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Show FOR BELIEVERS IN OMENS Numerous Popular Superstitions, Many of Which Are Common Among Men on the Briny Deep. A s well-known superstition is that will-o'-the-wisps, or devil's eyes, seen on the tips of the spars after a gale In the tropics, appear only wheu the ship Is nearlng her doom. A cross-eyed man for a messmate means plenty of good luck, Jack ! thinks, and it Is the best of luck to shII under a red-haired skipper. If, however, he happens to have cross eyes, also, the combination is fatal, and trouble will be experienced before the voyoge is ended. Sunday is considered a fortunate day upon which to begin a voyage, while Friday is, of course, very unlucky. un-lucky. . If the ship's bell is made to toll by. the rolling of the vessel It is a sign that there is going to be a loss of life. All luck Is disposed to desert a ship which carries a dead body. " Sailors have been known to hnng the end of a rope over the side of a ship when leaving port. The belief Is that friends and relatives draw upon this rope, causing the vessel to come safely buck. It is a common belief that for d barber bar-ber to lather the fa of a patron with a single stroke of the brush inevitably brings bud luck. . " It Is considered bnd luck to see a hunchback In the mirror stnntiiug or I passing buck of one. It is' said to. foretell a death In the family. The habit of sitting with legs crossed cross-ed In a burber shop will, it is said, make the half come out early in life, and render a man prematurely bald. To be shaved by a redheaded barber bar-ber is believed by many to be a sure cure for rheumatism. Good luck is said to follow the man who has his shoes polished at the time he is being shaved. |