Dixie Diva Loves Folklore

*A dog howling at night is a portent of death.

*A dining fork dropped on the floor, foretells the arrival of a female visitor; a knife, the coming of a male.

*Planting parsley in a pot and storing it in the house brings ill luck
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*A visitor should always depart by the same door through which he entered so as not to carry away luck
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*A cat eating grass foretells rain.

*A student having trouble learning a lesson should place the book under his pillow at night; he will be sure to know it in the morning.

*A woolen stocking turned inside out and worn overnight is recommended for an inflamed throat.

*Drinking from a colbalt blue glass cures a toothache.

*The hand of a corpse rubbed over the swelling on a neck will cure a goiter.

*When a boy's hair is cut, he should not, under any circumstances, throw it away, for if a bird should build a nest with it, he would be afflicted with headaches.

*When a woman walks and kicks up her dress hem with her heels, it is a sigh that she will wed a widower.

*Milk stolen from a neighbor's cow--or any other article of stolen food--brings relief when given to a child with whooping cough.

*Rubbing the scalp frequently with the hemisphere of a divided onion cures baldness.

*Spilling salt is a sign of a quarrel. To avoid it, throw a pitch over the left shoulder with the right hand.

*Shoes must never be put on a table.

*Shoes must be put on the right foot first for good luck through the day.

* Always get out of bed right foot first. To place the left foot on the floor first is a sure forerunner of an unsuccessful, unpleasant day.

*Walking under a ladder is a sign of coming misfortune.

*If your right ear burns, someone is speaking good of you; if the left ear, someone is speaking evil of you.

*Laying new clothes on a bed is bad luck.

*Returning to the house after starting out is a sign of misfortune.

*Rings should never be removed by anyone but the owner.

*When walking with a person whose friendship you wish to retain, never let any object come between you, such as a post, at tree, etc.

*Dropping scissors or gloves pretends disappointment.

*If you drop your dishcloth, you'll have unexpected guest.

*A red sunset, slightly purple, with bright blue sky overhead foretells fine weather.

*A gray, cloudy sunset indicates rain. If the sun looks indistinct and white before sunset, it foretells storms.

*A whitish yellow sunset sky means rain during the night or early the next day.

*Brilliant and odd colors in the sunset, with hard outlines around the clouds, foretell rain and probably wind.

*Usually clear air and very bright stars are an indication of rain.

*A red sky in the morning means much wind and rain. A gray sky in the moring, with breaking clouds, indicates fine weather.

*Animals become more active when air pressure fails.

*Cows bellow more before a shower. The more a cow swings her tail, the more severe an approaching storm will be, perhaps including hail.

*Pigs scratch their backs on fence posts when it's going to rain.

*Temperatures will rise if a pig digs a hole in the ground.

*Dogs and horses will sniff the air when rain is coming.

*Squirrels become quarrelsome and tend to be extra frisky before inclement weather.

*Robins are known to sing more before a rain. This was called "rain hollering."

*When fireflies are out in large numbers, three days of nice weather can be expected.

*Look for a cold winter if trees began shedding their leaves while still green.

*Look for a bad winter if squirrels begin gathering nuts in the middle of September.

*Look for a bad winter if Spiders spin webs on the south wall of the barn.