That every lieutenant in the American army who went to France had an affair with a French comtesse.
§41
That when cousins marry, their children are born blind, deformed, or imbecile.
§42
That a cat falling from the twentieth story of the Singer Building will land upon the pavement below on its feet, uninjured and as frisky as ever.
§43
That the accumulation of great wealth always brings with it great unhappiness.
§44
That it is unlucky to count the carriages in a funeral.