Superstitions of the Midland Counties

It is believed a sign of "bad luck" to meet a white horse, unless the person *spits* at it, which action is said to avert the ill consequences of the recontre. A rainy Friday is believed to be followed as a natural and invariable consequence, by a wet Sunday; but I am not aware that the contrary is believed, viz., that fine Friday produces a fine Sunday. If the fire burns brightly when a person has poked or stirred it up, it is a sign that the *absent* lover, wife, or husband (as the case may be) is in good spirits, and in good humour. The itching of the right hand palm is said to portend the…