1340. If the right cheek burns, some one is speaking well of you; if the left, they are speaking ill of you; if both, they speak well and ill at once. Moisten the finger in the mouth and touch it to the cheek, naming those whom you suspect; the one at whose name it grows cool was speaking of you. New Brunswick.
1341. If your right ear burns, some one is talking well of you; if your left, he is talking ill. General in the United States.
1342. If you bite the corner of your apron, you will make back-biters bite their tongues. Pennsylvania.
1343. Pinch your ear, and the person talking of you will bite his own tongue.
1344. If the right ear burns, it is a sign that some one is thinking well of you; if the left ear burns, it is a sign that some one is thinking unkindly of you; but if both ears burn, friend and foe are fighting about you. Pennsylvania.
1345. If your ears burn, people are talking well of you; if your ears are cold, the contrary. New Hampshire.
1346. If your right ear burns, a lady is speaking of you; if the left, a man. Maine and Pennsylvania.
1347. If your left ear itches, some one is saying unpleasant things about you; but if your right ear, pleasant things. Some say,--
Both left and right Are good at night. Cambridge, Mass.
1348. If the right eye itches, it is a sign you will cry; if the left, you will laugh, because R stands for "roar" and L for "laugh." Baldwinsville, N.Y.
1349. If the right eye itches, you'll laugh; if the left eye, you'll cry. Boston, Mass.
1350. If your eye itches, some one wants to see you and can't. Peabody, Mass.
1351. If you look at one who has inflamed eyes, you'll catch the disease. Maine and Ohio.
1352. If your elbow itches, you will sleep with a stranger. Boston, Mass.
1353. If the right foot itches, it is a sign you will go where you will be welcome; if the left foot itches, it is a sign you will go where you are unwelcome. Baldwinsville, N.Y.
1354. If while going to see any one your left foot itches, you are not welcome. Alabama.
1355. The nose itching is a sign you are going to "get mad." Peabody, Mass.
1356. If your nose itches, it is a sign of a present.
1357. If your nose itches, some one will be provoked with you.
1358. If your nose itches, it is a sign that
You'll be mad, See a stranger, Kiss a fool, Or be in danger. Prince Edward Island.
1359. If your nose itches, you will
See a stranger, Kiss a fool, Or be in danger. Peabody, Mass.
1360. If your nose itches, it is a sign you will be kissed, cussed, or vexed. Somerville, Mass.
1361. If the nose itches, some say you will receive a letter; others declare it is a sign your lover is thinking of you. Baldwinsville, N.Y.
1362. If the palm of the hand itches, it is a good sign that you will kill something. Labrador.
1363. Itching in the palm is a sign of a fight, or of seeing a stranger.
1364. An unexpected scratch denotes surprise.
1365. A long scratch across the palm denotes a sleigh-ride. Pennsylvania (negro).
1366. A scratch on the hand denotes a ride; the length of the scratch indicates the length of the ride. New England.
1367. A scratch on the right hand is a sign of a ride to come; on the left, a disappointment. Baldwinsville, N.Y.
1368. If your knee itches, you are jealous. Boston, Mass.
1369. Being lousy is an indication that the lousy person is in good health. Newfoundland.
1370. Some hold that the white spots that one has on the finger-nails represent the lies you have told. Maine and Baldwinsville, N.Y.
