David Crockett said a true gentleman is one who turns his back while you pour whisky into your tumbler.

The etiquette of Kamchatka does not permit the host to count the drops taken by his guest.
Take a log village in the backwoods of Michigan or Minnesota, and transport it to a quiet spot by a well sheltered harbor of Lilliputian size.

Cover the roofs of some buildings with iron, shingles or boards from other regions.

Cover the balance with thatch of long grass, and erect chimneys that just peer above the ridge poles.

Scatter these buildings on a hillside next the water; arrange three-fourths of them in a single street, and leave the rest to drop wherever they like.