Massachusetts.
37. If you let a child look into a looking-glass before it is a year old, it will cut its teeth hard.
Baltimore, Md. (negro), and Virginia.
38. It is bad luck not to weigh the baby before it is dressed. When it is first dressed put the clothes on over the feet instead of the head for good luck.
39. The common nurse has an objection to weighing a new-born baby.
40. Always give a baby salt before it tastes aught else. The child will not choke, and in general it is a good thing to do.
Mansfield, O.
FIRST ACTIONS.
41. If a child cries at birth and lifts up one hand, he is born to command.
42. If the baby smiles in its sleep, it is talking with angels.