1179. The hearing, in the wall, of the "death-watch," or "death-tick," betokens a death in the house. General in the United States.
1180. A dish-cloth hung on a door-knob is a sign of death in a family. Deerfield, Mass.
1181. To knock on a door and receive no answer is a sign of death. Virginia and Englewood, Ill.
1182. The last name a dying person calls is that of the next to follow. New Hampshire.
1183. Sometimes the dying call for an absent one, as if in trouble. This is a sign that that person will have some great trouble in after life. New York.
1184. Death takes place at ebb tide. New England Coast.
1185. The person on whom the eyes of a dying person last rest will be the first to die. Boston, Mass.
1186. It is a sign of death to see a flower blossoming out of season, as, for example, a rose in the fall. This has proved a true omen in several cases, according to the experience of a lady who believes in these signs. In consequence of this belief, when she has such a a flower, she will pick it off the stem and throw it away, without mentioning the incident to any one. Niagara Falls, Ont.
1187. It is a sign of death to see a tree blossoming in the fall. Orange Co., Va.
1188. If a garment is cut out on Friday, the person for whom it is made will not live unless it is finished on the same day. Southern Indiana.
1189. If you begin a quilt on Friday, you will never live to finish it. Maine.
An act of this sort gave great distress to a domestic servant, who, until after the completion of the quilt, daily expected disaster. This woman came from French Canada.
1190. If a doctor is called on Friday, the patient will surely die. Cambridge, Mass.
1191. If a hearse is drawn by two white horses, death in the neighborhood will occur within a month. Central Maine.
1192. If anyone comes to a funeral after the procession starts, another death will occur in the same house. Ohio.
1193. At a funeral the first person who turns away from the grave will have the next death in his family. Trinity Bay, N.F.
1194. If one goes to a funeral with the intention of following to the grave but does not do so, a death soon follows in his family. Virginia.
1195. If it rains during a burial, another member of the family will soon follow. Poland, Me., Baldwinsville, N.Y., Ohio, and Alabama.
1196. If rain falls into an open grave, another burial in the same cemetery will occur within three days. Western New York.
1197. If you meet a funeral train, it is a sign of death. Prince Edward Island.
1198. Do not let any one wear your hat to a funeral when you've not worn it before yourself. Massachusetts.
1199. Whoever counts the carriages at a passing funeral will die within the year. Peabody, Mass., and Hennepin, Ill.
Or, some one will die.
1200. If shot remain in the gun after firing, some one of your family will die. Labrador.
1201. If you build on to your house, you will die within the year. Labrador.
1202. Lie down on a table and you will die before the year is out. Mattawamkeag, Me.
1203. To hold a lamp over a sleeping person causes death. Massachusetts.
1204. To break a looking-glass is a sign of death in the family before the year closes. General in the United States.
1205. To break a looking-glass is a sign of death, or of bad luck or[TN-11] seven years. This is quite a general belief. Domestic servants, and particularly superstitious persons, are often thrown into a panic by accidents of this sort. General in the United States and Canada.
