Whenever a person shivers from a sensation of cold down the spine, it is said some one is walking over his or her grave.
Persons believing this will give directions that they may be buried in some secluded corner of the churchyard, so that their corpse may not be disturbed by unholy footsteps.
A LOOSE GARTER.
If an unmarried woman’s garter loosens when she is walking, her sweetheart is thinking of her.
TO CURE THE HICCOUGH.
Wet the forefinger of the right hand with spittle, and cross the front of the left shoe or boot three times, repeating the Lord’s Prayer backwards.
THE SLEEPING FOOT.
This irregularity in the circulation is at once removed by crossing the foot with saliva.
THE HORSE-SHOE.
To nail a horse-shoe, which has been cast on the road, over the door of any house, barn, or stable, is an effectual means of preventing the entrance of witches.