1098. See the moon over the left shoulder, You will have a fall (tumble). Bedford, Mass.
1199.[TN-10] If you have money in the pocket when you first see the new moon, turn it over, and you'll have plenty all the rest of the month. Stratham, N.H.
1100. If you have money in your pocket the first time you see the new moon, and it is seen over your right shoulder, you will have money all the year. Nashua, N.H., and Massachusetts.
1101. Take out money and shake it in the hand on first seeing the new moon; it will increase your wealth. Miramichi, N.B.
1102. Look at the new moon through a ring, wish something while doing so, and your wish will come true. Alabama.
1103. If you first see the new moon with full hands, that is, with busy hands, you will be busy, full of work, all the month; if idle, the reverse.
1104. See the new moon through a glass, See sorrow while it lasts. Deer Isle, Me., and Salem, Mass.
1105. If you see the new moon through trees or brush, you will have trouble that month. General in the United States.
1106. If you see the new moon full in front, you will meet your lover within the week.
1107. If you see the new moon face on, you will go headlong through the month. Salem, Mass.
1108. Moon full face, Open disgrace. Portland, Me.
1109. One who chances to have a cup in his hand when he first sees the new moon is destined to wait on the sick until another new moon appears. Alabama.
MOONLIGHT.
1110. Some say you can see the man's axe and dog in the moon. New Brunswick.
1111. If the moon shines in your face as you lie in the bed at night, you'll die inside of a year. Central Maine.
1112. It is a general belief that it is dangerous to sleep with the moon shining on the face. If the moon shines on fish, they will spoil.
1113. Horses will be cured of any one of several diseases if you will insert a bit of silver--a dime is the favorite coin--in the part affected; but it is imperative that you do this by the "light of the moon." Clover Bend, Ark.
WAX AND WANE.
1114. Set out cabbages in the new of the moon to make them head up well, and gather apples in the new of the moon to make them keep well. Plant potatoes in the old of the moon. Mitchell Co., N.C.
1115. Plant flowers in the increase of the moon. Pennsylvania.
1116. Be careful as to the phase of the moon when felling timber. General in the United States.
1117. If brush and thistles are cut down in the full moon in August when the sign is in the heart, they will never grow again. Copied from an agricultural paper.
1118. Grass cut when the moon is waning will not "spend well." New England.
1119. If cut when it is waxing, the hay weighs and spends well. New England.
1120. Plant peas and potatoes in the increase of the moon. Miramichi, N.B.
1121. Seeds should be sown when the moon is new. This custom is still more or less observed. Corn should be planted at this time. Boston, Mass.
1122. Plant seed the first three days after the moon changes. Alabama.
1123. Plant potatoes "in the dark of the moon," so the potatoes will root and yield well. Mansfield, O.
1124. The full moon is the time to cut alders, spruce, or other undergrowth, because the roots then die quickly without sprouting. Nova Scotia.
1125. Shingle the roof in the decrease of the moon, so the shingles will lie flat ("go down"). Else they may warp and rise up. Mansfield, O.
1126. If a farmer lays a rail fence by the light of the moon, it will be stronger and last longer than if it was laid in the daytime. Western New York and parts of Massachusetts.
