Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1889 — Queer Salutations. [ARTICLE]

Queer Salutations.

The Hindoo falls in the dust before his superior. The Chinaman dismounts when a great man goes by. It is common in Arabia Petraea to put cheek to cheek. n Germany brothers kiss each other every time they meet. Germans consider ibay act of politeness to kiss a lady’s hand. A Japanese removes his sandals, crosses his hands, and cries out, “Spare me.’’ The Burmese pretend to smell of a person’s face, pronounce it sweet, and ask for •‘a smell.” , A striking salutation in the South Sea Islands is to fling a jar oi water over the head of a friend. in some of the South Sea Islands natives spit on their hands and rub the facefoi the com pl im en ted person. The Australian natives practice the singular custom, when meeting, of sticking out their tongues at each other. I lie Arabs hug and kiss each other, making simultaneously a host of inquiries about ea !i other’s health and prospect:-'. The Turk crosses his hands upon his breast and makes ' profound obeisance, thus manifesting his regard without coming into personal contact with its object. A Moorish gentlman rides at his friends at a gallop,

s ;->l< is pistol, and fancies tiiaf lionasdone verythingin t'le line of courtesy which can be expected of him. An Englishman, meeting his .mother after twenty rears of s :j -aration, will y: "ow do y.-ii do. Jack;” will reaire hands, and will b ’onite < onteiimn yith an answering ■“Io w are youi” - reges of the Pacific > oh rob each ether’s noses toshoy iheirfriendship, varying this peculiar greeting by rubbing their faces aeainst the hands or feet of those for wjraiithey wish to show their respect axd. affection. 'u S 1 a man fhr w ’hi”' sal" on tb«-*'grennd end w.'its to g G O <'• ... C •:o | ; J se( J n’o w welcomed or whod away. th“ choice of reception 1 b'g 1' y -, j•; v : e m , Z<l’ D< ’’ to th . ■ ial cieahlin tile seif a cosed sal liter. A ra efcrewn as the Kai a; n<• ks re •' -■t to a ■ya 1 <;t ■ • A ery • i 1.• 'i- i>- ■ ' at-of'tlie E; .ui--1 r ' '• ! tob, rub *s ' ' ■ ft eyteach the same spot they upon their

knees and creep together, when the salutation culminates in an energetic contact of the olfactory organs.