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Wh011. it 1:41), 'be. claimed, by the
superstitioo. that thirteen is an
extremely •IDolty number, A
aerksbire Nidow who. died, some
years Tagil had the reputation
being tbell-31,Pieq and 111.93i
tented perzon io tha viugge
where 111'11,V
years, ,he left, a forttme of
1.3,000,
• . She was. born ..ca the i3th of
the. month,, .41 a etepae..nuei-
bered, thirteen al<d ABU 1.1141MBO,
children who, like herself, lived
happy lives nriclonded .by mis-
fortune of, tiny kind,
'Thousands of people have en-
joyed ..free shows at a New York
theatre because the owner is n.)t..
superstitious and takes a delight
in flouting whet he calls the.
"thirteen bogey,"
For years he has given free
Omission, on the 13th of every
month to the thirteenth person
to walk' up to, the pay-box on
the 13th minute of each hour,
Satch
Usually the small news items
that begin to appear at Allis time
each year regarding contract
signings by baseball players are ;
about as exciting as such neigh-
borhood disclosures as that baby
ate ,all his formula this morning,
or that Sam forgot to take out
the garbage.
There was, however, an item
in a recent sports page that .occa
sioned more than "passing in-
terest even though it concerned
the signing of the orthodox'base-
ball player contract. What made
the event noteworthy was the
player's identity, his age, and,
his lifelong reputation as any-
thing but an orthodox human
being.
The player's name, is LeRoy
Robert Paige, and ,his age is ap-
proximate. Depending upon
whose word you cheese .to.take,
Satchel now must be '49 or 69
or 129 years. old. History is a
bit vague on this point; how-
ever, if George Washington was
the first 'U.S. Pretident to attend
an opening game, Satchel must
have been bn.'hand to °catch the
first ball. Matter of fact, ,Satch
has shown the ball bearing
Washington's signature to close
' friends. ,
A winning pitcher at an age.
when most men are contemplat-
ing retirement to Florida, canny
Old Satch already has the Florie
da• bit made: Having known ,,the
great old pitcher slightly dtiring
his all-too-brief ma'jOr-league
and earlier' barnstorming days, •
I suspect' his, employrne.nt by 'the
Miami Marlins to be'ieo accident.
With a foridness for warm sun
and salt sea breezes, Satch un-
deniably ,cast -around and-picked
his spot where he could 'go' on
indefinitely' throwing what re-,
mains of 'his' marvelous fast ball.
Unfortunately for the, tourists,
Satele's internationally celebrated
"heaitation pitch" can',be seen no,
more in organized baseball. Spe-
• cial `was enacted
when, in 1948,'the 'inventive'old
gaffer came up with'the delivery
."that stood American League' hit-
tees and umpires collectively on'
their- heads. Very few, "if indeed
any, w0e.the•players who could
'hit the pitch, let alone -stand up
there at the plate without denb-
trig up in helpless laughter as
the "thing' Wobbled toward
• them.
After due deliberation 'the
league, president and the rules
Makers decided Batch's • inven-
tion Was illegal: Besides, it was
bad" for baseball' since people
carne to games to see home runs
hit. Very .feW hchne runs •were
hit off the hesitation pitch, or
"for that matter, off anything Old
Satch decided to 'throw. '
This, primarily, was due to
Paige's fantastic control. One
time in Boston; this• was before
' mid-week game where the ,at-
-teridance was slim,• Satchel put
on a remarkable, demonstration
'of control to convince a few
doubters on the Cleveland bench.
The exhibition was eOMpletely
unplanned, 'which in a way made
it all.the more remarkable.
Satch, who had been arguing
control with some of the Clevee
land: pitcherse abruptly quit talk-
- ing. He found a place where the
Outfield grass grew long; twisted
several Strands until•they cotild
support his baseball cap. Thee
Satch paced off the legal pitch,
ing distance and, withOut any
warmth, proceeded to knock the
cap off nine straight' times. He
Missed with the• tenth throw,
perhaps deliberately, just to
peove he was hureen.
On July 0 it will be 10 years
since Satchel Paige entered his
first major: league game, He
-mine in against the ,St. Louis
Browns in relief Of Bob Lenion.
The Browns are gone, long since.
But; Satch goes on forever.
—By Frank Waldman, in `the
Christian Science Monitor.
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Olivetti Lettera 22
It won't be long now,
In a few weeks, perhaps less,
in most, of Canada the last snow
will be gone, the soil warming up
and soon, ready for the first seeds
and plants.
But the wise gardener while
waiting for this necessary
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For this planning a good Ca-
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There are all sorts of flowers,
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well in the southern states, or in
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In this country. Only varieties
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basic Information
In addition to the pictures
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he seed catalogue tells us pre-
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plant. It informs of the hardi-
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V soil and location of each flow-
tr or vegetable. We then know
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the bloom in' the ease of flow-
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the various vegetables. This
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planning. Heights are also given
V most plants so that we won't
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little ones or try to grow great
bushy annuals like the bigger
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little teeny beds. With the in-
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plan and dream a perfect garden
even if it is still 10 below out-
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Why Lawn Seed Mixtures
Grass is just grass to a lot of
people but for a good lawn it
must be very much more than
that. To stay green all summer,
to resist drought, crowd out
weeds, to stand traffic, to re-
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not one variety of grass but sev-
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In these mixtures there will be'
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only one variety of grass was
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Number Thirteen
—Lucky, Unlucky?
Snow was falling heavily and
the wind was bitterly cold as the
ecstatically happy young couple
of Irish newlyweds arrived in
a taxi at their honeymoon hotel
in New York. Nothing seemed
able to mar their complete ahp-
piness. They were both twenty-
Five and rapturously in love.
The auburn-haired bride look-
ed radiant in green as she ,waited
in the foyer while he made ar-
rangements about their luggage.
For, unlike some girls, she was
not a bit superstitious about
we :ring her favorite colour. It
had always been her boast that
she was only superstitious otone
thing: the number thirteen,
weich had always been an un-
tie- ky' one her family.
The shock= .came when they
re; ehed thelleor leading .to their'
te: nunibeee 13.
e. he pret0oung bride's face
cl. uded.
"Darling,"'She exclaimed, "we
can't possibly start our honey-
ter, on in room 13. I feel it's a bad
c: n.'
Tier . husband hated making a
fu..3. But he realized she was in
0..:Aly earnest, so he sent a belle
b e y with a message to the hotel
rr nager, who took prompt ac-
t:: a. The hotel was pretty full
but there was one other small
steee vacant: No. 58. Would that
do? It certainly would, said the
las 'degroom gratefully.
Lad what a 'wonderful honey-
mean they had. They toured
Nc 1 York, by- car, went dancing,
enjoyed 'shows and returned to
the:r newly bought home' with-
out giving another thought to
number thirteen.
It was not until the following
spring that it suddenly occurred
to the newlyweds that the digits
of room 58, the hotel suite they
heel • stayed in, total thirteen
when added' together!
"Well, I never!" smiled the
girl, "Perhaps thirteen does not
bring bad luck. after all!"
"Fancy ever thinking that it
does," replied her husband, kiss-
ing her tenderly.
But the fact remains that com-
paratively few large hotels in
the 'United States today haire a,
room la. Many leave 13 out al-
together. Some call it 12a. There
are some very large hotels where
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the problem IS solved Very sim-
ply by starting the numbers at
101 and progressing a hundred
to each floor. •
The manager of a Khali Lon-
don hotel told me vthat he has a
room 13 bqause he has found
that a lot of people,. especially
Scots, consider it to be their
number. "We even get re-
,qiiests for it," he said.
• 'That thirteen can cause bad
1.4 is one of the commonest
superstitions in the, world. It
exists throughout Europe, ,espe-
cially in. France, where there is
hardly a town or a city where
you can find • a house numbered
13.
When it was officially decided
to renumber the houses in one
English village street, the num-
ber 13 was placed on the door
of a certain woman. She. pro-
tested strongly and when the
authorities ignored lher 'protest
she took the 'matter: to. the High
"Court.,
Evidence was gi4en by house
agents that there was no doubt
that number thirteen was darn.f
agitig to the woman's, Property.,
They eaid eit wee almost impos-
sible to let a house numbered 13.
Se. the woman' won her case.
But there was a dramatic sequel
the following day: She died sud-
denly from a heart attack . . .
Incidentally, there Was one
High Court judge who believed
in the thirteen superstition:
When he was practising at' the
Bar it was known that he would.
never accept any brief marked
tihrteen - guineas. A solicitbr who
knew of this 'one sent him , a
brief marked `Twelve and an-
other." It was sent back te 'him.
The prodUcer of a popular
seaside show decided' to try to
dodge number 'thirteen. Know-
ing how superstitious stage folk
are, he decided tei call it 'the
fourteenth . annual production,
although it was really the' thire
teenth. It ,made no difference.
First 'the paVilion where the
company Performed was ,burned
doivn, all the props were de-
stroyed and many of the per-
sonal belongings of the cast lost.
The shoW went on in a smaller'
hall. .
.-.. Then a woman star in the
show slipped and hurt' her mere
so badly that she could appear
again. Next, another star was
taken ill with gastric trouble,-
and Yet another „lost his voice.
Others in the company were in-
capacitated by minor mishaps.
And the shoal/ manager ,Collapseel
on the .verge of ,a riervotis'heeake
down.
Uneasily, the cast realized that
the show's band numbered
thirteen, that the principals num-
bered thirteen, thirteen sons
were -featured . . and the 'show
had reached its thirteenth week!
,Seilord don't like the• number
thirteen. The elePertUre of a new
43,000eten tanker' on speed trials
from Hamburg 'Was delayed „re-
cently because its captain and
crew though that Friday the
13th, was a bad. day On which to
leave.
Students of superstition have
called this fear of Friday the
13th, triekedeicanhebia. • for
reasons beat known id thdiri•
SeiVeS. ktidaY.. 'December
13th, 1051, one LOnclaii woman
confessed that she was so afeaid
that satire ill . would befall. her
that •She decided to remain in
bed all day rather than "riirielie
risk .0f venturing out Of' deoes,""
,After an explosion in 5a fir&
'works Manufacturing linen
South 'America, Which eight
,eititilOYeee" were killed; the In*
prietor said 'that "the ntimber 10
appeared to have dominate d the
tragedy. the company's street.
number . Was 13, the exPitieeeri,
ocettreed On the 13th Of the
'Month and the number of einei
„PloYeee had, been inereated teeth
eleVen to 13 that very :days
But there are many inettindel
How Can I?
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By Anne Ashley
Q. How can I ,melt ice on ce-
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A. Sprinkle several handfuls
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walks that have ice on them.
To keep ice from forming, wash
with hot water in 'which a hand-.
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^Q. How can I clean black
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A.-Rub it •with powdered full-
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'box" or drawer 'for' a few days.
Then brush and shake well.
Q, How can I prevent woolen
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adding a few• tablespoonfuls of
glycerin to the last rinse water
when washing them. Also be
sure that each wateres the same
temperature when washing wool-
ens, as it is the change from
warm 'to cold, water 'that shinks
thern.
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