The Kinchardines have the Spectre of the Bloody Hand. Gartinbeg House used to be haunted by Bodach Gartin. The house of Tulloch Gorms used to be haunted by Maug Monlach, or the Girl with the Hairy Left Hand. DEATH-WATCH (_The_). The tapping made by a small beetle called the death-watch is said to be a warning of death. The chambermaids christen this worm a “Death-watch,” Because, like a watch, it always cries “click;” Then woe be to those in the house who are sick, For sure as a gun they will give up the ghost, If the maggot cries “click” when it scratches a post. Swift. DIVINING-ROD (_The_). A forked hazel rod, suspended between the balls of the thumbs, was at one time supposed to indicate the presence of water-springs and precious metals by inclining towards the earth beneath which these things might be found. Dousterswivel obtained money by professing to indicate the spot of buried wealth by a divining-rod.--Sir W. Scott, _The Antiquary_. DOGS. The howling of a dog at night forebodes death. A cane præviso funere disce mori. R. Keuchen, _Crepundia_, 113 (1662). Capitolīnus tells us that the death of Maximīnus was presaged by the howling of dogs. Pausanias (in his _Messenĭa_) says the dogs brake into a fierce howl just before the overthrow of the Messenians. Fincelius says the dogs in Mysinia flocked together and howled just before the overthrow of the Saxons in 1553. Virgil says the same thing occurred just previous to the battle of Pharsalia. Dogs give warning of death by scratching on the floor of a house. DOTTERELS. When dotterels do first appear, It shows that frost is very near; But when that dotterels do go, Then you may look for heavy snow. _Salisbury Saying._ DREAMS. It will be remembered that Joseph, the husband of Mary, was warned by a dream to flee from Judæa, and when Herod was dead he was again warned by a dream to “turn aside into the parts of Galilee.”--_Matt._ ii. 13, 19, 22. In the Old Testament, Pharaoh had a warning dream of a famine which he was enabled to provide against.--_Gen._ xli. 15-36. Pharaoh’s butler and baker had warning dreams, one being prevised thereby of his restoration to favor, and the other warned of his execution.--_Gen._ xl. 5-23. Nebuchadnezzar had an historic dream, which Daniel explained.--_Dan._ ii. 1, 31-45. Abimelech, king of Egypt was warned by a dream that Sarah was Abraham’s wife and not his sister.--_Gen._ xx. 3-16. Jacob had an historic dream on his way to Haran.--_Gen._ xxviii. 12-15. Joseph, son of Jacob, had an historic dream, revealing to him his future greatness.--_Gen._ xxxvii. 5-10.