Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-09-22
SAILOR SUGGESTIONS.
aAp STRANGER FORMS IN
EARLY DAYS THAN NOW
s,o,., wood Mortlssd Into the Keel 70
~. the vessel fastsr-La"yers
ana womea Looked at With plsiAsor
ON sailing Vessels.

Lieutenant j. - Jottott hNhlNJ Z
,ivas An interesting chapter OF ''su-
ner.titions Of the Sea" IN the Cen
tnrv After studying them fairly
weii he doubts II modern sailors arc Z
more superstitlous than amy other
class with equal training aud oppor'
tuuities.
In earlier days superstition vas as
much a part Of every ship as the
Eater She was 90 aoat in for Il en-
Jared with the wood searted into her
k.el. and climbed 20 the hags and
garlands waving az her masthea lsi
Il ran riotously AZ her launching,
controlled her name her creN, and
cargoes. il timed her days and hours
- sailing. and conveyed her v0y-
ayes 1t summoned apparltlou7 for
he's ul.fortuue and evoked portents
ana signs Tor her prosperity Il made
winds blow iOu or fair governed
her successful ventures aad arrivals.
ana when her wo K was done prom
i,ed port Of rest somewhere on
tho shores OF FlddlsE's Ltreeu. where
all good sailors rest esrrna..y @.
threatened foa! nOoe.aga deep 81 tho
uacanny locker o. Dayy jOaes oi
ba lad memory.
la many coIl'rie, stolen wood
was mort ,ed into she AeeL a. IL
made the snip sal. iastsr 80 ats9t
though +! the hrsl blow strae tn
ia,hlouius thls keel drew a-s the
ship was doomed q are < apou her
maiden VOYAGE. Silver. usuhssy
coin. placed Ii tho masEAasg psep
aeut for lucky eatares auA nls
gulieI Indeed was .ac oWG who
permitted aaF % the u1l4rEE tim
bsrs 20 eater into the con ssrletsau
something Of ttg eerrai Ja,g4a char
acier gwen % .asHcAt4st survives
ty this Us Here 0' ana sl.ps w1.ee
lgcksd With d0Bras aa3 ga wgs 20
!ra.-a. hugs aaW aBtt-r a4rt tHatt8H
poured % III decS iha p1r.He4IsDa
by iAa ps.ts.. yhs aHU.ltNnE assa
egg au4 sulphur bad tAe.s eHrm
p.ars thr wsll alael alI Easgsi
maguan, which are saasssae tG sac
reccd,ng eIg water ~ gAs cratI ~
leased from the says s'tps sell
/ grvascd iusJ Eh5 sea she ar 80
| wins put ~ bis lips bs 'nr cApsain
[ and thee empitci on 41rs tbs cssrs
/ aud Agr srt before 81 rgsH $40
stoup u aims ofte ri 10 passers,by
on the quay. aal tae reiusnl ot
which was al evil omEn -AIl arr ~,
allied 10 these sa4der l4atraras by
the buildrr's feast ta tho mol4sloii
LAWYERS clrrgymea and Homou
are vvcr Iupkct Eg wiki ds.favov on
sailing -hlps as sara - brsug ills
I luck -lawYggs untg4a;cIiy. irum
the antipa;ay 81 sailors 81 ,h0 class.
q d slike So pronounced that -ara
tawyc - very bite term u 70
rroach and Gland shark u 8 syn.
onym Glerg mrg priests ami par.
sons ara HEJgrNy. PROBABLY because
% thatr black gluas aaI ihsir priu-
pal gItt on suipbsa-8 shat 80
/ consulias tae dying and buryiug ihr
dead though possibly because tho
devil. She great storm ral srr. Z shoir
especial enemy aud sends trmpeata
10 dcs.rUy ,hem Womsa wha may
reason out Ihei garppaiartty
save that q shir is tho last place Tor
them Of perhaps 1erassr Of sha
dread 81 witches FOR II n.i spclI,
workers In human form moss q 40
dreaded - The female brewers oi
hell booth Like the priests % tho
middle ages. thcg cau raise a prime
| quality oi storm BY tossing sand ~
stones 10 the air. and. likc ton.
grove. Iaplani sorccress. arr sup.
posed 20 live by selling contrary
winds and wrs kgd vessels
Certain families could never 70,
soa employment under their own sur.
names. or even such momhrrs u,
were born with cauls. Tor they werg
taboucd barred and many animal.
haros, p Is. and black cats, Tor OK.
ampls--could neither ba carried no,
mentioned on shipboard. .avs uuds,
very stringent conditions scar
borough wives kept black cat Ia
the house % assure thcir husbands
lives ut sea- but on voyages evev,
black cat carried gale In hor tail
and II she became unusually frplic
some a storm was -urC to follow
Years ago. on board tho 1agsbi,
Franklin. up the Mediterranean. W.
had "a yarn that illustrated q suryiya
81 the autipathy to certain forms o
animal lie Two old quartcrmasterI
wDro heard during the mornln,
watch exchanging in tho COCKPIT
dis NAL experiences Of their dream
tho night before. One was partie,,
larly narrowing. for tho narrato
wound up with, And | say. Bill.
was never so aicared IN my life
when ! woke up il seemed az tru
rs day. and Was all of trcmbt
like an asp on leaf"
whats that2" said the other
! Pipe down don't mention that rem
tile hes a hOodoo on shipboard.
figurohcads were al fret image
| Of gods and later Of saints and sea
heroes. and were held in high rsyer
ence. and the eyes glaring from eac
bow Of chinese junk enable IN
b at to voyage intolligently--fo
mo have two eyes, how can $50? n
: | can see how rau ,fn ~ 4 a. 80