42 Charms
If a grandpa-long-legs is not handy, spit in the palm of the left hand, strike the spittle with a finger of the right, and the direction the spittle jumps in will show what course to take in looking for the cow.
A good way to get rid of freckles is to go to a brook, catch a frog, and rub him alive on your face.
If you have too many rats in the house, take an old tin pan down cellar and give it a good drumming, The rats will hasten off the premises.
Possess yourself with a four-leaf clover and a stick with a knot-hole in it when you are to witness a sleight-of-hand performance. If aught puzzles you, there is need only to witness it through the knot-hole to have the trick made clear as day to you.
If your ear burns, it is a sign that somebody is talking about you. By wetting your thumb and forefinger and rubbing your ear, you can put a stop to the talk about you. If it is the right ear which burns, some one is saying something good of you. If the left ear burns, some one is saying something bad of you. In the latter case you will do well to pinch your ear, for that will make the
