132. When a woman's hair parts where it should not, it is a sure sign she will be a widow. Springfield, Mass.
133. Draw a single hair from the head strongly between the thumb and finger-nail. If it curls up, you are proud. St. John, N.B., and Prince Edward Island.
The same result indicates that you are cross. Cape Breton.
134. Hairy arms mean wealth. Northern Ohio.
135. Hairy arms mean strength. General in the United States.
136. Scrape the finger-nail and the thumb-nail along a hair, and if, by the third time, it curls up, the owner is high-tempered. Boston, Mass.
137. Put some of your hair in the fire. If it burns slowly you will have a long life. If quickly, a short one. Chestertown, Md.
HAND.
138. A straight line in the palm of the hand is an omen of early death. Massachusetts.
139. The letter formed by the veins on the inside of the wrist is the initial of the name of the future husband or wife. St. John, N.B.
140. A person with an initial in his hand will be very fortunate in selecting a companion for life. Alabama.
141. In clasping your own hand, you put uppermost either your right or your left thumb. If the former, you are to rule; vice versa, you yield. Brookline, Mass.
142. If the thumb sticks up in the closed fist, you are either capable or honest, probably the latter, as thieves are said to double theirs in. New England.
143. If you cannot make your thumb and one finger meet around your wrist, you are a glutton. Province of Quebec.
144. If you cannot touch the tips of your little finger and first finger together behind the two middle fingers, on both hands, then you will not marry the man you want to marry. Province of Quebec.
145. Clasp your fingers, and if the right thumb lap over the left you were born in the daytime. If the left overlap, you were born at night.
146. The number of folds on your wrist as you bend your hand shows the number of thirties you are to live. Massachusetts.
147. If the ends of the fingers are capable of being bent far back, it indicates a thief.
MOLES.
148. A mole on the eyebrow denotes that one will be hanged. On the ear it denotes that he will be drowned. Chestertown, Md.
149. Mole above breath Means wealth.
150. Moles on the neck, Money by the peck. Prince Edward Island and Northern Ohio.
151. A mole on the neck indicates that its owner will be hanged. Boston, Mass.
152. A mole on the side of the neck means a death by hanging. Central Maine.
153. A mole on the arm indicates riches. Boston, Mass.
154. Mole on your arm, Live on a farm. Alabama.
155. A mole on the arm means that you will fight many battles, and will be very successful in them. Prince Edward Island.
NOSE.
156. A vein across the nose is an omen of short life. 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.
