Nos autem ita leves, atque inconsiderati sumus, ut si mures corroserint aliquid quorum est opus hoc unum, monstrum putemus? Ante vero Marsicum bellum quod Clypeos Lanuvii--mures rosissent, maxumum id portentum haruspices esse dixerunt. Quasi vero quicquam intersit, mures diem noctem aliquid rodentes, scuta an cribra corroserint ... cum vestis a soricibus roditur, plus timere suspicionem futuri mali, quam præsens damnum dolere. Unde illud eleganter dictum est Catonis, qui cum esset consultus a quodam, qui sibi erosas esse Caligas diceret a soricibus, respondit; non esset illud monstrum; sed vere monstrum habendum fuisse, si sorices a Caligis roderentur.--Cicero, _Divinatio_, ii. 27. MOLE-SPOTS. A mole-spot on the _armpit_ promises wealth and honor; on the _ankle_ bespeaks modesty in men, courage in women; on the right _breast_ is a sign of honesty, on the left forebodes poverty; on the _chin_ promises wealth; on the right _ear_, respect; on the left forebodes dishonor; on the centre of the _forehead_ bespeaks treachery, sullenness and untidiness; on the right _temple_ foreshows that you will enjoy the friendship of the great; on the left _temple_ forebodes distress; on the right _foot_ bespeaks wisdom, on the left, rashness; on the right side of the _heart_ denotes virtue, on the left side, wickedness; on the _knee_ of a man denotes that he will have a rich wife, if on the left knee of a woman she may expect a large family; on the _lip_ is a sign of gluttony and talkativeness; on the _neck_ promises wealth; on the _nose_ indicates that a man will be a great traveller; on the _thigh_ forebodes poverty and sorrow; on the _throat_, wealth and health; on the _wrist_, ingenuity. MOON (_The_). When the “mone lies sair on her back, or when her horns are pointed towards the zenith, be warned in time, for foul weather is nigh at hand.”--Dr. Jamieson. Foul weather may also be expected “when the new moon appears with the old one in her arms.” Late yestreen I saw the new moone Wi’ the auld moone in her arme, And I feir, I feir, my deir master, That we will come to harme. _The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens._ To see a new moon for the first time on the right hand, and direct before you, is lucky; but to see it on the left hand or to turn round and see it behind you, is the contrary. If you first see a new moon through glass, your wish will come to pass. NAILS. A white spot on the _thumb_ promises a present; on the _index finger_ denotes a friend; on the _long finger_, a foe; on the _third finger_, a letter or sweetheart; on the _little finger_, a journey to go. In America, white spots on the nails are considered lucky.