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, Mass.
607. Dreams go by contraries. General in the United States.
LUCK.
CARDS.
608. At cards, if your luck is poor, walk round your chair three times, lift it, sit down, and your luck is assured. 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, Mass.
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, Mass.
617. As with the superstitious generally, Friday is a very unlucky day. Housekeepers will prefer paying a quarter's rent extra to going into a house on that day. It is, of course, most unlucky to be married on it. Wednesday is the day considered most favorable for the purpose. Newfoundland.
618. If you cut your nails on Sunday, you'll do something you're ashamed of before the week is out. Maine.
619. If business is transacted on Sunday, you will lose by it on the coming week. New York.
620. Pancake Day is Shrove Tuesday. If you do not eat pancakes on that day, you will have no luck throughout the year. The hens won't lay, etc. Chestertown, Md.
621. When the two figures that tell one's age are alike, as 22, 33, etc., some great change in life is to be expected. Nashua, N.H.
DRESSING.
622. If you put on any garment wrong side out, as, for example, a pair of stockings, never change it, as to do so brings ill luck. This direction is intuitively followed by many people who are entirely free from conscious superstition. General in the United States.
623. If you put a garment on wrong side out, you mustn't speak of it, or you will have bad luck. Maine.
624. If you put a garment on wrong side out, or a hat on wrong end before, spit on it before turning, to prevent bad luck. Maine and Ohio.
625. If a garment is put on wrong side out, it is lucky, but unlucky to turn it. Prince Edward Island and Massachusetts.
626. To clothe the left foot before the right one is a sign of misfortune. Ohio.
627. If you button up your dress wrong, i.e., do not begin with the button and button-hole opposite each other, it means bad luck, or good luck if worn uneven until after sunset. Cape Breton.
628. The putting of the left shoe on the right foot, lacing it wrong, or losing a button, are all bad signs. Alabama.
629. Walking across the room with one shoe off is a sign of ill luck. Alabama.
630. When putting on your shoes and stockings, if you complete dressing one foot before beginning to dress the other, it is a sign you will be disappointed. Northern Ohio.
HORSESHOES.
631. It is good luck to find a horseshoe. General in the United States and Canada.
632. The luck is especially good if the loop end is towards you, that is, if you meet it. Miramichi, N.B.
