Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1899 — Meaning of Hissing [ARTICLE]

Meaning of Hissing

Hissing means different things, according to where yon happen to be at the time. In West Africa the natives hiss when they are astonished; In the New Hebrides when they see anything beautiful. The Basutos applaud & popular orator in the assemblies by hissing at him. The Japanese, again, show their reverence by a hiss, which has probably somewhat the force of the “hush” with which we command silence. In this country the hiss only has one meaning—disapproval