Put a loose eyelash on the back of your hand. It signifies a letter. Wish from whom the letter may come, carry it three times around your head, then throw it over your shoulder, and you will get your wish.
New England.
Superstition #439
Source: Current Superstitions (1896), entry 439.
Fanny D. Bergen, editor.
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