The temenna, which has already been described, is a graceful salutation, and is used as frequently as thank you by the English; serving as an acknowledgment for all compliments and kind inquiries. When one thinks of the innumerable occasions on which this expressive temenna is called into action, it seems as if a whole chapter would scarcely suffice to describe them all. But we will content ourselves with its demonstration upon the arrival of a guest among a company of some fifteen or twenty persons. As soon as the visitor is seated, the lady welcomes her guest by a temenna--which is acknowledged by the same signal, and reiterated by each person in the company successively, according to her rank. Now another round commences. The lady of the house makes a new temenna, which signifies, "How do you do?" Another temenna from the visitor, is equivalent to an acknowledgment of thanks, who with the same gesture, intimates a desire to know the state of her hostess's health. The whole company then in succession follow suit, to each of whom the visitor replies in the same way. This Quaker-meeting style of receiving company, might be ludicrously illustrated in American society, by substituting bows for temennas--if, indeed, the ladies could be expected to preserve the requisite silence and gravity of demeanor. In Turkey, every attention or compliment, brings its train of temennas, and it is much to be regretted that no mathematician has yet arisen in Turkey, capable of producing a regular formula for their exact computation. The Meddahs, however, or the famous story-tellers of the East, who are the best critics, sometimes endeavor to exhibit the danger of too great an excess in this act of politeness. They say there was once a worthy Hodja or schoolmaster, who was very punctilious. Desirous that all his scholars should realise the importance of true politeness, he insisted that when he drank water, not a single one of them should omit to exclaim with a respectful temenna, afiyet olsoun hodja efendy, or may it do you much good, respected master--and when he sneezed, they were all to clap their hands, and vociferate hayr ola hodja efendy, or good luck to the master. The means employed by this worthy schoolmaster to enforce his lessons, may be readily guessed by others of the same profession; but that the desired effect was produced, there is no doubt. There was a deep well, from which the scholars had to draw water for their own use. One day, it was reported to the teacher that the bucket had fallen in the well, who, after many vain attempts to fish it up, resolved to descend by means of a rope, and the scholars were called upon to assist in his descent and ascent.