1362. If the palm of the hand itches, it is a good sign that you will kill something. _Labrador._ 1363. Itching in the palm is a sign of a fight, or of seeing a stranger. 1364. An unexpected scratch denotes surprise. 1365. A long scratch across the palm denotes a sleigh-ride. _Pennsylvania (negro)._ 1366. A scratch on the hand denotes a ride; the length of the scratch indicates the length of the ride. _New England._ 1367. A scratch on the right hand is a sign of a ride to come; on the left, a disappointment. _Baldwinsville, N.Y._ 1368. If your knee itches, you are jealous. _Boston, Mass._ 1369. Being lousy is an indication that the lousy person is in good health. _Newfoundland._ 1370. Some hold that the white spots that one has on the finger-nails represent the lies you have told. _Maine and Baldwinsville, N.Y._ 1371. If you shudder without apparent cause, some one has stepped over or upon your grave. _Gilsum, N.H._ 1372. If you shudder, it is a sign that a rabbit is running across, or a goose is eating grass from your grave. _Chestertown, Md._ 1373. There is an old superstition that every sigh causes a drop of blood to flaw from the heart. _Exeter, N.H._ 1374. "Smooches" made on the face by soiled fingers (called beauty spots in Ohio) mean a present. _New Brunswick._ 1375. A lump on the tongue means that you have told a lie. _Prince Edward Island, New York, and Northern Ohio._ APPAREL. 1376. If you mend your apron or dress while on you, some one will lie about you. _Maine and Alabama._ 1377. As many stitches as you take (in mending a garment while wearing it), so many lies will be told about you. _New Hampshire._ 1378. If a garment is mended while being worn, it is a sign the wearer will do something he is ashamed of before the week is out. _Newton, Mass._ 1379. If one mends his clothes upon his back, It is a sign his trouble will never come back. _Connecticut._ 1380. Basting threads left in a garment signify that it is not yet paid for. _Massachusetts and Ohio._ 1381. Put your clothes on the wrong side out and you'll have a present before the week is out. _Peabody, Mass._ 1382. If, when dressing, one puts on any of his clothing wrong side out, it is a sign that he will soon receive a present. _Alabama._ 1383. If you happen to put your skirt on wrong side out, you are likely to get a new one. _Alabama._ 1384. You mustn't talk when some article of dress you are wearing is being mended, or some one will talk or tell lies about you. 1385. In dressing for a journey, if you wish to have good luck, dress the right foot first. _Belleville, Ohio._ 1386. If the hem of a lady's dress turns up, she is sure to have a new one. _Alabama._