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Show Jinxes That Pursue Us People often remark: about friends and acquaintances that tfcea folia are very unlucky, and have suffered from mtsfortunng tor which they were no to blame. In many cases this Is a perfectly cerrect comment. Theri are countless instances la which thefaUn seem ta be against people. Sickneag and unemployment coma wtt&- : outf fault on their part. Ererythlnc seems against thenw. The ttt- ' most sympathy should be felt for such folks. There are a number who are called unlucky, whose misfortunes misfor-tunes come mainly through their errors of judgment. Bom of these people, for instance, made the mistake of spending tbelr money as fast as they got it. They faced the world with breezy confidence, and felt sure they would always have the same income they did at the start. After a while things began to happen. If they were married they had children. The parents or the children might get sick or need special medical treatment or operations, and they had no reserves of money to provide these things. Some people have had misfortunes due to automobile accidents. acci-dents. Perhaps they weren't to blame for these mishaps, but in many cases the accideDt could have been avoided, so it wag not precisely a case of bad luck. Some people have brought misfortunes on themselves by their failure to take proper care of their health. In the field of Industry In-dustry there are people who have made themselves so under sirable as workers that they will be the last ones to be taken on if a bhsiness boom develops. They ehould not lay their troubles to anyone but themselves. Some people think a Jinx is pursuing them and hoodooing them at every turn. They would do well to annalyze their actions carefully, and see if by any chance they are their ewi worst Jinx, |