le company.

752. If you go in at one door and out of another of the house of a
friend, a stranger will enter the house soon.
_Central New Hampshire._

753. If you go in at the back (or front) door of a house, and out at the
front (or back) without sitting down, you will bring company.
_Guilford, Conn._

754. If you forget anything on your departure from a visit, you will go
there again.
_Eastern Massachusetts._

755. If the fork is dropped at the table, a man will call.
_Pennsylvania._

756. If you drop a fork, and it sticks in the floor and remains in a
standing position, it is a sign that a gentleman will call; but if a
knife, a lady will call.
_General in the United States._

757. Should you drop a knife or scissors so that they stick into the
floor and stand up, it is a sign of company.
_New York._

758. The dropping of any sharp-pointed instrument which sticks up in the
floor, such as a knife, a pair of scissors, etc., foretells company
coming from the direction in which the article leans.
_Massachusetts._

759. If the scissors drops there will be visitors; if the small blade
sticks in the floor it will be children; if the large, adults.
_Nashua, N.H._

760. A needle dropping on the floor and sticking up means visitors.
_St. John, N.B._

761. If a knife be dropped at table, a woman will call.
_Pennsylvania._

762. If you drop a knife at table, a lady will come during the evening;
if a fork, a gentleman is coming.
_Talladega, Ala._

763. If you drop a knife, your visitor will be a woman; if a fork, it
will be a man; if a spoon, it will be a fool.
_Pennsylvania._

764. If you drop a knife, it is a sign a lady is coming to see you. If a
fork, the visitor will be a man; if a spoon, your cousin.
_New York._

765. Two knives beside a plate mean a lady stranger; two forks, a man.
_Peabody, Mass._

766. To put two spoons in your teacup is a sign of a stranger.
_Maine and Massachusetts._

767. Two forks or spoons crossed on a plate signify that a stranger is
coming.

768. If you wash the sugar-bowl, you will have company.
_Eastern Massachusetts._

769. To have too many plates on the table means guests.

770. If an extra plate be accidentally placed upon the table, some
visitor will come hungry.
_Northern Ohio._

771. If yo