What they say in New England; a book of signs, sayings, and superstitions (1896)
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, comp · Boston, Lee and Shepard · leaf 95
Europe farmers,on the evening before a journey, havebeen known to throw their wheels intoa pond, when one was handy, and leavethem over night. A New England farmer who took thismethod of soaking the wheels of one ofhis old wagons had them all carried offby one of the town deacons who thoughtthey… … LUCK To find a horse-shoe in the roadis a sign of goodluck. Many of.the poorer farm-houses of NewEngland have ahorseshoe tackedup over an outerentrance for goodluck. In times past,and those notvery far removed,the object of thehorseshoe overthe door was tokeep out the witches.The horseshoe should…
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