New York.
1236. To break the spell of thirteen at table, all should rise together, otherwise the first up (or, as some say, the last down) dies inside a twelvemonth.
New England.
1237. If thirteen sit at table, the one who rises first will not live through the year.
Somerville, Mass., Newark, N. Y., and Mifflintown, Pa.
1238. If thirteen sit at table, the last one who sits down will not die that year.
Brookline, Mass.
1239. If window-shades fall down without being molested, it is a sign of death.
Cape Breton.