Francis MacDonald Journal * Facsimile and Transcription
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        others they pull one another's ears. The
        Franks60 pulled out a hair and present-
        ed it. The Japanese take off their
        slipper when they meet. In some of
5      the South Sea islands, they spit in
        their hands, and then rub your face
        for you. In others, it is the height
        of politeness to fling a jar of water
        over your friend, in fact each
10    country has its respective mode of
        salutation. We think all absurd
        except our own, and each nation
        thinks the same but it betrays
        a narrowness of intellect. The
15    more comprehensive our mind
        the less will one regard national
        peculiarities, and the greater
        will be our happiness thro[ugh]out
        life. Our great aim ought always
20    to be, to enlarge our minds
        as much as possible, and there
        is no definite point we can
        attain. The more we enlarge
   
   
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