96. Red and yellow, catch a fellow. _Brookline, Mass._ Pink and blue, he'll catch you. _Deerfield, Mass._ Pink and blue, he'll be true. _Deerfield, Mass._ Black and white, hold him tight. _Pennsylvania._ 97. An old superstition which still survives among children is, that if they crawl over an older person and do not crawl back they will never grow again. _Haverhill, Mass._ 98. "We used always as children to get X's scored with a pin on our new 'village gaiters.' We were told it was to make them safe and take the slipperiness off." _Brookline, Mass._ 99. Children say that the one who takes the first bite of an apple that is to be passed about for eating will fail in his or her lesson. _Chelsea, Mass._ 100. Boys believe that they can prevent the stitch in the side which is liable to be induced by running, by means of holding a pebble under the tongue. "I believe I could run all day, and not get tired, if I could hold a pebble under my tongue," said one. _Cambridge, Mass._ CHAPTER III. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS. BEAUTY. 101. If a person is very handsome, it is a sign that he will have one of the infectious diseases of childhood (measles, whooping cough, etc.) more than once. _Massachusetts._ DIMPLE. 102. Dimple in chin. Devil within. _Chestertown, Md._ 103. A dimple in the chin is lucky. Some say "it shows you're no fool." 104. A dimple is the mark left by the angel's finger in turning up the face to kiss it when asleep. _Pennsylvania._ EARS. 105. Small ears indicate that a person is stingy. Large ones show that he is generous. _General._ 106. Large ears are a mark of a liar. Small ears show that one is truthful. _Boston, Mass._ 107. Long, slim ears are a sign that you will steal. _Chestertown, Md._ 108. If the protuberance behind the ear is large, it indicates generosity. _Massachusetts._ EYES AND EYEBROWS. 109. Hazel eyes betoken a good disposition. _Boston, Mass._ 110. If your eyebrows meet, you will be rich. _Somerville and Bedford, Mass._ 111. A well-known children's rhyme runs:-- Blue-eye beauty, do your mammy's duty! Black eye, pick a pie, Run around and tell a lie! Gray-eye greedy gut Eat all the world up! _General in the United States._ 112. If the eyebrows meet, one is ill-tempered. _General in the United States._ 113. If the eyebrows are far apart, you will live away from home; if near together, you will live near home, or at home. _Massachusetts._ 114. Heavy eyebrows are a sign of long life. _Lawrence, Mass._ FINGER-NAILS. 115. Always keep your nails clean and you will be rich. _Peabody, Mass._ 116. A white spot in the nail, when it comes, means a present. You get the present when it grows to the end and is cut. _Boston, Mass._