Chestertown, Md.
15. A baby born with a veil over its face has good luck. General.
16. A child born with a veil over its face will never be drowned. Many sailors are known to wear the caul, with which they were born, about the person as a charm against death by drowning.
Sailor’s superstition.
INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD.
17. Take the baby first into the sunlight on Sunday. Put it into short clothes and make all changes on that day.
18. To make a child rise in the world, carry it upstairs (or to the attic) first.
Mifflintown, Pa.
19. The baby must go upstairs before it goes downstairs, or it will never rise in the world.
Massachusetts.