The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-25


nifies the numberless little civilities that
usually distinguish cultivated and re-
fined persons from persons of the OPP
posite character. There are few persons
Of culture and Intelligence that cannot
20 into an assemblage of individuals
thrown together promiscuously. and by
quietly observing their manners for a
short time give pp0ty correct idea Of
the standing of most Of its individual
members as Iegsris their culture al d PC .
liteness. Ii requires no far stretching
fancy To see refinement and intelligence
i'm the calm dignified demeanor of their
possessor. And on the other hand il is
no less difficult to detect the absence Of
these qualifications; by the rudenes, o.
the ungracefulness of those who have
either been so unfortunate as not 10 re-
ceive instruction, or SO perverse as not
10 improve by il. There are many things
tn ken together and named in that one
phrase Good Manners. We shall con
sidcs few of these sci araiely.
Neltness; this we consider one of the
great attributes TO the sum total of good
manners. Neainess Of person is indis-
pensa.le TO a well bred gentleman or la
dy. The hair. teeth. hands, &c. should
be- scrupulously neat. Tie dress must
not bear marks OF un;idyness II is not
necessary thai our dress be either costly
or fashionable. ~ neatness aud good
taste does not depend so much on these
qualitics a. on the adaptation TO our cir
camstauces The cleanliness and neat
fitting of the apparel are the qualities
upon which our notions of the taste OF
the wcarer are based. And il follow
that good taste will adopt the style and
texture of the fabric TO the circunIslan-
ces and the occasion. Neatness and or
der we do not expect 10 see stop with
our persons or dress, but must prevail
in all our surroundings. Children
should early be brought under its infu-
euces. Neatness, order and good taste
should prevail in our homes. and chill
dren should be taught 10 respect these
qualities. The idea that children can
not he kept clean seems TO be gaining
ground ii we may Judge from obscrva.
lion. Indeed some think that children
and neainess are perfectly Incompatible
IL seems ratl.er an uphill business afiei
the juveniles are, fifty or sixty OF them
collected together, 10 impress thes,
things very forcibly upon their minds
We have had little gentlemen 10 gaze n
us with the proioundest curiosity: as Il
they half doubted our sanity, when W,
told them that clean hands. clean face,
and smooth neatly coinbed hair shoulG
be the constant characteristics of III,
school boy. One very bad habit. and
one that We find il difficult 10 correct i.
the habit of splitting. This habit seem
TO seize the Young American a. soon a,
he Il able TO 20 TO school. aud ia some
Instances by the Time he is ten or twev,
years old il has developed into the gen
te,l and manly accomplishment OF chew
Ing Tobacco, practice which we consid
er absolutely Incompatible with pcrfcc
neatness, and true gentility. Whs
more Disgusting task can a lady or gen
tlenyln undertake. than TO sweep room
that has been occupied by these minia
ture lords OF Creation who disre gard
iny all forms OF decency, have converte.
the floor into grand spittoon, and dis
gorged quantities OF saliva, highly i'm
preynated with the obnoxious wee,
ihereon2 II there is talk in the whol
onriculuin OF lile's duties better calcula
ted TO rufiie the sweet serenity OF tn
female temper We have never performe,
il.
Much more might be said on this sub
iect but hint TO the wise is sufficient
We will next observe the manner o
speaking--which should always be re
spectiui aud poiites never 50 loud Ms I
be- rude or boisterous and never SO Ia,
az TO be inaudihle. let the utlerance b
clear and distinct, and your manner
frank aud free. In the DAYS of othe
wears. when we were little cir. on
very good and estimable mother wa
: our prcceptrcss in many little civilitic
OF speech that characterize the bette
bred class. We were taught when ad
dressing ladies or gentlemen to say w
maam. or no sir, as tho case might b,
We were also taught that il was IN ba
taste for young people 10 say Old Simo
! f1r MIR. thompson, or Old julie for. MIR
: Simpkins, or Liz Lucas for Miss Lucas
But Judging from observation as we sal
4 before, IL ese customs are well nigh oil
9 solete wiAh maternal ancestors of III
? present day, or perhaps they think Ia,
D we teachers are iloating to aillucnce q
!, flowery beds of ease, and do not feel il
= clined TO limit our privileges in this d
e rec;ion. Be this as il may, we thin
! there are iew of the little social chara,
Q teristics that speak more plainly of III
= lculturc oil the individual than the ell,
: CANT aud graceful use of these terms el
lpecialiy TO strangers and those who al
u our seniors or superiors.
el Another item unto which we woul
: direct your thoughts Is a species of val
~ ldaiism that vents itself ia cutting. car,