Mothers put faith in old wives' tales
Telegraph.co.uk - Oct 5, 2006 By Catriona Davies. More than two thirds of mothers and mothers-to-be believe in old wives' tales, such as ways of predicting a baby's sex, a survey shows. ...
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Old wives' tales vs. the truth
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest Archiver - Aug 12, 2001 Did your mom always tell you that you'd ruin your eyes if you read in dim light? Or that carrots are good for your eyes? Or that you'd better wait an hour ...
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Truth in old wives' tales on the sex of babies
Telegraph.co.uk - Apr 23, 2008 By Roger Highfield, Science Editor. Folklore down the millennia has suggested everything from the weather to the ardour of lovemaking and eating shellfish ...
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DOCUMENTARY IS FAR MORE THAN AN OLD WIVES' TALE
$2.95 - Boston Globe - NewsBank - Jul 16, 2003 What we really need is a large summer biopic on Henry VIII, complete with his breathtaking run through six wives and countless mistresses. ...
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