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Show Pounded on 8etf-Rsspsct. Certain outward social forms may be aoqulrod by a study of etiquette, but tine politeness does not consist in the lntontlonal, or even conscious, observance of nny.codo of manners. A truly pollto man, consequently, doos not think out or learn a speolal lino of conduct. Ho simply doos that which his Instincts prompt hlra to do, never worrying himself .or others to dooldo what ought, or oui,ht not to be done In a given sotof cliiumstances. Real politeness ls'much moro than a quostlon of extornal conduct. It Is an expression of charaoter on the part ot one who combines sympathy for others with a proper dogroo of self-respect. self-respect. Indoed no one can properly respect his fellows who doos not properly prop-erly respect himself. |