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Show LUCKY AND UNLUCKY DAYS Study of Statistics Will Enable Almost Al-most Any One-to Justify His Pet Belief. Cold, hard statistics prove that the greatest number of premier swards for gallantry were won on Monday. No other day showing anything like th same record, though the much-maligned much-maligned Friday stands out noticeably. notice-ably. Which fact gives some color to the superstitions many people have about certain days of the week being lucky, while others are unlucky. Tuesday seems to be the bad day of the week ; calamities are far more common on that day than on any other day. Railway disasters, fires, street accidents the record in each case Is held easily by Tuesday. And It is the day most favored, too, by those who desire to put an end to their existence. exist-ence. Saturday also has a bad reputation; its specialty is murders; and fully half the petty crime that is dealt with in the police courts occurs on that day. But probably that is because Saturday also holds the record for dii;nkenness. There is nothing very distinctive about Thursday beyond the fact that It Is the day upon which the birth-rr-e is highest; and Sunday is noticeable notice-able only for its low death-rate. Wednesday Is, above all the rest, the day of weddings. This applies to all classes, and nearly as many marriages mar-riages are celebrated on that d,f alone as upon any three of the others Montreal Mon-treal Herald. |