Winn, Me.
296. Take three grains of coffee, put one notch on one, two on another, put them in a glass of water under your bed, and name them. The one that sprouts is the one you are going to marry.
Alabama.
297. Light a match, and the way the flame goes shows where your future husband lives.
Bedford, Mass.
298. Stand two matches on a hot stove, sulphur end down, and name them for yourself and a marriageable acquaintance of the opposite sex. If both stand or fall together, it is a sign that you will live and die together. If one fall, it is a sign that one will leave the other.
Cape Breton.
299. Go out in spring and turn up a brick on the ground, and look under it at the clay. The color of the clay denotes the color of the hair of your future husband.
Chestertown, Md.
300. Cut your finger-nails nine Sundays in succession, and your sweetheart will dine with you.