Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-19
SP ITTING.

Will the time ever come when the spittocn,
that disgusting remainder that people spit,
wiil be removed from our parlor, steamers and
cars Those who chew tobasco sheuld feel a
deilcacy In having this one of the lower vices
made apparent by the uss Of is case de fa6ae,
as few others rarely avail themselves Of this
convenience.
The habit of splitting Is, probably, one rea-
son why the Americans are so msagre in per-
sol. They spit themselves to death, and then
talk wonderfully about our elimate-swell the
numbers Of those who die of consumption, and
look like scarocrows during the period Of their
Datural life. Women and girls rarely spit,
from an instructive sense OF is indelicacy
out men look solemn, talk grave, and spit
They finish a sentence in conversation by spit,
Just as We close paragraph in our editorial
with period. =.
Boys, as soon as they are installed into a
broad collar, spit They practice in order TO
do this well-shooting forward the body, and
the under lip, till they become masters Of the
art, and able to hit spittoon at the greatest
possible distance
LII splitting must be done, the pockethand-
kerchief is the only legitimate medium, and
this can be used In a manner as little obvious
to the spectator as possible. Those who have
this habit inveterately established, should
carry an extra handkerchief that the one
wisely kept for show, - may be as little OBJ
jcctionsble as possible.
Seriously, our secretions if healthful, are
never offensive, AID never in undue Quanti-
tles-the habit OF casting the saliva from the
mouth causes an extra secretion, which must
in Its turn, be elected, and thus nature is Sc
verely taxed TO supply the waste-the gums
shrink-the teeth fail-the throat il parched
bronchitis, FIRST, and finally consumptien,
or some other decay Of a weak organ, comes in
To close the scene.
An Arab would run a man through who
should presume TO spit in bis presence The
bird never spits, the toad squats TO the earth,
and the serpents secretes saliva as a deadly
poison If we weep passionately, the saliva
| is bitter-it Is pungent and scarty in the &C.
| ton Of the baser emotions, while love renders
| II sweet and abundant The saliva is associ-
ated with our whole animal economy and fol-
lows closely upon the action # our minds,
sympathe;ically, intimately with all its moods
Sensltlveness inclines Us 10 swallow down
our saliva, while disgust diSposes us 10 spit if
OHt. The scent Of roses moistens the lips more
| than the tongue, lemons cause the mouth 70
| be filed with saliva. The sight q one hate
ful TO US dries the mouth, while on the con-
trary one who is a agreeabl moistens it. Hence.
those who weep have dry lips, while those
who suffer without tears, have not only dry
| lips but an acrid mouth. There is a beauti-
full philosophy in all this, and those who waste
| the secretions by splitting, lose not only the
| action Of these glands, but unquestionably
| weaken the fine sensibilities connected with
| them.
Show US a man who spits, and You show us
| man of uncertain characteristics, aud one
| whose sensibiities are rot 10 be trusted. Do
| away with spittoOns and nature will do her
work m Dre geniaily for man; she will beautify
| him; whereas now she is obliged to be con-
tinually patching him up.-Mrs. 3. Oakes
Smith.