862. You will not cry in peeling onions if you hold a bit of bread in the mouth.
Prince Edward Island, Cambridge, Mass. (Irish).
Or, put the bread on the point of the knife.
Maine.
863. You will not cry in peeling onions if you let the faucet be open so the water will run.
Cambridge, Mass.
864. To bring up the palate when it drops and tickles the root of the tongue, take a wisp of hair on the crown of the head and tie it up very tight.
Chestertown, Md.
865. Rubbing a sty with a gold ring will cure it.
Prince Edward Island.