can prevent the stitch in the side which is
liable to be induced by running, by means of holding a pebble under the
tongue. "I believe I could run all day, and not get tired, if I could
hold a pebble under my tongue," said one.
_Cambridge, Mass._

CHAPTER III.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

BEAUTY.

101. If a person is very handsome, it is a sign that he will have one of
the infectious diseases of childhood (measles, whooping cough, etc.) more
than once.
_Massachusetts._

DIMPLE.

102. Dimple in chin.
Devil within.
_Chestertown, Md._

103. A dimple in the chin is lucky. Some say "it shows you're no fool."

104. A dimple is the mark left by the angel's finger in turning up the
face to kiss it when asleep.
_Pennsylvania._

EARS.

105. Small ears indicate that a person is stingy. Large ones show that he
is generous.
_General._

106. Large ears are a mark of a liar. Small ears show that one is truthful.
_Boston, Mass._

107. Long, slim ears are a sign that you will steal.
_Chestertown, Md._

108. If the protuberance behind the ear is large, it indicates generosity.
_Massachusetts._

EYES AND EYEBROWS.

109. Hazel eyes betoken a good disposition.
_Boston, Mass._

110. If your eyebrows meet, you will be rich.
_Somerville and Bedford, Mass._

111. A well-known children's rhyme runs:--

Blue-eye beauty, do your mammy's duty!
Black eye, pick a pie,
Run around and tell a lie!
Gray-eye greedy gut
Eat all the world up!
_General in the United States._

112. If the eyebrows meet, one is ill-tempered.
_General in the United States._

113. If the eyebrows are far apart, you will live away from home; if near
together, you will live near home, or at home.
_Massachusetts._

114. Heavy eyebrows are a sign of long life.
_Lawrence, Mass._

FINGER-NAILS.

115. Always keep your nails clean and you will be rich.
_Peabody, Mass._

116. A white spot in the nail, when it comes, means a present. You get the
present when it grows to the end and is cut.
_Boston, Mass._

117. White spots on the nails of the left hand denote the number of lies
one has told.
_Maine and Central Illinois._

118. Count on finger-nail spots:--

Friends,
Foes,
Money,
Beaux.

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