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" The marks then became fashionable among Europeans , particularly so in the case of men such as sailors and coal-miners , with both professions which carried serious risks and presumably explaining the almost amulet-like use of anchors or miner 's lamp tattoos on the men 's forearms . The habit of making savings , which is one of the forms of natural provision , and also that of attending to the needs of parents have always obtained among Italians , especially in the labouring classes , whether agricultural or industrial , with greater force , in fact , than that of physical and intellectual development , and this is reflected in the remittances made by emigrants to their homes .