1130. If you wean a calf at the time of the full moon, it will make less fuss. You mustn’t wean it when the sign is in the belly, or it will never grow fat. Pursue the same course with a pig, or it will squeal.
Western Massachusetts.
1131. To make hair grow, cut it in the new of the moon.
N. F., N. B., N. S., Me., Mass., and Talladega, Ala.
1132. Cut hair the first Friday in the new moon, if you wish it to grow.
General in the United States.
1133. It is the custom for girls to cut their bangs on the forehead when the moon is new. It is supposed to make them grow. This custom is observed by many intelligent young people.
Boston, Mass.
1134. Cut hair in the new moon, bury it in earth near a running brook, and it will make the new hair grow long and abundant.