Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-09-30 | Page 12 | Nose-Rubbing

Nose-Rubbing. Mnorl women of New entand know nothing al out kissing Nose-rubbing Is their rot in of salutation nn 1 when two friends meet lliej hold each other hy llielr hinds, bend their heads until theli noses touch und then ruh them gentlj fiom side In side This form of greeting In not confined to the women, hut Is practiced by th. men, thej seldom sel-dom meet without rubbing noses In times of lamentation the Maori women will sit for hours with their noses touching and moan ror the loss or some ihler whom they have In nil pinbitllltj never seen Tho loss or a broihn or friend Is enough to start them nrf Tor dajs, all moaning anl howling piteouslj They nre rssen-Hallj rssen-Hallj ic sjinpntheth rare nnd the nir-lows nir-lows of one arc the sorrows nf all