Part 24 (2/2)

_General in the United States and Canada._

632. The luck is especially good if the loop end is towards you, that is, if you meet it.

_Miramichi, N.B._

633. If you find horseshoes and pick them up, you will have a horse.

634. The more nails in the horseshoe, the more luck.

_Western Pennsylvania._

635. To find a horseshoe nail is good luck, especially if the head is towards you.

_Miramichi, N.B._

636. If horseshoes are put up over a house for luck, the points should not be placed downwards, or the luck will slip through.

PINS.

637. See a pin and pick it up, All the day you'll have good luck; See a pin and pa.s.s it by (or ”let it lie”), All the day your luck will fly.

_Eastern Ma.s.sachusetts._

638. See a pin and pick it up, All the day you'll have good luck; See a pin and let it lie, Come to sorrow by and by.

_New York._

639. See a pin and pick it up for luck. If the head is towards you, the luck is slow in coming; if the point is towards you, the luck is quick and sharp.

_Boston, Ma.s.s._

640. If you see a pin crosswise, that is, across your path, it means a ride if you pick it up.

_Boston, Ma.s.s._

641. ”I have known a young lady form a habit of stooping in consequence of keeping the eyes fixed on the ground, in the streets of New York city, in order not to miss the good fortune that might come of picking up a pin. The pin must be thrust into a tree or post, in order to keep the luck as long as it remains fast.”

_New York, N.Y._

642. Find a pin and let it lie, You'll want a pin before you die.

_Alabama._

643. See a pin and let it lie, You'll want that pin before you die.

_Peabody, Ma.s.s._

SALT.

644. It is unlucky to pa.s.s salt across the table.

645. Spilling salt is unlucky; throw some over your left shoulder, or burn a pinch to avert ill luck.

_Northern Ohio._

646. It is bad luck to spill salt unless it is burned.

_Virginia._

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