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SNEEZING (0. Eng. fneosung, from fneosan, to sneeze, cf. Dutch fniezen, allied to the obsolete neeze, and ultimately to be referred to See also: respiratory See also: act; caused by irritation of the nerve-endings of the mucous membrane of the nose or by stimulation of the optic nerve by a bright See also: light
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The irritation may be due to the swelling of the nasal mucous membrane, which occurs in catching cold, sneezing being often a premonitory or accompanying symptom, or to See also: foreign bodies in the nose, as by inhalation of snuff or other " errhines " or " sternutatories." A venerable and widespread belief survives in the See also: custom of saying " See also: God bless you " when a See also: person sneezes
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The See also: Hindus say " live," to which the answer " with you " is given (E
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See also: Tylor, See also: Primitive Culture, i. rot)
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A sneeze was considered a sign or omen from the gods by the Greeks and See also: Romans; it was one of the many See also: common everyday occurrences which if coming at an important moment could he interpreted as presaging the future
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There are many allusions to it in classical literature, e.g
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See also: Homer, Od. xvii
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561, Plutarch, Themist
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13, See also: Xenophon, Anab. iii
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2 and Catullus, Carm
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45
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There are references to itin Rabbinical literature, and it has been found in Otaheite, See also: Florida and the Tonga Islands
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