436. Throw an egg out of the second story window and wish. If it does not break, you will get your wish.
Deer Isle, Me.
437. Throw an eyelash over your shoulder. If it falls from your finger in doing this, your wish will come true. If it remains on the finger, your wish will not come to pass.
New York.
438. Find a stray eyelash; place it on the back of the hand with a wish; blow it off. If it blows off at the first trial, the wish will come true.
St. John, N. B., and Pennsylvania.
439. Put a loose eyelash on the back of your hand. It signifies a letter. Wish from whom the letter may come, carry it three times around your head, then throw it over your shoulder, and you will get your wish.
New England.
440. Put an eyewinker down inside your clothes, wish, and you’ll get your wish.