Draw a single hair from the head strongly between the thumb and finger-nail. If it curls up, you are proud.
The same result indicates that you are cross.
St. John, N. B., and Prince Edward Island.
Cape Breton.
Cape Breton.
Superstition #133
Source: Current Superstitions (1896), entry 133.
Fanny D. Bergen, editor.
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