Richfield Reaper | 1917-11-03 | Page 2 | Origin of Superstitions

origin of superstitions mans curiosity ls is in excess of his I 1 power to interpret and understand consequently he guesses and when alien he guesses wildly and as it seems to others probably of later inter date inaccurately his bis guess is called a superstition writes J arthur hill in chambers journal owing to the innate conservatism of human nature a superstition may linger long after its origin Is completely forgotten and after people have clearly seen that there Is no rational evidence for the thing bell believed eved this applies to customs of all sorts