The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-11
WHEN PEOPLE MEET.
THE SAlUTATIONS COMMONLY EN-
plOYED BY DIFFERENT NATIONS.
Gentleman and Fair I4ady-On the CoDti-
ncnt 800 Men Embracing One Another.
Malays, Chinese. Japanese-The Moorish
Way-The Military salute.


way-The Military salute.
In walking down a busy thoroughfaro
an observer cannot help remarking the
different manners i'm which the various
travellers. pedestrians or otherwise greet
one another. A gentleman approaching
"a lady watches her closely to see whether
she will bow 10 him. If so. of goes his
hat. Hardly two men. however. do this
simple &C, i'm the same way. One Hour
ishcs il at arms length, another hardly
raises il from his head. n third exposes
the side. rs If ne were asking a charity,
while a fourth seems frightened lest by
some m~iSchancc nc should disarrangc his
hair. The fair lady, too, does not always
return the salute in the same way. Cross
the channel, however, and one is in IA
land where hat lifting is the recognized
salutatiOn. II appears at first curious TO
Il native Of American or English soil TO see
mot too clean coal HEAVIER or peddler sol
emily raise his head coyeling-it does
not always amount TO as much as a hat
to an equally dirty brother workman,
with an air many young dudes might
envy. but in time one fails to notice such
things. On entering and leaving II shop,
no matter how small, the polite man
again uncovers his head. while each OF
these actions is always accompanied by
an appropriate word of greeting.
The peasants Of Spain. in the country,
on meeting a stranger offer him. rs a salu-
tation. q portion Of the bread they always
carry with them. OF course, il Is refusal
with thanks. and great would be the as
constituent Of the would be donor if it
were accepted In Germany-in fact,
prettv well all overt the c~Ontincnt-to pass
man or woman on Il country road with
out saving "A friendly greeting is looked
upon as very impolitc. and the person do
ing so would certainly be- regarded as Il
stranger Among the French and Bel
giams especially the habit of men embrac.
ing one another Is quite common, a father
and son, or two intimate friends, thinking
nothing Of falling into each others arms
and kissing in public. Colder tempered
nations consider such illusions unneces-
sary. and believe there is just as much
feeling in the warm grip OF the hand and
few words Of welcome.
The Malays and other Polynesians sa-
lutte by smelling. This is performed by
rubbing noses. \ former resident of New
Lts4Atll ouN , iHiN IA tAA'NhAhc 49, "a
sence Of some time two MaOries seize
hands and rub noses violently, at the
same time loudly weeping. presumably
from the pleasure of seeing each other, or
perhaps from the pain OF friction. In IN
dia the BuddhistS salute by lowering the
palm Of the right hand and bringing il up
toward the face. at the same time saying:
Ram. ram chair. The MahOmetanS do
the same, but simply say "Salaam. This
is only done in either case by members OF
the same faith. The salutation is always
made, too, with the right hand, to use the
left being considered an insult.
The Chinese have "a regular code Of
salutations, eight III number, which de
fine the proper amount of respect TO be
paid to different individuals. The one
which is perhaps most familiar TO San
Franciscans is that when at the new year
the Chinaman clasps his hands together,
and, gently bowling, wishes his friend the
compliments OF the season. Two curious
greetings which these people have among
themselves are those Of asking each other:
Have YOU eaten rice. and Is your
stomach in good order, The japanese
show respect on meeting by bending the
knee, though in the street they only make
a feint OF So doing This is the general
salute.
A stranger coming among the Moors Tor
the frsttimc would. perhaps, be astonlshed
and a little frightened by seeing one OF
them riding at full gallop toward tim, as
If he were intending 10 execute a cavalry
charge. His fears might perhaps be In
creased when this horseman, when almost
close to his apparent victim, suddenly
refined up and discharged a pistol over his
head Recovering from his establishment,
however. he would find that this Is
the Moorish way of welcoming a
stranger Natives of the Gold Coast
have still another mode Of salutation.
They lower their robe from the left shout
der with tie right hand, and gracefully
bow, though II 1t ~ It great man they
salute. and ii they wish to be particularly
respectful. the whole robe Is removed,
exposing the breast. Egyptians greet
one another with ii remark peculiar TO
their |country. How goes the perspira-
iiOny'
The military salute required in nearly
all civilized countries is nearly the same.
Perhaps III Germany, however. the regu-
latiOns are somewhat more stringent. n
soldier, ON meeting the emperor, has to
stand still. face about, and remain with
hand raised for from twelve 10 twenty
PAGES before his majesty approaches TO
the same distance after he has passed.
In Belgium an officer has TO do the
same for the king, and subalterns for
generals, though ten PAGES only are re
CURED for the latter case. Soldiers car
rying anything. So that their hands are
occupied, salute with their eyes-that is,
they turn their heads in the direction of
the person coming and going. French
officers raise their caps to each other, but
the privates do as the privates III other
armies do London Globe.
Getting Ahead OF Hotel Men.