The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-10-27
About Sneezing.
sneezing and the manner in whic

Sneezing and the manner in which
the sneeze is sneezed is an interesting
study in itself. No two people sneeze
exactly alike. a two months study 81
this spasmodic practice has fully dem
onstrated the fact that there is as much
individuality in the sneeze of the aver
age man or woman as there is in the
laugh, the conversation, the walk, OF
the handwriting. Some men and WON
en- Sneeze as though the effort caused
them intense pain, while others appear
to enjoy the titillating sensation in their
nostrlls and enter into the, spirit of the
act with pleasure depicted upon every
lineament Of their features. T fFfs y
The little boarding school, naiss trips
Jauntily along the street and in turning
to note If she is attracting due attention
happens to Inadvertently look at the
sun. In moment her noStrils begin to
tickle, and burying her face in the folds
OF the neatest of cambria handkerchiefs,
she contracts her shoulders and gives
utterance to the daintiest skick-skick-
skick . imaginable. m a.fta M ~,
The lat woman with q basket upon
her arm-the one you can always meet
with in the; market, et,ghouse-halts sud-
denly upon the street, bows her head
reverently, remains SO for. a few mo-
ments in wild expectation and then,
Strengthening nR p little.a iRAsaes the
,alr until she swells up ike balloon,
then :. .ah-h-h-schoooooo! ah-h-h, b.
schoooo! ah-ah -ah-skitchtschooo! OH,
my!'' and wabbles along wiping her ila-
hamed nose on her apron.
The dapper little clerk walks briskly
along ithe street wondering if his new.
Hlothes fit him as he hopes they do.
and when the hnfailing Symptoms te'Ii
him that he must saeeze he turns his
bead oyer his shoulder, and without
stacking his pace gives vent To several
short, fssharps ttwooshir- -es, and flies.
along as if nothing had happened.
The talL cadaverous man, whose.
every look indicates the presence of.
consumption, stops short on the side
walk. neEvously runs Ills hands into
halfa dozen pockets before he can find
his handkerchief, throws his head back
ward until his nose points at the CITY
Hall clock, and .olectriies all within
hearing, with. q spasmodic :. witchoo.
witchoo- witcho o-o-o-o- -wi-wi-witclfo-o
o-o-o --darntheluck!'' then giyes his
peaked nasal organ swipe or two and
moves painfully along. ae.saS& ss5sd
I, TWo neat little, daughters of fashion
trip along the avenue confding to each
other their bits of choice scandal, when
one OF them says: .Hfs9 n tsSs svtr
80 dear! Jennie, / believe Tn going
10 GnAQyaHfI * - II ~ 81 -
20. please don't, = cried the other,
in horror. " It will be awful to sneeze
right here on the street, Can't you hold
Nf q ~.
:" y I-I-must, Indeed I--sck-in-
deed Ica-n't heI-schick-help it.
nu mu --sck kAmustAa Aah-scheet! ah-1
dear! ah-oh-h-h--ah--
-chlck-ah-oh! Jennie! ah-ah-
schloo -oo--oot- t-an-schlOotr' ~ y
And then she wipes her pearly nose
and trips along with. tears in her ewes
and tells Jennie it's just too awflllv
awful for any use and she does hope
nobodyssdw her. ~ a3fs nsssf j f1hdiI
The sedate matron goes about slierI
sneezing in a matter of-faet way. She ]
simply stops, bows her head and gives
utterapce to a few wen-deyeioped
2 achoo 81 and moves along, not caring 81 .
q continental who was observing her.
The nervous man stops while allook
Of pain crosses his face, draws 5wo or
three long breaths to hurry the thinp ]
along, then doubles himself up.as IL en-
deavoring to shoulder the heaviest por-
tion OF his body, twists his face. out Of
all semblance of a human being and
snorts out his "kroo- -whah- -kroo-whah
boosh-ah- -kroo-whah-oh lord!n and.
leaves the spot wearing, d look Of the
most disconsofate pain. $50 = .al1 +
1t does onegood to see the jollyfatr
man sneeze. He throws back his fhlass.s
we shoulders, opens his eavernous
mouth to its fullest. capacity; shuts both |
syes and fairly. raises the dead with his |
!. ah-scfooooo! ah-scnoo oooooi ah-ah-
whoope! woosh ali -schoooo
hyschoooo! Lofdy, but that
vas good 'un!' 9aiiss:ssll
There are thousand. and one other
styles OF accomplished sneezing, and it |
viii repay any one to note the variety |
md style OF the various sneezers to be |
net with daily upon the street. - Detroit |
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