Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-07-07
WHEN PEOPLE MEET.
The sALuTATloNs COMMONLY EN-
pLovep eY DIFFERENT NATIONS.

Gentleman md Fair LAdy-On the Csati.
neut 1gen Enbracing Oas Aaothsf.
Malays, Chinese. Japaness-Ths Moerish
way-The Military Salute.
In walking down busy thoroughfare
different manners IN which the various
travellers, pedestrians or otherwise greet
one another. A gentleman approaching
q lady watches her closely TO see whether
she will bow to him. II so, Oh goes his
hat. Hardly two men. however. do this
simple act In the same way. One dour.
ishes II at arms length; another hardly
raises Il from his head; third exposes .
the side, a. II he were asking charity,
while fourth seems frightened lest by
some mischance he should disarrangs his
hair. The fair lady, too. does not always
return the salute In the same way. Cross
the channel. however, and one II In .
land where hat lifting Is the recognized
salutation. II appears at first curious to
. native Of American or English soil to zee
a not too clean coal HEAVIER or peddfer sol
emnly raise his head covering--it does
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 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 q stranger offer him, a. salu-
tation, q portion of the bread they always
carry with them. OF course. II IL refused
with thanks, and great would be the as
tonishment of the would be donor II 1t
were accepted. In Germany--in fact
pretty well all over the continent-to pass
man or woman on q country road with
out saying friendly greeting Is looked
upon a. very impolite, and the person do
ing 50 would certainly be regarded = 2
gians especially the habit of men embrso.
Ing one another is quite common, father
and son, or two intimate friends. thinking
nothing Of falling into each others arms
and kissing In public. Colder tempered
nations consider such effusions 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 Poiynesians sa-
Lutte by smelling. This Is performed by
rubbing noses. A former resident Of New
Zealand says that on meeting after an ab-
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 m
dia the Buddhists salute by lowering the
palm Of the right hand and bringing It 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 IL always
made, too, with the right hand, to use the
left being considered an insult.
Tho Chinese have q regular code of
salutations, eight in 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 ut the new year
the Chinaman clasps his hands together.
and, gently bowing, 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 riceY' and "Is your
stomach In good orderf" The Japanese
show respect on meeting by bending the
knee. though in the street they only mako
q feint of SO doing. This Is the general
salute.
A stranger coming among the Moors for
the first time would, perhaps, be astonished
and q little frightened by seeing one OF
them riding at full gallop toward him. as
II he were intending to execute q cavalry
charge. His fears might perhaps be In.
creased when this horseman, when almost
close to his apparent victim, suddenly
reined up and discharged pistol over his
head Recovering from his astonishment.
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 thoir robe from the left shoul-
der with the right hand, and gracefully
bow, though If it Is O great man they
salute, and If they wish to be particularly
respectful, the whole robe Is removed.
exposing the breast. Egyptians greet
one another with q remark peculiar to
their country, How goes the perspira-
tion2'
The military salute required in nearly
all civilized countries is nearly the same.
Perhaps in Germany, however. the regu.
lations are somewhat more stringent. A
soldier, on meeting the emperor, has ia
stand still, face about, and remain with
hand raised for from twelve to twenty
PAGES before his majesty approaches tc
the same distance after he has passed
In Belgium an officer has to do the
same for the king, and subalterns fol
generals, though ten PAGES only are re
quired for the latter case. Soldiers car
rying anything, so that their hands an
occupied, salute with their eyes--that is
they turn their heads in the direction o.
officers raise their caps to each other. bu
the vlrivafea do tho nrivataa in M ha