879. To touch the jelly-fish will cause warts.

Halifax, N. S., and parts of Eastern New England.

880. Touching the excrescences that sometimes appear on trees will cause warts on the hand of the person who touches them.

New England.

881. The handling of large species of toadstool, sometimes popularly called “wart-toadstool,” will cause warts to grow on the part of the hand coming in contact with it.

New Hampshire.

882. The handling of a toad will cause warts to appear.

General in the United States.

CURES.

883. To cure a wart, grease it with stolen bacon, and hide the latter.