OCR Text |
Show Good Table Manners as They Were Dack in 1881 These excerpts are from the "Manual of Good Manners" published pub-lished in 1844 quoted by Arthur Train in "Puritan's Progress": "Never be squinting and scowling scowl-ing and examining the victuals, to see if you can discover a coal. or a speck or a hair; if you find one, take it out decently, and not make a great ado about it." "Eat what you need before you rise from the table; and not be picking and eating afterwards. I Never pocket victuals at the table, it denotes a thievish disposition." "When you have done eating, clean your plate, knife and fork, lay the bones you have picked in a snug heap by the side of your plate, scrape up.'your crumbs,' and cross your knife and fork on your plate." "Speak not at table. Laugh not at table; it shows unthankfulness." "The mouth and teeth should be scoured out once each day with cole dust, which is not only good to cleanse the teeth, but is also an excellent preservative to them." |