_General in the United States._

TEETH.

157. A broad space between the teeth indicates a liar.
_Biddeford, Me._

158. Broad front teeth mean that one is generous.
_Biddeford, Me._

159. A space between the two front upper incisors signifies wealth.
_Mansfield, O._

160. If the front teeth are wide apart, it means one can't keep a secret.
If overlapping, one is close-mouthed.
_Boston, Mass._

161. Do not trust people with pointed teeth.
_Chestertown, Md._

162. If you have a space between your teeth, it is a sign that you will
die of consumption.
_Baltimore, Md._

163. A lump (enlarged papilla) on the tongue is a sign one has told a lie.
_Mansfield, O._

CHAPTER IV.

PROJECTS.

Love divinations or love charms, I have found, are popularly known as
"projects" in parts of New England and on Mt. Desert. On Prince Edward
Island and in various parts of the Canadian provinces the practice of
such divinations is usually spoken of as "trying tricks." If a number of
young people are together, one will say, "Let's try tricks." In the
Middle and Western United States the usual colloquial expression for
these love divinations is "trying fortunes." One girl will say to another
at some appropriate time, "Let's try our fortunes."

APPLES.

164. Eat an apple at midnight before the glass, saying,--

Whoever my true love may be,
Come and eat this apple with me,

holding the lamp in the hand. The true love will appear.
_Winn, Me._

165. Throw a whole apple-paring on the floor, after swinging it three
times around your head. It will form your true love's initial letter.
_General in the United States._

APPLE-SEEDS.

166. When eating an apple, snap it with the fingers and name it for a
person of the opposite sex. Count the fully developed seeds (all of the
others are kisses), and the last one must correspond to the following
formula:--

One's my love,
Two's my love,
Three's my heart's desire.
Four I'll take and never forsake,
Five I'll cast in the fire.
Six he loves,
Seven she loves,
Eight they both love,
Nine he comes,
Ten he tarries,
Eleven he goes,
Twelve he marries.
Thirteen honor,
Fourteen riches,
All the rest are little witches.
_Baldwinsville, N.Y._

Some change the latter lines o