Judge — August 9, 1924 — page 36: what you’re looking at

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What Is Your Pet Superstition? Will a broken mirror cause unhappiness? What makes 13 an unlucky number? What is the myth of the four-leaved clover? Why is the horseshoe a “lucky omen"? Does a cat really have nine lives? Do you believe in the omen of spilled salt? Are pearls unlucky? What does your birthstone mean? Come Search with Us Behind the Pages of History! READ ABOUT. —the king who kissed every girl in Normandy the Queen who enslaved the boy-king Nero -the betrothal of an infant boy and girl -the famous man in his- tory who wore a corset —the superstition that made Napoleon unhappy —the wonderful bard who was blinded by the Greeks —the woman who confessed she was a “witch” One Person in a Thousand Knows -why we say the stork brings babies how the kiss originated why the Egyptians mum- mified their dead why marriage-rings are worn the significance of orange blossoms on brides -why black is the color of mourning why Chinese women com- press their feet -why the Egyptians wor- shipped the snake —why cannibalism started The whole amazing story of human life / ACK to the very cradle of hu- man existence! All through the many ages and stages of man’s development! The dawn of love, the beginning of faith, the discovery of voice, the early struggles with the forces of nature, the miracle of birth, the mystery of death, the germ of superstition, customs and habits of life—the powerful and inspir- ing story of man’s personal develop- mentatlast in one astounding volume! What do you really know about yourself? When did man stand erect upon the earth for the first time? How old is human marriage? What is religion? Why do we clothe our- selves? How did man discover that he had a soul? Here is one of the most fearless and truthful discussions of human nature ever written, It tells you thousands of fascinating tales about yourself— startling, extraordinary things you never suspected, Illustrated not only with remarkable pen sketches and color drawings, but with hun- dreds of actual photographs. Man’s Habits and Instincts Traced Back to Their Source All civ ation is but a thin veneer over the surface of savagery. Phe habits, customs, impressions, fears, impulses and passions accumulated by our ancestors since the beginning of life still slumber within us. Sor instance, there existed in the dawn of life a human _pairing-off system which took place at a time that corresponds to what is now June. That accounts for the modern urge to marry in June, Similarly, we throw rice after the bride because it satisfies a certain primitive impulse, and we dare not say in words what this curious old custom suggests. SEND NO MONEY We believe that “The Customs of Mankind” is one of the most interest- ing and important books of the year, and to introduce it properly we are making a very extraordinary pre- publication offer. Let us have your name and address to enter on the advance list to receive a copy of “The Customs of Mankind” as soon as it is off press. When it arrives, give the postman only $2.98 in full payment for a book that would ordinarily sell for $5.00. You have the privilege of returning the book any time within 5 days and having your money refunded if you are not amazed and delighted. Be sure to get your copy of this beautiful first edition at the special rice. Use this coupon today— low. Nelson Doubleday, Inc., Dept. A-638, Garden City, New York. NELSON DOUBLEDAY, Inc., Dept. A-638 Garden City, New York You may enter my me on the special advance the first copies of “Thi ustoms of Mankind” by Li Zichles the terms of your special pre-publication offer, I will give the postma only $2.98 (plus few cents postage) in full payment on arrival $5.00 book. It is understood that I have the privilege of returning th; book any time within 5 days and having iny money refunded if Iam not swept away by its beauty and fascination. I am to be the sole judge. receive one of Name. . Address PRPS OP WILLIAM GRERN, NEW YORK, comicbooks.com