191. The first of these button formulæ is used by boys to foretell their profession in life. A friend remembers how in childhood his buttons were completely worn out by the continual practice of the inquiry.
192. With reference to the acquisition of a coat:—
Bought, given, stolen.
Massachusetts.
193. “Rich man, poor man, beggar, thief, doctor, lawyer, merchant, chief.” Said over by little girls on their back hair combs to find the occupation of their future husbands.
New York.
FOUR-LEAVED CLOVER.
194. If a girl puts a two-leaved clover in her shoe, the first man who comes on the side where the clover is will be her future husband.
Michigan.
195. Put a four-leaved clover in your shoe, and you will marry a man having the first name of the man whom you meet first after doing it.