1288. Step over a living thing, and that thing, whether a human being or not, will not grow any more.
Province of Quebec, Can.
1289. To step over one leg of a child will cause it to grow longer than the other.
Baltimore, Md.
1290. To comb the hair after dark is a sign of sickness.
Comb your hair after dark,
Comb sorrow to your heart.
Connecticut.
1291. If you comb your hair after dark, it will make you forgetful.
Northern Ohio.
1292. If the right hand itches, you are going to get money; if the left, you will shake hands with a friend. If the nose itches, a friend is coming.
Talladega, Ala.