Superstitious but safe

I enjoyed Susan Spano’s article, “For some, only superstition appeases the travel gods” (Her World, Oct. 13). When friends are going on a long journey or a trip overseas, I give them at least one dollar to carry with instructions to give it to a beggar on the day they return home, because I believe angels watch over a traveler on a mission of charity. My grandmother always gave me a new bill to carry with me when I went on a trip.

Marcia Cohn Spiegel

Rolling Hills Estates