1206. If three persons look into a mirror at the same time, one will die within the year. Peabody, Mass., and New Hampshire.
1207. If one try on mourning when not wearing it, he will have occasion to wear it soon. Pennsylvania.
1208. To put on a bonnet or hat of one in mourning is a sign that you will wear one before the year is out. Peabody and Boston, Mass., and Niagara Falls, Ont.
1209. To drive a nail on Sunday is a sign that some one in the family will die within the year. Pigeon Cove, Mass.
1210. Hearing an imaginary rap and opening an outside door lets death in. Ferrisburgh, Vt.
1211. The hearing of three raps is a sign that some member of the family is dead. Boston, Mass., and Orange Co., Va.
1212. If members of a family, after long separation, meet for reunion, some one of the members will die within the year. Cambridge, Mass.
1213. Ringing in the ears is a sign of death. General.
1214. Ringing in the ears means death before the week ends. Of this ringing the term "death-bell" is used. It may be said by a country woman: "Oh! I have heard a death-bell!" or, "What a death-bell in my ear! You will hear of a death before the week is out." In case of a sudden death, such a person might say: "I am not surprised; I heard a death-bell on such a day." Northern Ohio.
1215. The term "death-bell" is also a popular one in Prince Edward Island.
1216. In some localities the direction of the apparent ringing indicates the direction from which the news of death will come.
1217. If an empty rocking-chair is seen to sway back and forth when apparently unoccupied, it is supposed that the chair is held by the spirit of some deceased member of the family, who has come back to choose the next to go, and call that person quickly. Michigan.
1218. A spot resembling iron-rust on the finger means death. Maine.
1219. Beginning on Saturday a garment that cannot be finished means death. Ohio.
1220. Deaths do not come singly; but if one of a family dies, a second death in the same family will occur within a year. Cambridge, Mass.
1221. Whoever works on a sick person's dress, he or she will die within the year. Massachusetts.
1222. If some one is sick and a storm comes, it is a sign he will die during its continuance. Virginia.
1223. When a woman who has been sewing puts her thimble on the table as she sits down to eat, it is a sign that she will be left a widow if she marries. Central Maine.
1224. If one sings at a table while the family are eating, it means the death of a friend. Webster City, Iowa.
Or bad luck (Virginia); disappointment (New Jersey).
1225. If three drops of blood fall from your nose, one of your family is dead. Labrador.
1226. If you sneeze on Sunday morning before breakfast, you will hear of the death of some person you know before the next Saturday night. Northern Vermont.
1227. If you sneeze at table with the mouth full, an acquaintance will die soon. Virginia and Alabama.
1228. When sowing grain, if a strip of land is missed there will be a death inside of a year. Ohio and Maryland.
1229. When you shiver, it means that some one is walking over the place where your grave is to be. General in the United States.
1230. If sparks are left (unintentionally) in the ashes over night, it is a sign of death. Cumberland, Md.
1231. If sparks of fire fly out of an opened stove door, it is a sign of death. Trinity Bay, N.F.
1232. If any one in the town lies dead over Sunday, there will be another death before the end of the week. Bedford, Mass.
