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SUPERSTITION

DROP A KNIFE WHILE EATING AND A MAN WILL BE VISITING. DROP A SPOON
AND A LADY WILL COME.

Submitter comment: DROPPING SILVERWARE IN OUR FAMILY WASN'T FOLLOWED BY GUESTS.
AT THE DOOR. BUT AT TIMES THERE WAS A COINCIDENCE.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank

Date learned: 00-00-1940

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