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great American wolves, says that their
courage ceases with the gaze of mama
fac, of which the Indians are quite aware
and frequently turn To good use. 81 am
not only convinced" rdds he, "that cour-
aceous man, unless he becomes the agrees
sor, with very few exceptions, is perfectly
secure from the attacks Of the brute crea-
ton in wild state, but they will invariably
snun him if there is only space enough to
admit OF their ESCAPE. | have frequently,
for experiments sake, approached the rein
deer with closed eyes, without alarming
them, when a single glance made them
bound with fear"
FROM THE NATIONAL INrELLIGENcER
Mes.rs EDrToRs: Many able pens hayc |
been employed with considerable merit to
write a code Of good manners for the pur-
poses of an English society, and many at.
tempts are made to improve uoon the les
sons of the British paragon of bon tom
These lessons are wholesome when occa
sionaly referred to, but ought never to
make particular study; if good sense and
the maxim "Do unto others as you would
wish to be done by them cannot regulate
our conduct towards our neighbors, all the
golden maxims of La Rochefoucau'', and n
! host of Others. are but a straw before the
wind After reading the other day in a
small volume bearing the imposing title of
Science of Etiquette" my candle went
out, and fell asleep. dreamt that had
become cosmopolite, wandering among
some %! the barbarous nations; and valung
myself on my superior knowledge OF the
etiquette Of our highly civilized hemisphere,
proudly entered large assembly Of peo-
pie whom chance had brought together,
and who appeared to be the prototypes in
good manners of their respective countries.
On entering, pulled off my hat. stepped
back and made graceful bow. The first
person who returned my salute was an ISL
andcr from the South Sea. "What clown
you are" he exclaimed. "Why do yon
no. take the crest of my parrot feathers oil
my head. and place it on yours, "a we do
in the South Sea; you are only dong
things by halves:" upon which an Arab
stepped up and laughingly said "Pshnw,
hats, cres:s, feathers, nonsense no man
can be well bred who does not say TO his
friend, Salam Aleikunl-Peace be with YOU
and his friend, he understands good man
ners. must answer, Aleikum essa'am." An
Arab. from Yemen, hastily interfered with
-"Fie, countrymen, | thought you were
better informed this would be breach o.
manners with Us: we seize each others
hand and try to kiss it. but neither mus
I suffer it to he done nnd when. after hal
. an hours struggling, compromise is made
it must be the oldest Of the two, after 'h'
r age is fairly ascer,ained and settled be'wceT
them, who permits the younger to kiss The
" end of his finger only"
. What nonsense, said a Mexican; bu
S you, brother Brazilian, you are no bette
: pattern of good manners. Why so? aske'
} the Brazilian. Because you did not salui
q me.
l. The Brazilian: Did l not press YOU
II head against my stomach with both of IN.
. hands,
/ The Mexican: That is Just what cal
II excessively rude ; you almost broke m
u neck. You ought to have touched tn
S ground with your hand, and then kisse
e the hand.
o A Samese: Pardon me, gentlemen, yo
l. are both wrong. The gentleman from
u Brazil ought, as a man of bon ton, to pa
= off his vest. and wrap it round the body.
y A Young Indian woman, from the coas
e of Malabar: What do you mean, yo
,e backguards! do you suppose we hav
Is come hilher 10 see you strip; whenever
l. meet witt man whom esteem, uncov
J. or nv breast; and this think is all he ca
'e with decency expect Of me.
= An Islander from Madagascar: To wha
all this ceremony? | lay my hand gent
III upon that Of another, and then have don
20 with it.
IN A Cochin Chinese: You seem to hav
&c had n poor education sir. You woul
u otherwise add, that the chip hat must b
'e turncd round,
er A Bramn wear no chip hat, but
9, cross my hands over my breast, and pra
30 down the blessings Of the great sun on m
III friend.
De A European woman: You all chat
~ great deal about etiquette, but none unde
's stand it you have not once bowed to M
= A Turk: 1t would be rude in a man
T. do so TO a girl.
II A Japanese woman: do not concey
re wha, you are about; you see me s'andln
III before YOU straight as column, and yo
to must confess that there can be no MOI
re graceful mode Of sa!uting: if you were
he man Of high rank, ] should then sit dow
nd 4 Persian: And should then say thu
rn YOU know very little of good breeding =
ed Stand up, incline the head, lay the rlg|
el hand upon your mouth; that is the trl
cd essence of civlty.
st, A woman from the Moluccas: lIusl
II that shows how little you know Of it;
'at stranger ought always TO be greeted Wi
n q kiss.
he A Russian woman Just so, sister; b
he the man must come and take it.
We An English woman: A kiss but on Il
IN forehead only, hope,
N, A German woman; Or, upon the hal
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