1188. If a garment is cut out on Friday, the person for whom it is made will not live unless it is finished on the same day.
Southern Indiana.
1189. If you begin a quilt on Friday, you will never live to finish it.
Maine.
An act of this sort gave great distress to a domestic servant, who, until after the completion of the quilt, daily expected disaster. This woman came from French Canada.
1190. If a doctor is called on Friday, the patient will surely die.
Cambridge, Mass.
1191. If a hearse is drawn by two white horses, death in the neighborhood will occur within a month.
Central Maine.
1192. If anyone comes to a funeral after the procession starts, another death will occur in the same house.