_Newfoundland._
587. Sat.u.r.day night"s dream, Sunday morning told, Will come to pa.s.s before it"s a week old.
_Maine and Ma.s.sachusetts._
588. Sat.u.r.day night dreamt, Sunday morning told, Sure to come true Before a month old.
_Eastern Ma.s.sachusetts._
589. Relate the dream before breakfast, and it will come true.
_General in the United States._
590. If you dream the same thing three times, it will come true.
591. Dreaming of handling new-made boards is a sign of a coffin. (A carpenter"s notion.) _Heart"s Content, N.F._
592. If you dream of seeing a boat drawn or sailing on land, it is a sign of death.
_Cape Breton._
593. If you dream that you see an empty coffin, you will see it filled within a year.
594. To dream of dough in a bread pan is the sign of a coffin.
_New Brunswick._
595. To dream of dough in a black pan is a sign of a corpse.
_Miramichi, N.B._
596. To dream of bread is good luck.
_Boston, Ma.s.s._
597. To dream of going in a carriage means you"ll travel with a friend.
_Cape Breton._
598. Pick up a stone in a strange place and put it under the pillow for three nights. If you dream, it will come true.
_Newfoundland._
599. To dream of being in a new house is a sign of death.
_Harbor Grace, N.F._
600. Place the heel of one shoe against the instep of the other three nights in a row, and you will dream of your future husband.
_Franklin, Ma.s.s._
601. To dream that your sweetheart has the ague means that he loves you.
602. To dream you are a fool is good luck and increase of wealth.
603. Dreaming of persons being sick is a sign of being well.
_Newfoundland and New Hampshire._
604. To dream of a death is a sign of life.
605. To dream of the devil is a sign of good luck.
_Trinity Bay, N.F._
606. To dream you cry means you will laugh.
_Boston, Ma.s.s._
607. Dreams go by contraries.
_General in the United States._
CHAPTER IX.
LUCK.
CARDS.
608. At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is a.s.sured.
_General in the United States._
609. At cards, it is bad luck to play against the grain of the table.
_General in the United States._
610. At cards, it is unlucky to turn up your hand before the dealer is through.
_Alabama._
611. At cards, it is common to blow on the deal, without looking at it, for good luck.
_Providence, R.I., and Salem, Ma.s.s._
DAYS.
612. It is unlucky to travel on Friday.
_New York and Pennsylvania._
613. Never begin a piece of work on Friday; it is bad luck.
_General in the United States._
614. Seafaring men will not sail on Friday.
_Somewhat general in the United States._
615. If you begin a piece of work on Friday, it will be a very short or a very long job.
_St. John, N.B._
616. It is bad luck to cut your finger-nails on Friday.
_Pigeon Cove, Ma.s.s._
617. As with the superst.i.tious generally, Friday is a very unlucky day.