Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-04-07
Hand Shaking.

ing thoughts:
The custom of salutation,or greet
ing, or recognition of some kind. i
practiced in all civilized aud 8, mi.
U civilized countries. The most pop
+ ular method among English speak
ing people is hand shaking II,
observe and study the differen
modes, ways, and phases of hand
shaking, will interest and amusc, u.
we'll as instruct, for the act of hand
shaking is generally governed by
some preponderating influence which
lies back i'll the mind of one on both
OF the actors Tho first mode OF
hand shaking which l will notice is
tho formal, or inappreciable manner,
which indicates a mechanical action
and has nothing more in it than n
simple recognition of each other.
Another mode is the quick or "let
mo go" method, whilo ono or borh OF
the parties begrudge the time spent
In the transaction, indicating luck
oil fraternal respect, or brol hcrly
greeting. Another way is lirgcr
tip shaking, which is a pure aud sin
ple travesty, or burlesque OH hand
shaking, eyidoncing thereby nm alb
solute lack of desire for riondship
or greeting. Another method il tho
business hand.shake, which is per-
formed with tight, quick, and
methodical grip of the hand, without
any porceptible shake, and which
virtually means, we arc business men
and do things by system aud meth
ods. And then thero is tho clergy mnn
hand shake, which once in whilo
means, l saw you in church on Sun.
day, or as the CASE may be, hope
TO SEQ you Mt church next Sunday
But. nevertheless. the hand shake of
n pastor is appreciated by all civil
lied people, indicating respcctul
and Christian Difference towards
those whom God sends out TO be the
physician of souls.
Another phase of hand shaking is
the lovers method, which is squeeze
Of tho whole hand to degree which
is proportioncd by the depth of af-
lection which tho contracting parties
moy, or rather do profess towards
each other, and 10 digress for Il
moment right hero-often times the
hand shake of those Who are betroth
ed is not sufficient salutation and
the angel OF blessing witnesses two
pairs of lips coming in close contact,
and thereby emphasizing and ruiify.
ing mutual promises made IN the
days or weeks gone by. Sill another
phase OF Misunderstanding is of the nug
netic kind, which seems to possess II
spirit of inspiration and IL always
helpful TO Que or both of tho partic.
ipators, and it does not lie so mu, II
in the tight embrace of hands, az il
does i, the soft, easy and continuous
embrace, when eye meets eye, and
hearts which possibly nfOre time
were estranged are brought again by
the action into the fold of fraternnl
good will and the two become rec
oncilel in their lives and are madc
better and brighter.
Then there is tho fathers nnd
mothers handshake-the sisters al l
brothers the wife and husband,
which is ever and anon reminder
of holy and sacred friendships, as
we'll as pure and marital VOWS.
Lastly, there is the final parting
hand shake, which has in it such q
cluster of serious thoughts and
sacred promises, which are some
times kept and some times broken,
but seldom permanently forgotten
and very many of the readers of this
newspaper have participated in this
farewell handshaking, which always
is gentle and full of meaning.
The man or woman. il one can be
found, who OH all and every ocaasioil
declines this popular mode Of greet
ing reminds us of Darwins missing
r Link which came between maj
| and beast, and for which no nam'
. could be found, either in tho heavens
, above, or in the earth beneath, o.
in the waters which are under tn
earth.
TaZ3Well. Va. G.. B.