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amount OF means employed. Many. par
'cuiarly strangers, upon first arriving at
our good town fllach with horror from the
uhceasing grasp of friend or acu,,aini-
ancc. and inwardIy resolve not to make a
man9le of their hands; a determination
winch melts away as rapidly as the snow
before the sun, in the face of the example
before them, and they are soon TO be seen
as iurous practitioners as the most expe-
renced. The amount of valuable time
thus shaken away is incalculable; without
taking INTO account the waste of physical
iorce, which is OF itself total loss TO the
community. A saving between the two
might be made, sufficient to erect a good
clubhouse, which would prove to our
friends IL welcome far more TO the pur-
pose, than this system of manipulation, a
species of thumb torture. which one can
endure with some degree of stoicisn from
hls friends. but when made a machine for
ali to practice their squeezing propensi-
lies upon, becomes quite intolerab!e. |
do not mean to condemn in toto. this
shaking recognition, but merely refer to
ITS abuses. a hearty shake with ones
long absent friend, may be accounted next
IN pleasure to the more gentle salute from
the ialrer hal! of creation, | would even
extend this to short periods of absence
provided 1t results III mutual plcasure.-
Bat OF all places where have been.
,.l p,,t, 4 tb,,r
ridiculous extent as in This. indeCd al
sight of each other here, even when
aiar oft, the good people seem to be af-
icclcu VITA Il nervous itching of the slOul-
dcrs, il kind OF st. Nitus' dance, which
soon extends Itself through tie whole arm.
Which Sestlcuatcs until it has acquired Il
certain angle, satisfactory to its owner,
WHO then makes dead rush, looking more
as il he intended to knock his friend
down, or spear him through, than to be
stow upon him additional evidence of his
good will. The various kinds of shake,
are in themselves a study which would re-
qulre much time and attention wholly to
iathom. We shall notice few only of
VIZ i'oo' P'ohii'C'It, commencing WIN
the pulnp-handle " shake, kind of cold
water grasp, vigorous in itself, and s,imu-
latns to the whole system. This is the
heartlest and truest of all, and certainly
the most eXcusable, though in its applica-
ton 1t is apt to make one exclaim in ag-
ony of spirit, " Save me from my friends" !"


Then we have the pendulum " shake
regular but rapid, indicating good-lellow-
ship, and Jack Easy sort of manner.
WI hen the former comes in contact with
tins, the struggle is intensely interesting.
though brlei; every nerve is strained to


start the others hand, each unconscious
OF the cause OF the negative influence, and
to prove their cordiality slfaining and tug
gms away as if for dear life. Cold water
usually conqucis in this strife.


Next may be seen the " lnsinua.ing'
shake--the hand thrown forward, arm
bent, and body inclined to an angle of
90. One solid squeeze, ali expressive
smile, three gentle shakes, and the deed
is accomplished. This is The most polite
of all.


The resignation " or passive shake
can be compared only to the appearance
of "a martyr at the stake, or to a green