Alabama.
1040. It is believed that a rain may be stopped by putting one umbrella or more out in the rain. The longer left the better.
New Orleans, La. (negro).
1041. Water boiling over out of a kettle is a sign of rain.
Labrador.
1042. Water boiling away quickly from the kettle is a sign of rain.
Newfoundland; general in the United States.
1043. The same, however, is also said to be a sign of mild weather.
Bay Roberts, N. F.
1044. To eat or sing in the water-closet betokens rain the next day.