Superstitious

General Grant believed in dreams.

Nelson, the English naval hero, always carried a horseshoe with him into battle.

Von Moltke, the hardy old German general, would never begin a battle on a Friday.

Prince Bismarck of Germany would never sit down to a dinner with thirteen at the table.

President Davis of the Confederacy believed that the presence of children brought him luck.

James G. Blaine would never turn back to re-enter his home even if he had forgotten something.

The father of Nicholas II of Russia guided his actions by the advice of an American spirit medium.

Admiral Farragut says he used to be guided by a still, small voice which told him what to do in battles.

The ameer of Afghanistan, the sultans of Morocco and Zanzibar and the khedive of Egypt all maintain official astrologers.

--The Indiana Weekly Messenger, Indiana, Pennsylvania, September 18, 1907, page 7.