Old Wives Tales

by Shirley

If you eat cabbage you will grow large breasts.(Jodi is this true?)

If your right hand itches, you will receive money; if the left itches, you will get a letter.

While pregnant, don't reach higher than your head.

If you sweep under a woman's feet she won't get married.

Cure a toothache by spitting into a frog's mouth and ask it to carry the pain away. (Dianne are you reading this?)

A sneezing cat is a sign of future wealth.

If you sew anything on Sunday; when you get to heaven you will have to pick the stitches out with your nose.

Throw salt over the shoulder to dispell bad luck?

An acorn at the window will keep lightning out.

If you spill pepper you will have a serious argument with your best friend.

If you drink coffee it will stunt your growth. (Jodi, Carol, Lynn is this true?)

Don't step on a crack on a sidewalk or walkway. You'll break your Mothers' back.

If you sing before seven, you will cry before eleven.

You can tell what kind of husband a man will make by the way he treats his mother.

Cure leprosy and the plague by swallowing a spider rolled in butter.