Maine, New York, and Pennsylvania.
737. If you drop a slice of bread with the buttered side up, it is a sign of a visitor.
Bathurst, N. B.
738. If a broom falls across the threshold, it means a visitor is coming.
Massachusetts.
739. Three chairs in a row is a sign of a caller.
Bedford, Mass.
740. Two chairs chancing to be placed back to back denote that a visitor is coming.
Danvers, Mass.
741. One chair in front of another means a stranger.