Politeness Of The Swedes

"The uníau;ng politeness oí tiie Swedes is a constant source of wonder and astonishment to visitors," eaid Gerge C. Traman to a St. Louis reporter, "ïhey have a large assortment of bows and courtesies according to the age and sex of those who are thus recognized, but the lifting of the hat is bo universal that it seems to be going all the time. Even the butcher's boy, in meeting the baker's assistant, instead of passing him vvitli a careless "üello," or giving him a friendly buffet, as an American lad might do, ', doffs his hat to him with elabórate courtesy."