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s,t'on Of mora active neasuros, II IL = i1Est
stop. that 10 all--ons wh,ah Will very probably
ia fntln al he

s.tson Of mora active nessuros, 1stsa nsst
stop. that 10 all-ans which viii very probably
be followed b.
TuE 1srsrEnrxo or knM1Es. -
Mr. nustor Iollnstons contnuos Ills ouloglss
Of tho Turks. Ia his le&tors from CoustAntihu.
pls. ne boldly assumes that you 6u.l prsotacsd
Ia Turkey iii The virtues, which In othse couu-
ttea arc talked about and trodden unler foot.
!hsy alons have d'eco' esad tue secret Of true
dignity and Refinement In manners. Their sAlu..
Akion-tha kensnsa1 known to u1oat Utlsnt&l
psop!es-is Tho only form Of Ba!uthtlon worthy
Of i civilized being their r,llos OF couvotaa-
tton arc tho only rules worthy to ba adopted BY
civilized nations; In fact, theira In full porfec::
dseply quatfed at, tho fountain Of Hight Con-
duct. which other pooples vainiy aasf.
These ara
TnB Ru1rs Or coNyEnsAr1o1
Il givo merely the headings, upon which my
tbs speaker willis 1e is talking. 2. Never d.
yorQs, in the middlo Of a conversation, from tho
main thrcad of diecourae into = collateral
!saue. 0. 10 allow SHIRT bu. sufficient pause
subject and ths suffering u; on ~ nav subject.
4. Eersr to te!l pcrson \ thing ho knows A.
ready. 3. Not 10 e1cuse onesclf whom convicted
Of bctng In tho wrong. G. Whom you hnvo moth
Ing to my, 10 hold yonr tongue.
Thcy never (says Mr.. u. J.l talk for ths sats Of
talking. Empty idlo jabbesnR u Frank, but not
Ottoman pracse In Europe It IN considered srsqe'r
Worth s :, :t 49, NJ g. u assy Il -, y
somethIna vhen yoa have nothing to say worth ~;
Arudeness to your rotGhbor.
What would tocome Of modern society II these
rutos were indeed adopted III Christcndo.n7
After deeply intorostng description Of The
derivation and meaning Of tho Turkish teae,nas,
no cutne upon tho following remarks On
BuAXINa HANDS,
which arc auggcstiye, and, oven II axng gcratea,
In tho lntin true:
"ComPsso with this ths French cuAtous Of indl4-
erinlnate shaking hands, odtous form 81 moral
scarcely corner Of Europa u frcca form Of tnanity
because giving tho hend has moaning, inasnueh ii
al nonaezso; Of hypoctity, because, ii il meat ~
pledge aud gauge Of frcnlshlI Il is constantly given
ed md of corruption because il il oiten praeticeI "a
condensation Of porhon the othcF and IT, there
fore, corrupt On tbs ons hide anl degrading tho
other. No words nto too atoug TO express the moral
repugnance Of tho TURK for this Frank CUSTOM 1t Ia not
too much 10 say that 1t renders nsfcoursa with the
&ho.e who Inclined 10 treat ths matter Lightly will
probably seo t 10 alter ther tone further aoquA!nt
csil nttentlon 10 rem.rksb1o obsef1.tloa made by
e. @ French M Jesuit missionesses !n China. They y
Monarca taers, and their faurs 10 atquire the slight
ct influence the population. to their abomns-
e rracico Of shaking hands and thsy 60 further
gsrstoa Y most good people in Engl.nd) that evcr
there shonld he nassserc Of Christians, II will DO
chlcay owing TO tne lnGoducuoh anu prAetce Ok ths
custom.
This letter Las called out
a BRILLIANT nEJo1SpEn
from . well-kno"n author, WAC profasHes to
have learned with anaxcnent that be has been
practicing Ill his life "sn otious form OF moral
corruption. byrscrisy. md naiucetity !" and who
gives some curious information In regard to this
custon. II seema thai q eocioty has bcoa formed
In Franco, unues high religious Auspices, for
h;ntt'ns down ITO T. "potg"ee De main" or rather
Objectionable salute Ia specifically called.
Tho founder Of tho Society was DAVID ur1uhart
and the doctrines he advocated are now beipg
proclaimed BY his still numerous disciples In
vie1n. Acting BY tho advice Of HI eminent theo-
logihn, Dir. UfQuhart Wrote = work entitled +" La
Dcsosatton de Ii CAretiente par "a Substitution dc
"a FamtEtarfte Ia lo'Qesse y (Tho Dosolation Of
Ivy for Polltcneas,. and forwarded cory Of tho
BOOK to tho Pope WHO at once responded-tho
first sttne such an honor was ever bestowed upon
rrotestant-by addressing the author papal
brief, "hloh VAS published in July. 1876, in the
Diplomatic Reptcto.
Whon the AbominabIo practice Of shaking
banda has boon aually aupprasaed, ,-aAya tho
writer Of tho arttoe from which dortvo this ln-
seroeEing informatiou.-1ot Us hope that tho
EQUALLY OUTRAGEOUS HAD1T
Of safing '.lIow do ron do? - cant phraso
degrading alike to him who uttars It and to him
who emillngly roplles in tho same hollow style,
Auite We!l !nhnR you now Io yout-
should be likewise done away with. Tbs author
proposes that these. and all similar phrases,
should bo eenteucod Is superifuous, and tho
Laadafar Jesus Of early ChriatiAn tines adopted
in their place phtaso WHICH would we'll ho~
cord with tho grave respect Of tho Turkish tene-
mas. 40 crodtabls parting aalutatton, he sug-
gssts 1feaento n,ori. 10 be adopted In lion Of
the domorniztng :" Good-hy," now 10 prevalent
among all classeB.
Lat US at once confets-miaorable franks that
| wc src-that NC should ho enormously improved
ruIos Of conversation, and iulslating ourselves in
Tho docttlues of French TefoFmer1. And yet our
loss would perhaps be aa groas a. our gain.
Conversation would bn grAver, mora decoFous,
more tnstructiVa but ~hero would ba tho
Brightness tho play Of emotion and fancy,
49,, TIE CLAIM srIntTuE11E
WHICH wo now 20 much enjoy and hdmlra7 The
| Iu1k o. the ottoman Empire should Judge to
10 being grave, Tirtuous, and cstlmable, but