1415. There was a superstition among old people who had never been much abroad, in the town where I was born (Stratham, N. H.), that if they were photographed they were likely to die soon after, and many rather objected on that account.
Stratham, N. H.
1416. After sneezing, it is customary to say, “God bless you.”
General in the United States.
1417. A bit of steel, such as a needle, protects one from witches.
Brookline, Mass.
1418. A thief may be detected by a key turning in the Bible to Psalm i. 18-21, when the name of the guilty person is mentioned.
Labrador.
DAYS.
1419. What you do on your birthday, you will do all the year.