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If Luck s Bad Today, Don't Blame It on Friday 13thCambridge, Muss (U.R If you fell out of bed, walked into an open door, or forgot to turn off the gas jets today, don’t blame it on Friday the Kith. ,If you do, Dr. Edwin G. Boring of Harvard university will think you are afraid to face life.**it’s silly to think that Friday that matter, is an unlucky day,” Dr. Boring said.Dr. Boring, who is co-editor of the American Journal of Psychology, believes there is a soundpsychological reason why super stitious people insist on having unlucky days.“They are looking for an ex planation of life, he said. They feel more secure if they can explain why they got Hit on the head with a flower pot after walking under a ladder. So, theyblame their misfortune on badthe 13th, or any other Friday, forluck. It's an easy, but not a very logical way out of their problems.Some people, according to thePhiladelphia - born psychologist, get a feeling” they will run into trouble on Friday the 13th. If by chance trouble comes along,♦ hey clap their hands and say. See, I told you so.The unlock iness of Friday ! the 13th has its origin, Dr Bor mg believes, in the Bible Friday| was the day of the Last Supper, 'and the number 13 refers to Christ and his 12 apostles.All superstitions to the contrary, however, Dr. Boring enjoys nothing better than having 13 guests at parties, and occasionally asking for a hotel room on the 13th floor.He said that records of the National Safety Council show the accident toll on Friday the 13th. is no greater than on any other average day — 257 killed and 26,000 injured.As the best way of curing yourself of the Friday the 13th jitters. Dr. Boring suggests:“Just tear those pages right out of your calendar when you make your New Year resolution#.”
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Kenosha Evening News
Kenosha, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Sep 13, 1946
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