Birmingham.
_Warwickshire Folk Lore._--The only certain remedy for the bite of an
adder is to kill the offending reptile, and apply some of its fat to the
wound. Whether the fat should be raw or melted down, my informant did not
say, but doubtless the same effect would be produced in either case.
If a pig is killed in the wane of the moon, the bacon is sure to shrink
in the boiling; if, on the other hand, the pig is killed when the moon is
at the full, the bacon will swell.