Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-23
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A Few con6Itions that Must be ReIIol
ousIx observed.


Here are come Interesting MussuI-
man in3unctions Of conviyialIty. The
honor u being served first belongs 10
the invited guest who IL in the posses
sion OF any high title or who has, IN
any way or sphere. distinguished him
self. II the host himself Is the old
CT IN the company or has any high
decoration Of merit be must nTst be-
gin the meal without delay. IN order
not 70 let the others undnly walt II
shows bad upbringing 70 Be in a
melancholy mood Al table, or 70 speak
Of disagrecable things or 70 engage IN
inappropriate discussions on matters
Of religious piefy. Foremost Of al,
one must always be In good humor
and talk 81 pleasant things, a. did
tic Prophet himself.
You must always help yourself from
the side Of the dish nearest 70 you
and never Try TO find out the best bits,
which ought % be left for other
guests. II one Of the invited has not
Eueh appetite you must ask him Up
10 three times. with some kind
chcsen words, 10 partake Of the meals.
A longer insistencc would cause ennui
and would be most Inappropriate
You must never stop eating before
others, because ia doing 80 you viii
embarrass them and cause them 70
finish quickly in initiating you
Never eat giuttonously. but also
reyer attempt to conceal your good
appetite. Always eat little b. little.
Exaggerated compliments are always
misplaced. The hosts duty Is to make
bis guests feel as comfortable a. pos
sible, encouraging the tlmid and shy.
II Is contrary 10 good taste 70 address
and to fix the attention Of guest
when he is eating. Even II the host
is rot accustomed 10 eat much. he
must always try not to finish before
others. Should any dish be forbidden
to him by his medical attendant be
certainly must not partake Of il, bat
must, at the same time, excuse him
self before his guests.
II is absolutely necessary TO avoid
every movement or gesture which -
apt TO create disgust. One must. for
instance, never tell anecdotes OF a
doubtful nature, never remove pieces
from the mouth and never sneeze
without turning away ones head
never yawn, or clean the nose, or APP
proach the head too near the dish.
On quitting the table every one should
wash his hands, the most distin-
guished IN the company first Of all.
Always wash them standing, never
spit on the floor and rinse well the
mouth. 1t is good and pious work to
.ayite friends TO dinner, and especi-
ally people Of the same religion
On the great day Of judgment the
lime spent in good company with the
necessary observation OF enumerated
rules of conviyiality viii be account
ed to one as high merit. II IS there
fore advisable to eat slowly in order
TO proIong this time. Never go to
dinner party without being invited un-
less you are a very intimate friend OF
the host. In the last case it is even
permissible. to enjoy dinner at
friends house without his presence,
as did very frequently the Prophet
himself and his disciples. A good
MussuIman ought always to have a
few ready dishes for some chance
friends or people Of his own religion
He must, however. never fall into
debt and never entertain others al
the expense Of his own household.
If YOU enter a house where roasting -
going on never take part in It with
out being invited. If you happen 10
notice that the invitation extended 10
YOU is not sincere leave the house
under some pretext or other as soon
as possible, not. however, without
having previously tasted some little
bit. This is a sign Of good upbringins
and shows the spirit Of perfect cour-
fesy