Show interesting facts concerning the the military salutes postmaster starley has received interesting information about mili tary lary salutes from major T talmage Ta linage of 0 the il marine larine corps recruiting station in san francisco major taylor states that civilians civilian are carrying out military traditions in their daily life every time a gentleman daises his hat to a lady lie fo follows lioNs a custom that has prevailed in the marine corps for over deais in days of 0 old when knights werf erf bold knights ier removed noved their helmeth upon meeting a friend or lady it indicated trust As the helmets be came more complicated the visor only wis raised this last act wa substituted later by touching tho th readdress which was the or of the military salute all salutes were originally intended to render the saluting person or helpless thus indicating amity anitta to the stranger gun salutes in olden times left the saluting ship without power of 0 aggression until the puna guns could be reloaded the hand salute indicated an unarmed hand the dipping of a ships sails rendered it and placed il in position tor for attack in the modern boid salute the point of 0 the boid touches th ground rendering the defenseless fensel fen seless ebs an aggressor at present arms where the soldier holds his one i tie in a vertical position in front of his body lie he is unable to use his Ne weapon apon this gesture originally meant present the arms |