, 1874-08-16
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German Observation-Disclosures the Fiat.
Stuttgart CoTresrondenee Of tie Eoston Adrert:eer
In America hats are made towear. in Germany
to take of. Their chief use in tie one case is to
! cover the head; iu the other case to enable the
| owner to uncover. Yankees are permitted by
| the inscrutable Providence to e1ist,-not With
out ren1onstrance while Nenzio lved,-thoush
out OF doors they commonly kept their hats on
| here We understand our duties better and do not
draw upon the charity OF the universe in thaA
| way. Rappy invention for Germany, tho hat
| Without it, how could one uncover ?-unless he
| should remove his scalp! And without uDcoy-
ering, how could ono be respectable male
| creature OF the human sort ? I must doubt
that in q hatless Germany the scalp
werc safe! Unjust people say thas
| Germany has no religion. What are they talk
ing of? Where are their eyes? 1t has one Of the
J st1ictest religious in the world, in RESPECT to
| which the very Atheists orthodox; and it's
commandment il, Thou shalt take OF thy hat
Ihls religious acs Is performed everywhere, By
I everybody, at al1'hours Of the DAY, with co1l-
| staacy and assiduity. let mo tell the chegolier,
| that put to shame our mere Seyenth-day seryice,
| In the street every man must uncover to,eyer+
| other whom he knows and does not mean to ro-
! ject as exconmun1cate and OUTLAW. The rule re-
quires that tho hat should not be merely raised
| bur taken fairly of and drawn down By the side
| By tho old school of rcligionists this is really
| done; but i'll our age OF short cuts compromise
is iscommonly made. One AnAtches the particle Oft,
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Of flies, aud claps it hastily on. to bo in teadl-
| ness for the next occasion. AB thus practiced
| tho act is beautiful to the mind, as all duty
must he. but to the mere ptofane eye is not
graceful Sometimes, indeed, tho imp1cus for
elsn observer Is inclined to laugh. Two men
| meet and recognize each other only in tho
momeutUE passing; not pausng, they are back
to back, aud three pases apart, before this ready
baud can reach the waiting brim. but each
puucsually performs the whole duty OF man. re-
moves tho beaver gives it the symbolic flop and
| restores it 4 rods distance from the other.
Neither sees the other do it. foz there s no look
] ing behind, lor lantes! motion towards it. Each
KNOWS, however, that it il doue, for is not tbs
| other respectable man? Tho profane observer,
say. is Disposed to emile; taking OIL the has
and hourlshing 1t to vacancy seems to him COM
zeal He mistakes entirely, for his notion il that
they are performing the to one another nero
| Iy all human individuals Not so they t1s rer-
| deting their homage to the sacred prop.eties,
| and, seen or unseen OF men. what matters 1t ?
And Why should either look back? Would he
SPY upon his neishbor to see il the latter is not
! perhaps / hereto and an intidel2
| Take of the hat! Il there be doubt whether
| the ACT is required On particular occasion, err
| On the safe side, aud take it of. Foreigners fall
| into difficulties eometimes from scan:y coE-
| struction OF their duties in this Particular. An
| American youth went to the railroad STATEN to
| procure q season tickcs-not sold by the ordinary
| ticket seller. but By Ill especial official Enter
ing public office, he kept bis lat on in address,
4ues tAE atA40 o1A4t4at 40 LIS uIu1Lt-
ment the latter sprang from the scat and began
tearing about the room in the widest agitation,
with passionate ontcfics. stamping feet. tossing;
arms. Tho your, not then understanding Ger
man well, could make nothing Of his noises, and
thought him seized with q tit OF frenzy. Our
official friend, observing 3. length the look OF
sheer, blank wonder and incomptehcnSion on
the others cointenance. composed him.
self enough to become intelligible- Tho hat
came of, aud the afflicted officer after tnanful
struggle with his feelings. suppressed them 80
nEly that he could do the necessary writing
for the sea+on-ticket affair il somellat eIa-,~
rate one-wlth steady hand. Again, At ecer-
tain art school, y.ung American IVES y1..1ed
by one of his friends. The latter, stopping in
merely to inyio the other to walk-into q room
where no professor was present and whore was
nothing Of the ordinary school diaclpline-erreI
mao, Immediately called outs Il Was ne7.as man
Fhgrli," ave call that boorishness!" The two
youths went forth. Wbereupon the distressed
individual relieved bis pain by raging
an hour against Americana. .AN Amer7ca"t7
sind xnrcrscharnte Bru1e," All Americans
are impuueps clowns" the good soul said.
This was, Of COURSE exceptionally rude Ter-
son. representing tile Germans generally only in
the stress laid upon the act Of removing the hat
Well, it ls good to have manners Of somo aort-
Tho Americans are little careless that 1ay tho
young people, At 'eaAt, are frequently somewhat
FREQ in their air. When German school-boy,
meeting in the city stranger aud foreigner With
nIA} Ot11A AuH blAf louhs Ou kut W
him, as sometimes happens, tho impression ID
not uz:p}easins. and vet It Goes not seem to me
that in inferior courtesy tho American people arc
behind these Of Germany; certainly they arc not
Eo in kudlinee5.
Celebrities Photographed by Gcntilo.
During the past few months Gcutiie has not only
photographed distinguished artists Of worldwide
reputation, suca the great saivin the 7ri1na-dou-
Piamoute CaponI, Del pucnte, aud many oilers If
the Italian Opera, Mrs Sco.t-Si,tdun. Master Harry
Walker Count Fosco B'rou de PALM, acl last hut not
least, ten great Indian chiefs the Oluahasl )
visit 10 President Grant. The above bs st
Gcntiiea Sutl:o southeast Of State and Waeh-
ing ton E:re"ts- The ehicfH expressed great delight
at the wonderful elevator.
Bessemer Steel Horse-Shoes.
Ye would call the attention Of tho public 10 the ID
rertisement OF Il. Hale X Co., another page, who
sre now for the first time putting in market an i'm