Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1871 — A Score of Impolite Things. [ARTICLE]

A Score of Impolite Things.

1. Loud and boisterous laughter. 2. Reading when others are talking. 3. Reading aloud in company without being asked. 4. Talking when others are reading. 5. Sitting about the house smoking or chewing. 6. Cutting finger nails in company. 7. Leaving a church before public worship is closed. 8. Whispering or laughing in the house of God. 9. Gazing rudely at strangers. 10. Leaving a stranger without a seat. 11. A want of respect and reverence for seniors. 12. Correcting older persons than yourself, especially parents. 13. Receiving a present without an expression of gratitude. « 14 Making yourself the hero of your own story. 15. Laughing at the mistakes of others. lft. Joking of others in company. 17. Commencing talking before others have finished speaking. 18. Answering questions that have been put to others. 19. Commencing to eat as soon as y ou get to the table. 20. In not listening to what one is saying in company, unless yon desire to show open contempt for the speaker.