The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-11-07

would not, one would imagine, be unattendet
with awkward results. Although not s.
difficult of accomplishment, the inhabitant
of the Philippines are lovers Of a asomewha
complex attitude in their salutations, whicl
consist in bending the body as close a
possible to the earth, placing the palms o
the hands on the cheeks, and then slowl,
raising one foot in the air, with the knee
bent
The Chinese demonstrate their nationa
vanity and affection in their personal civil
tiles, and the name of their artificial cere
monies is legion. They are not conten
with their 'treverences" and their singula
postures, but add quantity to kind, tn,
number of their salutations being calcula
ted to nicely, and varying in accordance
with the rank and Importance of the person
they would honor. If two persons ar,
brought together after lengthy separation
! it is their custom to sink down on theil
knees and bend the face to the earth, thii
ceremony being repeated two or three times
Should you meet Chinese and venture
'.How d you do ?" he will in all probability
reply verbosely in such strain as every
well, thanks to your abundant felicity" or
if he should take the initiative, you vii
be overwhelmed with some such greeting
as prosperity is painted on your face" Oh
"Your air announces your happiness" But
perhaps the most curious of all these is the
custom of salutation after sneezing, relevant
to which an amusing account is given ol
the effect which attends the sneezing Of
the King of Monomotapa 1t is said thai
''those who are near his person salute him
in SO loud tone that persons in the ante
chamber hear it and join in the acclama-
tion; in the adjoining apartments they dc
the same, till the noise reaches the street
and becomes propagated throughout the
city, so that at each sneeze of his Majesty
results horrid cry from the salutations Of
many thousands of his vassals.'' But, per-
haps, the climax of absurdity is reached
when the King of SEMINAR indulges in this
luxury, for the whole of the courtiers turn
their backs on him and loudly smack their
right thigh
The Turks cross their hands, place them
ON their heart, and bow, exclaiming, "Be
under the care of God' "Forget me not
in thy prayers p "Thy visits are as rare
as fine days l''-an ancient greeting, as ii
is by no means applicable to the present
country. The Romans in ancient times
exclaimed, "What doest thou?" "Be heal
thyf' or "Be strong" when it was custo-
mary to take up children by the ears and
kiss them. Italians, on meeting, kiss the
hands Of ladies to whom they are related,
with the strange inquiry, "How does she
stand ?" Manillas bend their bodies, place
their hands upon their cheeks, raise one
leg, and bend the knee Persians salute
by inclining neck over neck, and then cheek
to cheek, with the extravagant greeting
SIS thy exalted high condition good p
"May thy shadow never be less r and
"Peace be upon thee" In Poland the
inhabitants bow to the ground, with the
significant inquiry, "Art thou gay ?" and
"How do you live on? ''Be we'll !" and
common exclamation, which means liter
ally "God be with you!" has degenerated
of late years into the opposite -"Devil
take you' The Hollanders, with their
proverbial love of good living, salute their
friends by asking, "How do you fare ~
"Have you had good dinner ?'' Laplan-
ders, when they meet ON the ice, press
their noses firmly together. Bengalese
call themselves the 'most humble slaves"
of those they desire to salute Bohemians
kiss the garments of the person they wish
to honor. Siamese PROSTATE themselves
before superiors, when a servant examines
whether they have been eating anything
offensive If so, they are kicked out; if
not, they are picked up. Ceylonese, on
meeting superiors, PROSTATE themselves, re-
peating the name and dignity of the indi-
vidual The Moors of Morocco ride at
full speed toward a stranger, suddenly stop,
and then fire pistol over his head Ma
hommedans say: "Peace be with you y
to which the reply is: "On you be peacer'
To which is added "And the mercy and
blessings of God p The Swedes, on meet
ing one another, simply inquire: Chow
can you ?" The Burmese apply their noses
and cheeks closely to persons face and
then exclaim: "Give me smell r attrib-
utable to their great use of perfumes; and
the French say: Comment vous porter
vouz ?" which literally signifies "How do
you carry yourself?"
There are many causes which influence
these diversified salutations among the var
ious nations of the earth, some resulting,
apparently, from the national temper or
disposition of a people, while others are
doubtless the outcome of superstition.
Many are remarkable for their simplicity
while others display considerable complex
ity and are highly grotesque in form. But
generally speaking, the further a nation
degrades from the simplicity of its infancy
the more ornate becomes its ceremonies OF
politeness. There must exist the outward
form and actions for these different GUS
toms, and it is but natural for each nation
to imagine that it employs the most rea.
sonable. But whether we find them in a
simple or complex form, it may fairly be
inferred that they are not without their
value, in that they place in the hands Of
every man prescribed mode of approach
ing his fellowman without giving or re-
ceiving offence So such canon on social
observance, alike sanctioned by the individ-
ual and the community in which he lives,
cannot fail in its beneficial results, since il
is destructive of confusion and productive
of that something in our daily intercourse
which, for want of better name, may be
described by the phrase, "good FORM
"0ne of the largest if not the largest
barn ever erected in the State is now in
process of construction at Loveland, Ohio.
DIR. Napoleon B. Wolfe, who owns large
stock farm in the immediate vicinity Of
Loveland, proposes to house his stock in
magnificent winter quarters. According
to the plans the building will be 200 by 200
feet, or 40 900 superficial feet on the ground
floor. The lower story will be thirteen
feet in height, and built of all stone masonry
The second story, twelve feet high, is to be
built of timber with an overlaying of twelve
feet for shelter purposes. The apex of the
roof will be about one hundred feet from
the ground. The whole will be lighted at
night with an arc light of 125 candle
power. The building is intended to ac
comodate one hundred head of choice cat
tie, twenty-five horses and one thousand
sheep The cost of the building will be
in the neighborhood of $4,000.