is boiling over, put a small stick in one of the ears and
name it for the one you like best. If he loves you in return, the water
will cease to boil over; if not, it will continue.
_Double Creek, Md._

287. Let two girls wash and wipe the dishes together, then put a dish of
water behind the door with a broom-handle in it. Two men will come in who
will be the husbands of the two projectors.
_Deer Isle, Me._

288. Run molten lead into hot water; the shape of the pellets formed
shows the occupation of your future sweetheart.
_Labrador._

289. Pour molten lead on a hearth; the shape the metal assumes in cooling
foretells the occupation of one's future husband.
_General in the United States._

VARIOUS.

290. On accidentally making two lines rhyme, kiss your hand, and you will
be so fortunate as to see your lover before nine that night.
_Alabama._

291. Put a looking-glass under the pillow, and you will dream of your
lover.
_Green Harbor, N.F._

292. Tie a true lover's knot (of shavings) and place it under the pillow.
You will dream of your lover, even if at that time he is unknown to you.
_Newfoundland._

293. Steal a salt herring from a grocery store, eat it, don't speak after
eating, and the first man you dream of will marry you.

294. Make a little ladder of sticks, place it under the head at night,
and you'll dream of your future husband.
_Patten, Me._

295. Swallow a chicken's heart whole, and the first man you kiss
afterwards will be your future husband.
_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