Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1889 — Customs in Other Climes. [ARTICLE]

Customs in Other Climes.

It is common in Arabia to put cheek to cheek’. The Hindoo falls in the dust before his superior. The Chinaman dismounts when a great man goes by. 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 then ask for a “smell.” The Australian natives practice the singular custom when meeting, of sticking out their tongues at each other. A striking salutation of tho South Sea Islands is to fling a jar of water over the head of a friend. The Arabs hug and kiss each othor, making simultaneously a host of inquiries about each other’s health and prospects. The Turk crosses his hands upon his breast and mv'kes a profoundobeisaffee, thus manifesting his regard without comiug in personal contact with its object.—New York Mail-Express.