Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14
SEA SUPERST|T|ONS.
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Many and Curious Are Those
Told by Sailors.
ORIGIN OF SOME OF THEM.
arsons Are Thought 10 Be Unlucky
on Shipboard.
DISASTERS COME In TRIPLETS.
JonRhs Are Not Confined BSeius-
lively to Pcrsonst Certain objects
DISASTERS COME IN TRIpLHTs.
Jonah- Are Not Confined BSeius-
lively to PcrSonsi Certain objects
Are often Considered Such.

great ulsahtrfs come IN ulp'c's' IN"
that IL Is most unlucky TO start on
voyage on Friday. Concerning the lat
Tor a has bcen anid, mot the least
=. =, ,,,,, ,,,,,,.,. 4. os .o,ns
0uriVus p"'' "a '.'i' i''''''i - A.,
say, That though tho supofsuiloh IN
said TO have grown out OF tho tradl-
ton Tint the crucldxion was on Fri
DIV a. ts moro ar i,aa ahnred in by
- A., 49,, s.,.o
%" suihs peVplu WIN uiu ~ NV
christian.
Now j gather from somewhat OBJ
ecure sources that there are other rea-
-, t.ta. ut 90 tho c,tciavInn
10, .,i,,,,, ,,ra
gwen LOT inns Hup''SV'u"' N"s
worthy or mention concerns fteyu'
wutor- goddess OF Shetland, her day
being FRIDAY. II has been kcpt sacred
10 snttnrs r,r e,tturtas. md hence IA
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IN uh'u'Ny one lpr NoyuF'a'
Perhaps the very Oldest or sea SUI
poratluons ~ the notion that a ship
NAV be impsrllled by tho mnltgn in
uu.r,g, 80 .,,,,,., ,,,, 90, t,,,,d Tho
'aIi". soua S,,,,''', ~ ,,,t.n
s"'NI" oi IuPiu u'ilrEtu 'l,'5 NiiDii'
III, W uer 10 SheyN Wy I,N,nb w nue 'eu'
ivy vaHt doneh vu' on Wy H'np ,.,,
Nv W'lt-iiIu " '"u ".",' .i'.st 10 ~,
inOlutht hhuuld nave ocgu uiu'"sl uu,
I,vh',u m NH' own ,Vnlui1 w 30
'ln.' NJ h'h'' gVt iNhlvh'r lyli7 US
lnht IN lhS Hihp lIoel9'n' uouiiu ou'
rom 'nntirs'on, u Halor nnuru sam
uoplai'd lhut a storm Wlen WNa rag
ing was drought on ny ms WlNhtlh'e'',
hnl presently ne jumped NNeIpualu
from tue i"rr-llFklnE' lftNunhuiy
me Winu went down ior we are tolu
llut WDrh' ON inc Nr'A'l return N"4-
Gbe storm hEalh uI"NN' lno tuliots
H'glu'u ti"t II WaA que ,, % S;,'u X f Ile9l
hrinE sun ON board Dhia th'y threw
into the sea ana the storm CvuENd.
Nh'h near new huIk q HquAll came
up, Whofouuoh the crew came 10 tho
conclusion thnt an ihr donl mans 'l-
Ic'tT haI NOT yrt b"cn disposed or
Hunting around thny found one OF ms
on th"'s' anu ensuing inns overheard
ih'y assured themselves OF a saIe ar
rival
commodore byron was supposed by
EnHuHh sailors To hc something of %
Jonah, ana they bestowed upon him
tho name ot "Foul-wonther Jaol>,"
from llF pruNprhlu bad luck ut Hpu.
l'ilesth ana parsons are generally
Thought 20 be uuluClty on hoi 4 ship.
Nho reason given l7 that Satan. the
Ereat storm rnisor being their especial
rnDmy, F0nua tgmpcatH 10 destroy
them. The Japanese fishermen uouaid-
err u an III omen 40 much aH to meet
priest on their way TO their boats,
am me Scotch while In their vrsacls
win not allow tho words, minister
ar "hrlN' TO bo mentioned. N nocog-
snry 10 speak Of either, they dub the
former the man WI the black coat"
aud the latter "tho bell house"
swedish Heamgn htyr 70 ll,c au-
upnthy 20 pronounrinE thc name ur the
prhl and tn mention the num' OF an
island towards which they may be sail
ing Us unfortunate. indeed. Native. ur
vancouver Island, IN passing certain
mountain. VIII not uHme it lest their
hontg be wrecked.
lut Jounha uru not confined cv-
cmaivoly 80 persona, 'ortoln objects
hnd animals are often considered such
SON" sailors. for instance. claim that a
NnllHp, whom carried ON board q Ngasrl
VIII prove Jonah, others hold tHat
the Ehmv influence surrounds "a violin
ur checkurbuur1 Ina Sweden tho
tailur Will not 40 20 pcu ln a vessel
having. "a spinning-whool VA board.
The hare the cat and HE pig are
ull considered unluo'ty On board ship
WINE the rat Va 40 much IN favor that
most sailors would refuse 10 30 on a
voyage ~ theN saw the creatures come
hHu"iv ono Instance only do / know
or "a enllnrn deliberately setting to
work 10 rid hts snip ot rats. II ~ said
mat " cunning Welsh skipper whose
uhlp was oNvrfun with them, while
lNlnE M inc MoNcy, warped his vessel
very quietly ono night M Co d barge
lal,h win 'hgese. Leaving his hntches