It is interesting that many old customs that seem quaint once had a practical purpose. For instance a gentleman always removes his hat when he enters a house. In the days of top-hats, and low ceilings, that was not a custom, it was a necessity.
Tossing your hat and coat on someones else's bed was a good way to pass diseases back in the days when neither bedding nor outer clothing was laundered more than maybe once a year. Becomes it is bad luck (or will cause someone in the family to die) if you put your hat on the bed. Those are just a couple. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
