What superstitions do the children have in connection with the Radley House?

The children's fears of Boo and the Radley Place caused them to bring out their repertoire of superstitious behaviors whenever they passed by. "Always runnin'," Jem told Dill. All of the children ran past the house whenever they had to pass; some children, particularly Cecil Jacobs, avoided the house completely and walked the longer way to school. Dill was particulary curious about the house, and after three days of goading Jem to run up and touch the house, Jem finally responded to the dare. The ice finally began to break when Scout spotted a shiny object in the knothole of a tree on the property one day. When she summoned the courage to go back and see what it was, she discovered several pieces of gum. When Jem found out, he ordered her to spit it out for fear of poisoning. Later, when Jem discovers several Indian head pennies in the secret hiding place, he ruminates about the magical power of the Native Americans. Jem also teaches Dill about the "hot steams" that suck people's breath at night. Chapter 5 particulary discusses the superstitions associated with the Radleys. Miss Maudie assures Scout that the stories are mostly tall tales-- “three-fourths colored folks and one-fourth Stephanie Crawford.”