The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-08-21
Kissing.

For the benefit OF whom 1t may con
cern (and who does it not y propose
to offer. as an ssoutside leader" short
sermon onto the "absorbeat' topic of
kissing. We term it sermon ON the
ground that, like sermon, it requires
two heads and an application ah The
text is to be found, beloved reader, III
Woreester's Dictionary, and readeth in
this wise
KIss-A salute by kissing, or by join
ing lips.
OF the origin of kissing We shall say
but in passing, with another great writist
who preceded US, we unanimously unite
it invoking our heaviest blessing onto the
head of him who first invented the de-
icious beverage"
Kisses may properly be divided into
two great classes-the kiss universal and
the kiss sentimental, says cotemporary,
aud both have their place in the ''econo-
my of nature" UDde, the first head
We may mention the salutation common
among ladies, and occurs generally upon
any encounter, public or private, and is
very violent at times, especially after an
absence of-a couple of days or SO. In
these off hand inoculations there seems
there seems to be no particular form pre-
scribed, except to ''fire and fall back "
which gives it military aspect. Under
the second head comes the sentimental
kiss Ye gods, how shall we describe
the stupeudous, exstatlc bliss conveyed
by the application" of sentimental
kiss 1t occurs at all times and at all
seasons, and seems to be never out of
place. Othello's farewell kisses, which,
tender and heart-broken as they were
having no power to bring the poor dead
Desdemona back to life, were the most
truly sweet and touching. And there
were the grand, passionate kisses of Car
iolanus-..long as my exile, sweet as my
revenge !" and sweet Romeo's dying kiss
in the vaults of the Capulets. Under
the head of sentimental may be ranked
the young lovers kisses, which are rem
dered with upturned optics. They occur
commonly by pale moonlight in grottos
and shady retreats. We close this short
sermon by two quotations, one from Rev
Sidney Smith, and the other by an un-
known author.
Says Sidney Smith eve are in
favor Of a certain amount of shyness
when kiss is proposed, but it should
not be too long; and when the fair one
gives it, let it be administered with
warmth and energy-let there be soul in
it. IF she closes her eyes Immediately
and sigh, the effect is greater. She
should be careful not to slobber a kiss,
but give it as humming bird runs his
bill into honeysuckle-deep but deli
cate" So much for Sidney. Our un-
known author writes: whats in
kisss Really, when people come to re-
feet upon the matter calmly, what can
we see in a Kiss The lips pout slightly
and then touch the cheek softly and then
they part, and then the job is complete.
There is kiss 10 the abstract! View it
in the abstract. Look at it philosophi-
cally! What is there in it? And yet
millions on millions of souls have been
made happy by kissing. Go where you
will, into what country you will, there is
kissing. There is surely some virtue in
it,
Finally, with these brief remarks, we
close our sermon, only exhorting by way
of application, our readers to apply them
selves earnestly to the study of this sub
iect, believing that eventually they will
know more about it, and that practice
makes perfect