ROOK OF POLITENESS, &9

well on our guard not to protrude the tongue too
near the edge of the lips. This bad habit has many
great inconveniences ; it occasions a kind of disagree-
able hissing, produced by the immediate contact of
this organ as it passes the teeth; and exposes us to
throw out saliva.* When an unfortunate habit or
too great a developement of the tongue produces tnese
accidents, we should take care to keep this unlucky
organ out of the way on one side of the gums or
the other. As to the fault which is opposite to this,
that is, stammering, by reason of too small size of
the tongue, we should practice speaking distinctly
when we are alone. ‘To declaim and to exercise
ourselves upon the words which present the greatest
difficulties, is a useful exercise.

There are some persons in whom the saliva is so
abundant, that it makes their pronunciation thick ;
such persons should accustom theniselves to swallow
it before beginning to speak.

Politeness in accordance with health, requires that
our teeth should be perfectly clean. A yellow and
foul set of teeth, which emit an odor, will not suffer
any one to be sensible to our grace or the eloquence
of our language. Feelings of disgust are without
appeal.

*When this accident happens to any one, you must
appear not toe perceive it.