My author here observes that it is polite to express salutation in certain minor distresses of nature.

One should salute a gentleman in yawning, salute him in hiccuping, salute him in sneezing, salute him in coughing,--and that evidently because of your interest in his health; for he may dislocate his jaw in yawning, and the hiccup is often a symptom of grave disorder, and sneezing is perilous to the small blood-vessels of the head, and coughing is either a tracheal, bronchial, pulmonary, or ganglionic affection." "Very true.

The Turks always salute in sneezing, and they are a remarkably polite people," said Uncle Jack.

"But, my dear brother, I was just looking with admiration at these apple-trees of yours.

I never saw finer.