1342. If you bite the corner of your apron, you will make back-biters bite their tongues.

Pennsylvania.

1343. Pinch your ear, and the person talking of you will bite his own tongue.

1344. If the right ear burns, it is a sign that some one is thinking well of you; if the left ear burns, it is a sign that some one is thinking unkindly of you; but if both ears burn, friend and foe are fighting about you.

Pennsylvania.

1345. If your ears burn, people are talking well of you; if your ears are cold, the contrary.

New Hampshire.

1346. If your right ear burns, a lady is speaking of you; if the left, a man.

Maine and Pennsylvania.

1347. If your left ear itches, some one is saying unpleasant things about you; but if your right ear, pleasant things. Some say,—