. The myths and fables of to-day; . to the vessel. I find that some people are strongly im-pressed with the idea that the month or dayon which they were born will prove to them a 84 Myths and Fables most critical one throughout their whole , many strange coincidences of this sorthave come to my notice. If a man has hap-pened to have a run of bad luck, he will oftentell you that it is because he was born under anunlucky star; if, on the other hand, he hasbeen unusually prosperous, it is commonly saidof him that he was born to good luck. So wagsthe world! As a fitting pendant to Jern
. The myths and fables of to-day; . to the vessel. I find that some people are strongly im-pressed with the idea that the month or dayon which they were born will prove to them a 84 Myths and Fables most critical one throughout their whole , many strange coincidences of this sorthave come to my notice. If a man has hap-pened to have a run of bad luck, he will oftentell you that it is because he was born under anunlucky star; if, on the other hand, he hasbeen unusually prosperous, it is commonly saidof him that he was born to good luck. So wagsthe world! As a fitting pendant to Jernegans gold-from-sea-water scheme, Mrs. Howes bank, and Mil-lers syndicate, all fresh in the memory of every-one, comes the lucky-box humbug and itshumiliating exposure, as I write. Upon thesimple assurance that the possessor of this mar-vellous box (which could be carried in thepocket) would become instantly lucky, thousandswere quickly sold, and the sale of more thou-sands was only stopped by the prompt interven-tion of the law !.
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