The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-10-13
couRTEsIES IN ALL CLIMes.
Different Modes Of Salutation in Va.
rious Countries.

In walking down a busy thor
oughfare an observer cannot help
remarking the different manners in
which the various travellers, pedes-
trians or otherwise, greet one an
other, says the London Globe. A
gentleman meeting a lady watches
her closely to see whether she will
bow to him. If SO, off goes his hat.
Hardly two men, however, do this
simple act in the same way. The
fair lady, too, does not always re-
turn the salute in the same way.
Cross the channel, however, and
one is in land where hat-lifting
is the recognized salutation. It ap-
pearsat first curious to the native of
American or English soil to see a
not too clean coal HEAVIER or ped
dler solemn'y raise his head cover
ing-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.
The peasants Of Spain, in the
country, on meeting a stranger, offer
him, as salutation, a portion OF
the bread they always carry with
them. Of course, it is refused with
thanks, and great would be the as
tonishment of the would-be donor
if it would be accepted. In Ger
many-in fact pretty we'll all over
the continent-to pass a man or
woman on a country road with
out giving a friendly greeting is
looked upon as very impolite, and
the person doing SO would GER
tainly be regarded as stranger.
Among the French and Belgians es-
pecially the habit of men embrac-
ing one another is quite common,
father and son or two intimate
friends think nothing of falling into
each others arms and kissing in
public. Cold tempered nations con-
slider such effusions unnecessary,
and believe there is just as much
feeling in the warm grip of the hand
and few words Of welcome.
The Malays and other Polyne-
slams salute by smelling. This is
performed by rubbing noses. A for
mer resident of New Zealand says
that on meeting after an absence of
some time, two Maoris 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 India the Budhists sa-
Lutte by lowering the palm of the
right hand and bringing it up to-
ward the face, at the same time say
ing, Ram, ram, chair" The Mo-
hammedens do the same, but SIM
ply 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 consid-
cred an insult.
The Chinese have regular code
of salutations, eight in number,
which define the proper amount OF
respect to be paid to different indi-
viduals. Two curious greetings
which these people have among
themselves are those of asking each
other, "Have you eaten rice?" and,
lis your stomach in good order?"
The Japanese show respect on meet
ing by bending the knee, though in
the street they only make a felnt
of so doing. This is the general
salute.
Natives of the Gold Coast have
still another mode of salutation.
They lower their robe from the left
shoulder with the right hand and
gracefully bow, though if it is a
great man they salute, and If they
wish to be particularly respectful,
the whole robe is removed, expos
ing the breast. Egyptians greet
one another with the remark pecu-
liar to their country: "How goes
the perspiration?"
The military salute required in
nearly all civilized countries is
nearly the same. Perhaps in Ger
many, however, the regulations are
somewhat more stringent. A SOL
dier on meeting the Emperor has
to stand still, face about and remain
with hand raised for from twelve to
twenty PAGES before his Majesty ap-
proaches to the same distance after
he has passed. In Belgium an otfi-
Ger has to do the same for the King
and subalterns for Generals, though
ten PAGES only are required for the
latter case.