Show superstition and juries after having sat on many juries the observant man is of the opinion that the whole human race Is still strong ly tarred with the brush ot super sti alon I 1 am confirmed in that bellet by the amount of damages invariably voted to plaintiffs whose injuries smack of su origin he eald if a load of bricks should fall from a fifth story window onto the head of a man who happened to be walking under a ladder he would get twice as much damages as if the ladder were not there the element of bad luck that attaches to a ladder would insensibly influence every furor and the sum awarded would re fiech their prejudices and sympathies |