The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-01-23
FORMS OF SALUTATIOy
Greetings Used by Various PeoDIes
of the Earth.
what to DO when You Meet sioux. q.
Zuni, "A Polite Jap. Naughty Per
Sian. Proud Spaniard or IA
Native Of Hot OrInoco Land.

Inc North American Indians do ro4
have many conventional forms OF saIr-
tation. Their etiquette generally is :,
meet in silence and smoke before suraL
ing, the smoking being the real saIuta.
tion. But a number Of tribes-c y. -bs
Shcshoni. Caddo and Arikara-usa ,
word or sound very similar TO How, brt
IN proper Iteration Han or Hao. Mos,
% the Sioux use the same sound in com.
munication with the whites. from which
the error has arisen that They lavs
caught up and abbre waited the "Uov
arc you?" Of the latter. But the vo-1
is ancient, used in councils, and mcaps
good or satisfactory" i is a. -a.
spOHsc as well as an address or salvta.
tion. The Navaios say. both at injecting
and parting: "Agafani, an archaic word
tho ctymOlogy OF which IS not yet as.
contained. Among the Chcr0ki tho
collOquy Is as follows. No. saw.
'SIyu 'gooi). No. > responds. "Sivr.
I2hlgwat~g2' good; are YOU in pr.eaot
10 this No. says: Il am in peace. and
how is IL with you?" No. ? ends bv. 81
am in peace Nlso." Among the Zuni Ian.
piness is always asserted rs well rs inn
plorcd. In the mora ing their greeting
Is; How lave you passed the airht90
in the evening: ''IIow have YOU coma
into the suGsat2" Tho reply ALWAYS is.
Happily" After = separation OF oven
short durltions, il more than one lay.
the question is asked: How have YOU
passed tAc5o many days?" The 17.p.yis
invariably Happily" although the
person addressed may be in severe slf-
'cring or dying. In quaint contrast with
81 - . u, l.
where the party visited asserts the pros.
pcriyy of tho visitor. The host and
hostess poll scly calculate "Ohayo r0za.
rismasu''-''you have como quicEly"'-
which Welcome is given even il the VS.
itor has suffered delay and all kinds Of
mishaps. 1t is never contradicted Per.
haps our expression: You have beer
long in coming" IS indicating longing
and waiting. Is no more artificial
The wish OF salute is often specific
connected with circumstances Of cnH
rOnmcnt. The people OF Cairo anxious
ly ask, "llow do you perspirc?" 4 DR.,
skin being the symptom Of the drcade,
fever IN hot Persia the friendly risl
Is expressed: May God cool your agcp
that Is. give you comfort in declining
yc-rs. In the same land Originates ID,
quaint form: MAY your shadow ncve
be lessr' which docs not apply, as oftc
now used in Europe, 10 the size an
plumpncss Of the body as indicating re
bust hoalth. but TO deprccato exposurs
10 the noon sun, when all shadows
are least.
The Genoese in their time ef pros
pcrity used the form Health and gain!"
In some OF the Polynesian isles the
prayer for coolness Is carried into ac-
rOn, it being th0 highest politcncss TO
fling I jar Of water over 4 friends head.
According 20 humboldt tho morning
salute on the Orinoco is: How have the
mosquitoes used you?" The old religious
views Of the Persians are found in their
wishes: Live foreverr' and (stilI re-
tanned in Spain. probably direct legacy
from the Moors). May you live thou
sand years." They believe only in this
life, and that through Divine favor it
might be unlimited.
The Chinese soiourners IN Utah fell
into a curious blunder in using some OF
our phrases. On meeting = resident at
any time OF day or night they called
out: 'Good-morning" and on parting
'.Good-night!' even if it were before
DFtAAI@Nls a similar error IN lullLAtlOu
was made by the Zuni. When the Off
GERS from Fort Wingate visited the
Pueblo they were naturally anx-
iOus to reach the traders store. so
they called out to the hrst person mot:
Low are you? Where's the storo?T
The Zuni caught up all the sounds as
one greeting, and in the kindness Of
their hearts shouted them 10 all subse-
qucnJ visitors. The lutation How
are-you-give-me-a has like
explanation.
Moslcms while scrupulously saluting
the mcancSt Of thcir own communion, re-
fuse all friendly greetings 70 the jews.
II inadvertently they have accosted one
of that people with Peace be unto
you" or the like, they viii hastily add
Death 70 YOU" 10 which the Jew may
respond, pretending to have heard only
the beginning, by The same % you"
in a spirit somewhat different from that
in which the same words are used by Us
in answer TO MANY happy returns"
on birthday and other anniversaries.
1t may be mentioned that where the
Jews are in power they give no salute
whatever to one of the Goim, but ScoWl
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