Every life a delight . king surethat Jacob was his son: He smelt the smell of his raiment, andblessed him. The Samoans salute by juxtaposition of noses, accompaniednot by a rub, but by a hearty smell. The Burmese apply the lips and nose to the cheek, and makea strong inhalation. Kissing the hand is a custom more ancient than kissing thelips. In remote times men saluted the sun, moon, and stars bykissing the hand, and persons were considered atheists whowould not do this on entering the temple. Anciently, kisses had meanings: one on the beard meantrespect; on the cheek, friendship; on the eyeli
Every life a delight . king surethat Jacob was his son: He smelt the smell of his raiment, andblessed him. The Samoans salute by juxtaposition of noses, accompaniednot by a rub, but by a hearty smell. The Burmese apply the lips and nose to the cheek, and makea strong inhalation. Kissing the hand is a custom more ancient than kissing thelips. In remote times men saluted the sun, moon, and stars bykissing the hand, and persons were considered atheists whowould not do this on entering the temple. Anciently, kisses had meanings: one on the beard meantrespect; on the cheek, friendship; on the eyelids, devotion; onthe neck, reconciliation; on the knee, subjection; on the foot,servitude; on the lips, love. The handclasp means peace and friendship. The custom ofremoving the glove before shaking hands with a woman beganin the days of chivalry, when the glove was a steel gauntlet andmight inflict pain. The habit of extending the right hand,which was the weapon hand, came about as a required securityagainst How d Ye Do
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