Box Elder News Journal | 1917-12-07 | Page 7 | About Cleanliness

about cleanliness how much there is in habit and training it Is considered the helg helgath lith of ill breeding to take up food with the fingers and yet there are nations which eat cat with their fingers and defend the practice on the ground of cleanliness excuse me said a malay gentleman to his american guest but I 1 lont dont see how you c can eat with a fork 1 I beg your pardon said the guest but I 1 was about to make the same remark about your fingers my fingers replied the malay inre certainly clean because I 1 see to them myself but how can you be sure of a fork