George Herbert Mead - Our cautious ancestors, when yawning, blocked the way to the entrance of evil ...

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Our cautious ancestors, when yawning, blocked the way to the entrance of evil spirits by putting their hands before their mouths. We find a reason for the gesture in the delicacy of manner which forbids an indecent exposure.

George Herbert Mead

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Unsere vorsichtigen Vorfahren blockierten, als sie gähnten, den Weg zum Eingang böser Geister, indem sie ihre Hände vor den Mund schoben. Wir finden einen Grund für die Geste in der Delikatesse der Art und Weise, die eine unanständige Entdeckung verbietet.

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