New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-05

than SHINING is Priscilla oakes' :
1876 West Eleventh Street. NJ
York City, who sings its virtu.s !.
a book of poems, beginning thus,
"That IS brings i'll lack is mere b.
dition,
Yea, evem more, tits foolish supe,s,;
For IS, lucky Number, runs
Through all our Country's riipen;,,
IT'S for OUR land an omen good.
For Peace, Liberty, Brotherkoosn
The vague superstition attachi,,
to 10 when linked up with ii.
more tangible evidence Of Friday !,
a jinx day possibly accounts for IL,
more careful observance of the cam
bination than fear of all n.
mysticisms of folklore, black AMI
other magic, mythology, the Jeyis
curse, the evil eye, the horsesbo,
ghosts, COLLINS or the influence d
the moon.
Friday in Spain and Mexico h
TUESDAY" A Spaniard or Meu
can will live his Friday with perfes
tranquility, but let Tuesday dawn
and he watches his step from breal
fast to the bedside cigarette. Ru
link Tuesday with the mystic Il
and he is a human of douSk
riveted caution. There is ponuls,
jingle in these countries which saw
when translated, "On TUESDAY
neither be thou married, nor 60 On
a voyage, nor leave thy house, q
the Spanish source of this superss
ton little is known.
Sacred to the Gods
Friday is the jinx day for M
Anglo-Saxons. We have it from
Walsh's Curiosities of Popular Gu
toms that the all luck, which b.
popular superstition is still ascribA
to projects or Journeys taken on FL
day, is traceable to the fact that 4
was originally regarded as sacred b
the goddess whose honor was heNa
be disregarded by all who, insks
of participating in her festive wUs
ship, followed their own pursuih'
The goddess is Freya, the Norh
ern Venus. According to Mr.. Walshi
version, Freya rose in her wrsa
against all who refused to play
"No doubt" he continues, "the fss
that Friday is associated with th
passion of Christ and that it is q dg|
of abstinence in the Catholic ChurA
has much to do with keeping up &
feeling" Some attribute the super
stition to the fact that at the Las
Supper thirteen sat down at DBL
table.
The Scotch, who are Celtic, detE
the Friday jinx and hold nine Fl
their ten weddings on that day. 81
Scandinavia no wedding may. k|
held on Thursday. Thursday b
named after Thor, the god of THU
der. In India it IS not lucky NJ
be married on a rainy day. Estha'|
ians consider Thursday a bad dayI
In Devonshire, England, it is lucky
But generally Friday is the tnl
From ancient Egypt the Roman
brought their superstitious EgF
tian days, the Dies Mali, three q
them each year, the last Monday nI
April, the second Monday in ASI
gust and the third Monday in SOL
TENDER.
However, we also have on recaE
that Willard Fillmore became vi
thirteenth President Of the Unltse
States on Friday, succeeding ZaefE
airy Taylor. His administration WI
highly successful and he retired N
live to the ripe old age Of IA.
Therefore if, as before mentions
the august Supreme Court were u
render a decision for or against 10
much mooted Friday the lS@
such decision might read as follow
"The court finds the evidence w
supported by the facts in the caS
The plea Of the plaintiff seems eienH
ly to be based on insufficient Ell
dence and such evidence as presene
would appear to be prejudIced Fl
the most vague of superstitions ~
court finds the defendant not 3uh1'
Should the case be reopened, n0sE
ever, certain boys might wlsh u
submit as additional evidence w
school this year begins the 1Ssa