121.
I daresay you have sometime been in a room where a person was sleepy,
and kept yawning continually. You know that by-and-by you begin to do
the same yourself, and it is very disagreeable. A good plan is to run
out of the room and bathe your face in cold water: that will soon make
you feel bright again. It is not nice to yawn, because it makes other
people feel sleepy, and we should never forget to cover the mouth with
the hand: it is very rude to open the mouth wide, and not to put the
hand in front of it.
In coughing and sneezing, people should make as little noise as they
possibly can. Sometimes we hear coughing in church, and the minister can
scarcely speak for the noise. A pocket-handkerchief will soften the
sound a good deal, both in coughing and sneezing.
These are only little things, but they can make others feel
uncomfortable, and you remember we said that it was rude to do
=anything= that caused people to be uncomfortable (p. 110), so do not
forget to
(Blackboard)
Cover the Mouth when Yawning;
Make as Little Noise as Possible when Coughing
or Sneezing.