River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-06-29

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A question Of introducing into the
mouth three or fom prongs of silver
instead Of an inch on two of blade Of
steel.
The fork people aver that there is
danger in using the knife, while the
knife people affirm that there is fully
~ much ia using the fork. The cases
where the knife man cuts himself are
/ probably rare, and this argument Is
| doubtless employ ftO give feasOn to
| those who eat with q f0rk From an
psthstic point Of view it is certainly
more pleasing 10 look at a man who
uses the fork From the same point,
after d,y estng 0fipselt VI conventional
opinions II il pelhap3 more pleasing
10 regard him who performs the Office
lBith his HuPew=u not fiugel3 that are
AL thumbs, bat eleaa, Clever and
graceful lngers,
I Un q Subsequent occasion had an
opportunity pf seeing this done by q
Observation-Disclosures womalA Her hands
we're small and handsome, which IN.
deed IRE characteristic signs in her
race. just before the re1ast her
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| lemon water and dried Oh soft, per
fumed napkin. Each biz Of Wand was
conveyed 10 the mouth with anaural
charm which invested the act with
poetry. She ate heartily as Well rs
! gracefully when through she washed
hei hands with understanding soap,
I the attendant pouring fresh water on
\ them betDiT. thew are dried.
I TlHit ! was permitted 10 enjoy this
scencui finger eating was owing to the
| fact Of her being q Christian as Arabs
Of Moslenl faith veil before strangers
except those Of Egypt, who veil to the
| eyes, aud the fellahin throughout the
! Turkish domains, whose abject con
diti0n renders them Indifferent in this
particular The women Of the fellahlu
not only eat in public but perform
other acts which IL would he lndlsCreet
10 describe 10 should be observed
thar the elllng among Moslems Of the
town IS none closely adhered to than
those Of the desert, where the faces of
the women are occasionally seen
As the feast progressed to return
10 juI dtHner-the subordinates con
tinued to regard MS with the express
sion OF dog waiting Tor a bone and
after we stopped the chief IN his char
acter Of host urged as TO take more.
He went 80 far as 10 make q ball with
his own hand and to attempt by gen
& 2 persuasion, 10 introduce IL into NY
tnoath but meeting with resistance
he twiried it INTO Eis oan with the
adr0it movement which challenged
the admiratlon pf his guests each time
that they saw il.
When we were satisfied, the great
platter still about hall full. was hand
cd over TO the waiting group Of at.
PENDANTS, who ate y0ra ciOusly. After
they had finished a smaA portion OF
food still iemaiued 1t was taken
away, and soon the sound Of women Il
voices muilled with food "as heard
through the thin partition That IS,
the ieaNinQ9 Ut the man were given TO
the women ana she accepted them
without 2 murmr because she knew
no oth,l treatment II Is part OF the
Arabic nature TO be polite to the man
ana De9ieettnl 10 the woman fortu-
nate indeed is she who is bonn IN the
midst u civilization We did not fail
to remind Mrs 4. aad her daughter of
the privileges they enjoyed but they
did not appear to see them with the
same conviction as ourselves
We were finished with soap ana Wa
ter after the remnants of food had dis
appeared The Arabs went through
the hand-ablutiOn after rs. but rather
as a matter of form fhen the coffee
was prepared and Of such fragrance
that the manner Of doing it deserves
notice 4 tin pan, something the
shape of a soup plate perforated Ike q
nutmeg CRATER, containing a few green
coffee berries, was held over a flame
less wood fire by a long handle AS.
soon as the grains We're roasted on one
side they were smgly turned over aud
when done were mashed hot IN hol.
lowed block with a wooden pestle, and
immediately TUNED into pot of boil.
ing waters which was allowed to sim
mer q few minutes and then the COT
fee was served, Of Shiny thickness, and
Of excellent aroma. The six diners OF
the first guild could not however At
once be served owing 10 the want OF
cups of which there were only three
more on less cracked and Mahm0ud
and the two guests rrst partOoE In
slipping il we more than ever realized
the fact that 10 have fragrant coffee IL
must be made hot from the roasting
which housewives and cooks would do
well 70 make q note OF rs IL is for
their beneut that the process as de-
scnhed
Il was plain Our cOnyiNcs prided
Themselves on their breeding A they
lpped the coffee they made noise
Win Their lips such AS the horse makes
ln drinking which is here the sign OF
the man accustomed 10 the tlsages OF
polite society he Who is ia the habit
Of doing Il uoi3eles,ly being regarded
ds a person ~ hose social education has
been neglected
"Solaoe Of the SOUL SAID Mahmoud.
making tbe sound through has bps
he tlat possesses thee. pipe and 4
mare. Is hlest among men.
Next pipes were handed around, the
wants of the stomach being satisfied.
Nlahmuud slowly puited his and under
the soothing narcotic, remarked. With
auctions conviction Life ii sweet
The Owning Rod
Tie Railroad GaIett, ut june 10th
contain the following
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