"It is not good to rub one's teeth with the napkin, and even less with one's finger, as these are improper acts. Nor is it good to rinse one's mouth and spit out the wine in public. Nor is it good custom, when rising from the table, to carry the toothpick in one's mouth, like a bird making its nest, or above one's ear, like a barber."

Giovanni Della Casa

Writer - Archbishop • Italy • 16th century

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