New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-11
thu reduction in the cost Of transportation re'
sulting from the maintenance OF the caiiaiS n"'
been many times greater Chan that.
ADULTERATED KISSING.

y.h.s bean aaid that adulteration was the wors@
v,cs ~ tne Nineteenth Century. and judging from
the reckless audacity of those who practise IT, ana
the lengths they 60. the indictment seems true
The other night new and appalling illustration OF
the prevailing tendency toward sophstica'ion
occurred at Philadelphia. spirituaiiss perform
ance was being given in public hall theIo. innso
were occurring In dark cabinet. Mempci' y, WV
audience, therein immured. declared wnen my
emerged that they had been touched Dy shv'sS
fingers and kissed by phantom lips Inns uoo
tion wa, seriously impugned by sseptlcai person
Who shouted that it was all fraud. ana WIN
thoroupon plunqed into the dark cabinet and reap
n.ared with paddle covered with Canton hannei
hitch weird implement no insisted had Deeh uSou
IN, the Medium to simulate spirit kisses. But oiie
Iadv refused to accept the explanation. ohe saio
aperpeticaly: Il have had sufficient experience Ill
kissing TO know the difference between Dathihg
.wab and n genuine salute. tell vou ladies' anu
gentlemen. was kissed. II die for it," Ihere
spoko the martyr spirit and we cannot but respeo'
this lady who had the courage OF her convictions
INT while the most crushing contempt must DO In0
need of tho impOstor who attempts to sopnls'ca.0
kissing by the surreptitous employment OF nanneF
clad butter paddles and things 1t the duty Oh tne
philosopher calmly to investigate phenomena anu
rcnre,sinQ his emotions to ascertain whether indeeu
such baneful substitution, such q base oe'rayai
| of confidence, so to speak. is indeed possible.
| II must be remembered, to begin with, that the
senses arc by no means infalbe, and that hei'n'r
the visual nor the tactc apparatus can DE depenoe
| upon at all times. And 1t may be surmlseo .nA'
persons not familiar with supernatural oscuia'ioh
might think q sensation not IN entire accord with
| tboir mundane experience merely an abnormaiity
IN be expected from the inhabitants OF the sweet
| BYE and Bye. Still it must DO admitted tha' 'h0
| only standard of kissing which obtains Is the
human standard. and it Is difficult to believe INA.
contact with hannel-cOvered butter paddie cou'o
produce even faint suggestion OF the rear pno,
nomenon. The protesting lady at Philadelphia will
| doubtess win the approving sympathy of great
many young people who agree with her that they
aknow the difference between bathing swao ana
n oenuine salute As thus forcibly put the dilcr-
euco indeed seems so great as to render such
decepton impossible Yet 1t Is evident that Deioro
the question can be decided there must be series
of carefully conducted experiments. with bathihg
| swabs or butter paddles and without then'
The question is OF no little practical IMPORTANCE
since if il is demonstrated that the butterpaddie
| adulteration is really practicable, the custom VI
turning down the light in the front paror "hcn ''e
| best girl" receives her steady company IL Al
danger of falling into dcsueudc to the increase OF
tho family expen,cs and the decentralization OF bash
fL sritors For if there is any ground for suspicion
that the tokens of affection interchanged curing
those dimly lighted hours are mere iaorlcallohS
nroduced by the friction of souess dry goods thers
| will bc an end TO confidence between our boys aho
oir,s and courting will 20 out of fashion. 10 aver
This catastrophe Science should be invoked ana Tue
apprehensiors of tho public should De sou a' '0'
with as little delay possible.