Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-08-07
WHEN PEOPLE MEET.
rHG sALUrATloss COMMONLY to.
pLoYCo BY DIFFERENT NATIONS.
Gentleman aRd ralr Isdy-on the couti.
nsn, NsH rmbr.sing on- Another.
M.iay.. chins.s. JaPans..-rhs Moorish
way-Ihs military Saiaie.

IN MAlklNE ANMN NAsN AAnFNANAAAFN
an observer cannot help r,mArking the
difcrnt manners I'm which the various
travellers. pedestrians 90 Otherwise greet
one anuthor a gentleman approaching
n lads watches her closely to ~" whether
shc will bow 90 him II so. ~ gus his
hat llarlly two men. however. DO this
simple act In the same way. Onc Hour
lshcs II AZ arms length. another hardly
raises IL from Lis bead. thiri exposes
the side a. N BE- wsre asking . charity,
while a fourth sccms frightened lest by
some mischAnce h. should disarrangr his
hair The fair LADY. too. do"s not always
rrturn the salute in the same way. Cruss
the channel. however. and one Il in a
land whcrv hat lifting l. the rvcugniici
sAluiaiion II apI-ara 40 frat curious 90
n native - American or English soil to $50
a not too clean cual HEAVIER or p.ddler sol.
emniy raise his head coygfing-ii dos
not always amount o. a. much A. a hat
to an equally dirty brother workman.
with an air many young dudes might
envy. but Ia time one falls 90 notice such
things. on entering and leaving a shop.
no matter how small. The polite man
again uncovers his head. While each of
thcse actions Il always accompanied by
an Appropriate wori oi greeting
The peasants II spain. In the country,
on meeting stranger Offer him, a. a salu.
tation. portion II the brad they always
carry With them Of cuurss. u u refused
with thanks. and gr,at would D. the a..
constituent n the would D. donor II u
werr accepted. In GcrmAny-in fact,
pretty we'll an over the coniineut-to pass
NsNN
out saving a friendly grv,ting II looked
upon ~ very ilnpoliie. and The person do.
ing so would certainly u regarded ~ a
stranger. Among the French and lHl'
gians especially the habit % men cmbrae
ing one another u quite common, a father
and son ~ two intimate friends. thinking
nothing u falling into zach others arm.
and kissing Ia public. Colder tempered
nations consider such illusions unnccrs.
sAry. and believe there i just A. much
feeling in the warm grip of the hand and
few words ~ welcome.
The MAlays and other Polynesians "a.
lutte by smelling This l. performed by
rubbing noses. A former resident II New
Zealand says that on meeting after an ab-
sence ~ some time two MA0rio- seine
hands and rub noses violently, AZ the
same time loudly weeping presumably
from the pleasure ~ seeing each other. or
perhaps from the palm II friction. In In
dia the Buddhisis salute by lowering the
palm ~ the right hand and bringing II up
toward the fac. AZ the same time saying
Ram. nam chair The Mahometans do
the same. but simply say "SalaAm This
l. only done In either case by members of
the same f'i'h The salutAtion l. always
made. too n the right hand, 90 Use the
left being considered an Insult.
The Chinese have a regular code OF
salutAti0ns. eight In number. which de-
fine the proper amount II respect t0 BE-
paid 90 different individuals. The one
which Il perhaps most familiar to san
Fnnciscans l. that when AZ the new year
the Chinaman clasps his hands together.
and. gently bowing. wishes his friend the
compliments ~ the season. Two curious
grccting. which these people have among
themselves arr those ~ asking each other:
Have you eaten rioet' and Is your
stomach In good ordcri' The japanese
show respect on meeting by bcnding the
knee. though In the street they only make
feint Of ~ doing. This Is the general
salute
A stranger coming among the Mo0rs for
the first time would. perhaps. h. castonished
aud n little frightened by seeing one %
them riding 81 full gallop toward him, az
II be were Intending to execute a cavalry
charge. Ills fears might perhaps H. In.
creased when this horsemAn. when almost
close Co his apparent victim, suddenly
refined up and discharged pistol over his
head. Recovering from his astonishment,
however. be would find that this Il
the Moorish way of welcoming a
stranger Natives Of the Gold Coast
have still another mode II saluiati0n.
They lower their robe from the left sh0ul.
der with the right hand. and gracefully
bow, though II II II great man they
salute. and II they wish 90 h. particularly
respectful. the whole robe j. removed,
exposing the breast. Egyptians greet
one another with a remark peculiar 10
their country. "lIow goes the pcrspira'
tiOnf'
The military salute required In nearly
all civilized countries l. nearly the same.
Perhaps In Germany. however. the regu-
latiOns are somewhat more stringent. A
soldier, ON meeting the emperor, has 10
stand still, face about, and remain with
/ hand raised for from twelve t0 twenty
PAGES before his majesty approaches Ia
| the same distance after be has passed.
In Belgium an officer has 10 do the
same for the king. and subalterns for
generals, though ten PAGES only are ne
quired for the latter ease. Soldiers car
rying anything. 20 that their hands are
occupied. salute with their eyes-that L..
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 A. the privaies In other
armies do.-londOn Globe.