Smyrna times., 1882-06-07
Strange Superstitions.
"ELiEfS THE THIRTEEN rII-u ,n,,
TRYING TO DISSOLVE

'-'' AO DISSOLVE.
Ia New York there i an ,..,....
called the Thirteen Club" which ho
Ior us purpose the combating of non'
lar Superstltlons. Among the mcn,bo'
are some OF the most distinguished mo
"I inc state, including Presidnn
ATthur and Mr.. COnkling. Eycrytbin
relating to the club has some r1r',,,'a r,ai"
tioh or suggestion with the nnnnho
ihlrteen. The membership for instanc,
Is restricted to thirteen times tbirtno,,
~ the dinners each table arro,n,o.,
| uates bat thirteen persons. tb.,n o..
/ exactly thirteen courses. and =, 80, ~
through. At the recent mrrtin,r r'
0lutlon were adopted. comics nr wb;ol
I;a.' I;tre Dech sent to the governors of IN,
dlllerent States, expressive Of tL,
2enIlAeht SCI that the Odium attached +,
rrlday as an unlucky day and bano
man DAY IS unmerited, and s,Ig~cs7
ing that other days as well as Erida,
should be selected for the hanniu@ -
murderers. ''5 I"
although the combating OF sIpersti
IiOh appears the excuse for being MON.
oers OF thls club, and social intcrco,,rs,
suggested is as its true purbosc tboro :
no doubt that belief in 0inens drea1,.
and ~ vi i'"hiS
GOOD AND BAD LrCE
Is very widespread. even amony RI.
most intelligent Impressions nf This
chaIactef are more or less stronu
according to the spiritual oroonizaGiaH,
OF the individual. They are innate
having existed, as we know amnn" III
races ;'S lar back as records 90. Thnv
are not confined to any particular
national type, although thev apnear to
nave been modified by circumstance.
Such as locality habits and climate
ENefyWhere, in one form or anntl,cr
mas been recognized and ;,nnlovad
some principle Of divinationi Tha
origin can only have been from the
speedy perception Of an occult SYM
paIny peryading all things in pature
wilson points out that this must
nave been the foundation fthc svstay,
" y; Hot'lry questions in aStrol0gy where
~ the stars are held to act as symbols
ana OF this kind of sympathy between
tue various parts of matter he suo0ost.
as examples the connection bef~.oon
me magnet and iron. between water
anu lhe lumlnaries. the child and tba
parent the husband suffering INC main
d CESSATION alternately With ne wifa
the marks oil children before birth
oroduceG BY the mothers wants n1
ears the color of a fruitmar!, incraos
hg or diminishing as the fruit is in -.
,, '"' oI seaSoA-tho turbulence Of wine
It the N'Atase time, and many Other
instances Accepting this principle
'e was not only Il believer in the tvs.
en- calieu horary astrolOgy. bur in an
orMS OF dlvlnatiOn: He thought tbnt
lnder the proper conditions ofsincart,v /
III would III period Of crisiz he ptfant. (
ial. Nopeeple have hcen so celebrated .
or these ''o"
DELIEFS OR SCPERSTITJOXs
; the Romans, with whom thev were
4 TACT, part Of their religion VIII
!Gnl every unusual occurrence had =
ldden meaning and was believed to
ymoollze Some approaching event
'h'a EheY saw providence furnish.
lS them guide in advance. seroething
carry corresponding to the mvster;onS
EQUITY OF instinct in the lower animals
indeed, those very animals soontinsn.
eeame oIacular. BY natural degrees
'sG :t; the class supposed to be speciaIIv
Ililed IN Interpretation of the occmit ,
no had the power from birth. en-,
rged by education, of diseern;ng |
uGeh meanings in the flight of birds
the celestial phenomena of thunder {
ia hghthing, ia the feeding of !
ami the movement of quad
'peus. These persons grew to he of '
lmehse influence and Importance c
ectlOns, battles, marriages. the CON l
lct OF every kind of business was in a 5
eat measure regulated by them, 10
~ these Gays the system looks like
strange and besotted infatuation. but 9
'thihs Is so ineXplicable about il os -
Q powerful and deep hold it main d
lneu upon popular sutferance so LONG t
ther It's success did not depend unon y
ahce, ana the augurs We're really s.
aoled to distinguish san,e secret Il
hHeclloh hetWeRR Ehe agency tbev a
iployed ior diViNatiOn and human W
eA'S, or the natural pr0neness to +
perstitlOn among mankind is "a n
,Shg mat reason itself is overcome e
Inc Thirteen Club evidently hold IN b
latter theory. In themselves non W
II ersuperstltlOnsappear foolish enouoh
~ sHould It be so terrible TO sSlU
~ And why so lucky to put on q,
5 stocking wrong side out? But q,
20 Is not disturbed or elated bv ona r
tha other of these circumstances , 4
e feeling pervades the strongest if
mas. DIR. johnson was miserable if ar
tailed to touch all the posts. some w
We said that with him it was dysnen- 81
and melancholy constitution 81
! where can we find SUMMER nature n
N that of Charles DickensY In him ba
re combined sturdy health. the love he
exercise and all things that 90 10 oh
ke health, high spirits. a vast fnnd
humOr and strong coa.mon sense
he was neithe| bilious nor hyno' tb
'hdrlac, yet ae would not walk I'm Sr
3 ladder. 1t was a weakness not - =,
ny explained, but selfconfrssed. a m,
lkness like that of the old French tn,
rchloness, who did net believe in fo,
devil, but was yeTN much afraid of an
l.-N y P.sS$. 'lit
-' ". dis
ne great event in industrial circles We.
he strike of paaoVl,, 100 nOO IN