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Show FUH BELIEVERS IN OMENS Numerous Popular Superstitions, Many of Which Are Common Among ,Meri on the Qlny Deep. A welt-ktumn suporxtltlnn Is that ttllt-o'-thc-wlsps, or doH"H eyes, seen on the tips, of, the spurn, nfte.r ji gain litho" tropic; npVenr niuYw-hl'ri Hid slilp Ik' nearlng' her ddotn. , 1 A cross-eyed jnim for, rt mefwmqto means plenty of 'good luck, Jack thinks, and It Is the hrxt of lutk to MilU.uuder n red-lnilred skipper. If, however, he happens lu lme cro.ix eyes, also, the combination Is futal, und trouble will be experienced beforo tho voyage Is ended. Sunday la considered n fortunate day upon which to begin u vongp, while Friday Is, of course, very unlucky. un-lucky. If the ship's belt Is made to toll by tho rolling of the vessel It Is n sign that there Is going to be n loss ot life. All luck Is disposed to desert a bhlp which enrrlea a dead body. Sailors hnvo been known to hang the end of a rope over the side of n ship when leaving port. The belief Is that friends and relatives draw upon this rope, causing the vessel to come safely back. It Is n common belief that for n bar ber to lather tho faen of u patron lth a single stroke of the brush lnevltubly brings bad luck. It Is considered bad luck to see a hunchback In tho mirror standing or passing back of one. It Is said to foretell n death In the family. Tho habit of sitting with legs crossed cross-ed In n barber shop will, It Is said, mnko the hulr come out early In life, and render a man prematurely bald. To be shaved by a red-headed barber bar-ber Is believed by many to be n euro cure for rheumatism. Good luck Is said to follow the man who han his shoes polished at tho time ho Is being shaved. |