Santos-Dumont a Slave to Omens

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 241, 19 October 1901, Page 4

Santos-Dumont a Slave to Omens

liE HINTS FOB MASCOTS.

Peris, Ary. a l . M. Samos-Dumont. the fearless Brazilian aeronaut, is a slave to all sorts of superstitions. . He confidently attributes his miraculous escape from death when bis airship was wrecked recently on a root to tile saving power of a medal he always wears on his wrist. This amulet was a gift to him from the Countess d’Eu, the daughter of Dom Pedro 11.. the last Em perm- of Erarii. and he j believe., it has saved his life many tunes. JI. Sanios-Dumont wears, besides the blessed medal or. his wrist, a lock of his fiancee's hair upon his heart. He will not attempt any work unless he has been able to talk with a red haired girl on'the evening before. Sometimes he waits miles in search of a red-headed young woman whom be can address without insulting her. His cook, his chambermaid, his valet, and his coachman are all red-haired, because he is convinced that blonde servants bring good luck to hie house. Ve; notwithstanding all those luminous-headed attendants. he is persuaded that the morrow is bound to be unprofitable unless the required red-haired girl is found and talked with between (J and 7 p m. > He genera. v ....a flower girl or a beggar, whom he tips generously. But ! when the search for them is fruitless desperation emboldens him to speak' to almost any red-hairc-d mascot. Ones he r:o r into serious , trouble on top ot an omnihtt , the father of a . maiden address', 1 misiakmg the Brazilian s intentions and threatening to pitch him over , the railing. i