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.
Begin with the first nail spotted, and the noun falling to the last nail thus marked gives the sign. Deerfield, Mass.
119. Another formula:--
(First finger) a friend, (Second finger) a foe, (Third finger) a gift, (Fourth finger) a beau, (Fifth finger) a journey to go. Mansfield, O.
An almost identical variant is found in Prince Edward Island.
FOOT.
120. If your instep is high enough to have water flow under it, you are of good descent. Brookline, Mass.
121. A mole on the sole of the left foot means trouble and hardships during life. Boston, Mass.
FOREHEAD.
122. If there is a blue vein in the child's forehead extending down upon the nose, it is one of the surest signs of early death. Maine and Massachusetts.
123. Vertical wrinkles in the brow show the number of husbands one will have. Horizontal ones show the number of children. Northern Ohio.
HAIR.
124. Coarse hair indicates good nature; fine hair quick temper. Northern Ohio.
125. Red hair indicates a "spit-fire." Massachusetts and Chestertown, Md.
126. Beware of that man, Be he friend or brother, Whose hair is one color And moustache another. Portland, Me.
127. The color of the hair growing on the neck indicates the color of the hair of one's future husband.
128. A single white hair means genius; it must not be pulled out.
129. If you pull out a white hair, two will come in its place. Somewhat general in the United States.
130. Hair growing upon the upper lip of a woman means riches. Boston, Mass.
131. The point formed by the hair growing on the forehead is called "A widow's peak." Eastern Massachusetts.
