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Show "Soldiers' Superstitions." It Is considered very unlucky to be killed on Friday. For a sergeant to stand on the top of a parapet indicates that a promotion is Imminent. It is unlucky for thirteen to sit down to a meal when rations have been issued for only seven. If the sun rises in the east it's a sign that there will be stew for dinner. It is said that even the least superstitious soldiers remark on the infallibility of this omen. To drop your rifle on the foot of a second sec-ond lieutenant is bad luck for him. To. drop it on the foot of a sergeant-major, bad luck for you. To hear a lecture on the glorious history his-tory of your regiment indicates that you will shortly receive orders to go over the top. If a new officer in taking over a trench announces that he has learned all about it at the cadet school, it's a sign that he Is about to receive a surprise. Louisville Courier-Journal. |