Lightning Never Strikes Twice If You Own a Feather Bed : and 1904 Other American Superstitions from

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Here is an alphabetically organized sam-

pling from a vast storehouse of American

superstitions both popular and arcane--

guaranteed to enchant and amuse every

one of us.

There are rhyming singsongs such as

"By the pricking of my thumb, something

evil this way comes" and "If you sing

before you eat, you ll cry before you

sleep"; and also the special, mysterious,

meanings of dragonflies and doves; owls

and oysters; shooting stars and comets;

or simply turning over in bed.

How many of these superstitions do

you know?

4) Blow a seedy dandelion and

count the remaining seeds to see

the number of children you will

have.

0 Always try to trap the bubbles in

a cup of coffee with a spoon--if

you succeed, expect surprise

money.

~ Wearing three new thin~s on

Easter day will bring good luck

throughout the year

0 ff the bottom of your foot itches,

you will walk in stranse places or

lands.

~ An upright crescentmoon means

a wet month.