Sneeze on Tuesday, kiss a stranger,
Sneeze on Wednesday, receive a letter,
Sneeze on Thursday, something better,
Sneeze on Friday, sneeze for sorrow,
Sneeze on Saturday, see your true love to-morrow.
Sneeze on Sunday, your safety seek,
Or the devil will have you the rest of the week.
_Crown Point, N.Y._

1430. Sneeze before twelve and one, and you will hear news.
_Brighton, Mass._

1431. Sneeze at the table, there will be one more or one less at the next
meal.
_Alabama._

1432. Sneeze before your breakfast,
See your beau before the day is past.
_Brighton, Mass._

1433. If you sneeze once, a girl is thinking of you; twice, she is
wishing for you; thrice, it is a sign of a cold.
_Alabama._

1434. Sneeze before seven,
Sneeze before eleven.
_Boston, Mass._

1435. What you sew on Sunday, you'll take out on Monday.
What you sew on Sunday, you'll rip out in heaven.
_Massachusetts._

1436. Never cut your toe-nails Sunday, or you will do something to be
ashamed of before the week is out.
_Granville, Mass._

1437. Cut your nails Monday morning, without speaking (?), and you will
get a present before the week is out; some have it, "without thinking of
a red fox's tail," instead of "without speaking."
_Westport, Mass._

DOMESTIC LIFE.

1438. It is supposed that a broom placed behind the door will keep off
witches.
_Bruynswick, N.Y._

1439. To burn the stub of a broom or break a sugar-bowl, means a quarrel.
_Westport, Mass._

1440. A spark seen on a candle or lamp when the light is extinguished
means the receipt of a letter.
_St. John, N.B., and Salem, Mass._

1441. Wet the finger and touch the "letter" on the candle. If it come off
on the finger, it means a letter for you.
_Maine._

1442. The letter in the candle will face the one for whom the letter is
to be. If the little snuff bud is bright, it means a letter.
_Northern Ohio._

1443. If the candle is sooty, or shows a spark in the wick on blowing
out, it is a sign that a letter is on its way.

1444. If chairs become entangled (legs interlaced, etc.), it means a
quarrel.
_Bathurst, N.B._

1445. If you choke (food gets in the windpipe), it means some one has
told lies about you.
_Cape Breton._

1446. It is a sign of good old-fashione