If there is anything in your mouth that needs to come away, take it out with your pocket-handkerchief, and remember that the proper way is to
(Blackboard)
Clean your Slate with a Damp Sponge, and Dry with a Slate Rag, not with a Pocket-handkerchief.
LXXI. THE POCKET-HANDKERCHIEF.
123. Guessing Rhyme.[21]
You have me in your pocket,
I'm square and white, 'tis true,
And many things I'm used for
By children such as you.
(Let children guess answer.—Pocket-handkerchief.)
There is moisture in the nose as well as in the mouth, and we keep a handkerchief in our pocket to take the moisture away, when it makes us uncomfortable. A nice, clean child will never be without a pocket-handkerchief, and he will use it without having to be told.
In using a pocket-handkerchief, as in coughing and sneezing, we should make as little noise as possible, and we should try not to have to use it at table. If it is necessary to do so, we must turn our head away, as we should do if we were obliged to cough or sneeze.