George Combe , American educator

said about Americans, First, Ladies, Gentlemen, Windows...

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"I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to avoid catching cold, and then had the windows widely opened. This proceeding caused some astonishment and alarm at first; for the Americans generally have a dread of cold air."
- George Combe

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