The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-10-26
QUEER SALUTATlONS.
MANNERS OF GREETING OBSERVED
BY DIFFERENT PEOPLES.
Rubbing the Face with IL Welcome Friend,
Foot-Compl That Chinese Eli
Quctte prcscribcs-The Welcome That
DIR. Livingstone Got from Africans.


quctte rrcscribcs-The Welcome Tha
DIR. Livingstone Got from Africans.
Connected with the Welcoming o
guests and the greeting of friend.
throughout the world arc some of SD
ciety's most singular customs. In script
ural days the usual form of salutatior
among tho Hebrews Was "Shalom lex.
ha," or "Pcace be with thee" The same
expression is in vogue today among the
Arabs, who in response TO it say, "Witl
thee be peace" The formal salutations
of the orientals are quite profusc, being
accompanied with various ceremonies
ottcntmcs they will embrace and kiss
one another, and an inferior will bcstow
kiss on the hand or beard of Il superior.
10 such degree was formalitv carried
i'll tho Bible lands that wc are told that
the prophet who sent his servant in great
haste TO lay his staff upon the dead child
forbade him to salute anybody on tlc
way lost ho lose precious time For Il
similar reason the Saviour bade the scv-
cnty to salute none while on II journey.
Ono of the prevailing modes of salutu-
tion among the Hebrews was the obc-
sance which brought tho person making
it to the ground, his beard literally
touching the dust.
The Philippine Islanders rub their
faces gently with the hand OF the foot
of the person whom they salute. If the
foot is chosen tho visitor is put to much
personal discomfort, and travellers have
found it difficult to maintain their cqui.
lihrilm during the ceremony. 1t takes
Il practical acrobat to submit to tho code
of salutations in use among tlie pcopl"
of the Straits of tho Sound. We have il
from uoutman that "lAcy raised his, left
foot, which they passed gently over hi,
right leg and thence over his face" This
is a little more complex than our uni.
vcrsal Yankee method of shaking hands,
and not near so desirable.
IN TIE TLowEHv KINGDOM.
Some Ethi"pians rob their acu,laint-
anccs of their robes, which they coolly
tic about their own waists, thus leaving
the salutcd individual half naked i'm his
presence. The Japanese, moro polite,
only take off u slipper, and the Arracan;
doif their sandals when they salute i'm
the street, and their stockings when they
meet in the house.
The Chinese possess u code Of saluta-
tions which is zcalously adhered to in
nearly every part of tho Fl"wcry King
dom. III two persons meet after II long
separation they celebrate the event hy
falling on their faces to the earth sever
al times in succession. \ Chinalnan i;
apt to indulge in what We would term
quitting it on Ask one how he find,
himself in health, and he is likely to an
swcr, VERY well, thanks to your abund-
ant felicity" Chinese etiquette PIE.
scribcs the use of ,aluationsand culnpl
mcnts with II minutencss that s,aggcrs
ono who wishes to become perfect in
them. II tells where the stranger is {.
be seated, how many bows he is to re
ccive, and when tho welcome is To b,
given with the right hand and when tn,
left. The lower class OF Chinese respect
these punctilios, and ambassadors nlll,
practice them for forty da,i before they
thiA lpSSNIlU tllfl!IStlNt5 itU COURT.
1t is to the wild nations however that
we go for the curious i'm saIulation.
When two New ZcaIanclcrs come toyelh.
or they go through an mltlandsll ccrc-
mony called tangi. They first cover
themselves with mats that cnvclop the
whole form, except ono eye, squat ON tho
ground facing each other and weep cp
piously. This is carried on for some lit.
tie time, when they shorten the ,iislanc,
between them, and at last press then
noses together, all the time giving utter
ance to expressive grunts. This last per
formancc seems to satisfy Now Zcalan,
etiquette, Tor tho parties then give them
selves up to lively conversation.
Among the people of New Guinea til,
greeting ceremony consists Of pinchng
The person who bestows tho welcome
pinches the tip of the others nose with
tho finger and thumb of the right hand
while with tho left he pncl.cs tho mid.
die of b., own stomach, muttcring over
ana over the word "Magasuka. The
reader will see from this that while Pa
puan etiquette isnot intricate, the pinch
ing part is not very desirable.
ROLLING IN THE sANp.
Tho Batoka pcntio, who live along the
banks Of the famed Zambcsi, have an odrl
method of expressing their feelings i'm The
way of welcoming people to their good
2raccs. The women usually clap thcir
hand; and utter . etra..go :,ul.iid, and the
lncn stoopan strike their hip, with their
palms But when the iiatoi.;l gentlemen
wish to show off in the way Of salutaion
they drop on their backs and roll over in
the sand shaping their thighs vigorously,
and crying out, "Kiua -boli.,;,i KIM
bomba." at Che tul, Of their lungs. Dr.
Livingstone was diverted by the un-
wonted spectacle Of Il score or more of
naked sable giants going through this
singular ceremony, and tsicI to stop
them; but the more the explorer pro-
tested the hcarticr grey hi, reception,
and he had to wait patiently until ,!lry
announced that he had beon thoroughly
welcomed to Batoha land.
The Nuchr tribe of the Nile couutr,
have amode of salutatipn peculiarly their
own. W hen Pcthcrick, the Traveller, cane
among these people he was accorded the
reception given topcrsons ot high degree
The Nuehr chief who entered III. travel.
cr's tent graspcd the white mans hand
and deliberately sI,at IN it. After mo-
ment of silence lie repeated the process.
Pctherick S first impulse was to resent the
indignity by knocking the fellow down,
but, restraining his Indignation, he re.
turned the compliment with considerable
empi.asl:. inis seemed to delight the
chief, and tho traveller was released To
sec his attendants subjected 10 the sa.ne
barbarous welcome
After all, the mos: pro -,iNe welcome
is given %hen hand meets hand and eye
responds TO eye.-T. g. IIaloaugh in
PittsDurg Bulletin.
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