1158. To raise an umbrella in a house is a sign of an approaching death.
Pennsylvania; somewhat general in the United States.
1159. To open an umbrella in the house is a sign of ill luck. An action of this sort seriously disturbed a friend of the informant, an American girl of good family. “I would never dare to do that,” she said.
Niagara Falls, Ont.
1160. If a hoe be carried through a house, some one will die before the year is out.
Mansfield, O.
1161. Carrying through the house a hoe, spade, or axe indicates a death in the family.
Virginia.
1162. Carry an axe or any iron implement through the house, and some one will soon die.
Southwestern Michigan.