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On Politeness of Young Children – “Give a boy address and accomplishments, and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes wherever he goes.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Children should be taught that it is rude...
- To yawn without trying to suppress it, or without concealing the mouth with the hand
- To whistle or hum in the presence of older persons
- To make any monotonous noise with feet or hands, beating time, etc...
- To play with napkin rings, or any article at table during meal time
- To pick the teeth with the fingers
- To trim or clean one’s nails outside one’s room
- To lounge anywhere in the presence of company
- To place the elbows on the table, or to lean upon it while eating
- To speak of absent persons by their first names, when they would not so address them if they were present
- To acquire the habit of saying “you know,” “says he,” “says she”
- To use slang words
- To tattle
- To hide the mouth with the hand when speaking
- To point at anyone or anything with the finger
- To stare at persons
- To laugh at one’s own stories or remarks
- To toss articles instead of handing them
- To leave the table with food in the mouth
- To take possession of a seat that belongs to another without instantly rising upon his return
- To leave anyone without saying “good-by”
- To interrupt any one in conversation;
- To push or shove others
- To ridicule others
- To pass, without speaking, any one whom they know
From Practical Etiquette by N.C., circa 1881
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