It is said that ,. the ; .' superstition against passing under a ladder origin- " ated in the fact that; "td" walk under a ladder" was a slang expression fprV "to be hanged," the alltfsibn' being to the ladder from which the unfortunate criminal had .to jump or be thrust, ''.:": '
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Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12476, 1 March 1909, Page 2
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47Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12476, 1 March 1909, Page 2
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