..... This is properly one of the most widely know and most frequently observed of all the surviving superstitions around the world.. that walking under a ladder left leaning against a wall, will bring ominous fate and at the least a streak of bad luck to the person who should attempt fate.

..... Even those who work on and around ladders all day are not immune to their dangers... Superstition in the United State is said that anyone who climbs a ladder which a black cat has just walked under will also experience misfortune.