Death 115
A hot May makes a fat graveyard.
To have a crow fly over the house is a sign of death.
If three lamps happen to be set on a table at the same time, the result will be that one of the household will die within the year.
Don’t let a bat fly into your house. If one does get in, kill him, and it will be all right. If the bat gets away, some one of the household will die within a year. In the old country, on warm evenings, when they would keep the door open to cool the rooms, you might see a woman standing in the doorway with a broom in her hand to keep the bats out. Every time one flitted past, she would make a fierce whack at it.
The child that has long fingers will die young.
Others say that long fingers are the sign the child will be an artist or a musician.
If a looking-glass gets cracked, it is understood that it is a sign of the death of the eldest son of the household.
The person with a wide cheek will have a long life. The person between whose ear and cheekbone the distance is narrow will die young.
