he couldnt under-stand it. Then he saw yellow stains insome of the dirt, and said there was ironore there, and it was… … FORTUNE-TELLING Find a daisy; ask it any question youplease that can be answered by Yesor No, and then, one at a time, pulloff the petals. For the first say Yes,for the second, No, and so on. Theword that falls to the last one is youranswer. Have you white marks on your nails ?Put your hands…
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