1409. You are said to “take the manners” if you take the last of any kind of food from a plate.
New England.
1410. “Manners dish” is the dish put on for show, and not expected to be eaten.
Northern Ohio.
1411. Homœopathic pills must be taken in odd numbers.
New England.
1412. When a meteor is seen, Catholics often say, “A soul is ascending into heaven.”
1413. A present of a knife or any pointed instrument cuts friendship; always sell it for a penny.
1414. A present of pins breaks friendship.
General in the United States.