The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-11-25

LEARNED DISCUSSION uPoN A
VERY POPCLAR INDUSTRY.

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Sacramento Bee.
A few days ago young gentleman re-
siding on Polk avenue Rugged his grand
mother with such fervor that three of the
old lady's ribs were dislocated and she
now lies in precanous condition. This,
l may add, is an unprecedented case.
Men have Rugged the opposite sex with
such ferocity as TO endanger their lives,
but lthen the operation was not per-
formed on their grandmother. About a
year ago a young man in the east en-
braced his sweetheart and when the hug
was over he found she was dead. But she
had long suffered from disease of the
heart; so he was only in part responsible
for the melancholy occurrence. Hugging
is comparatively modern institution. Our
ancestors never Rugged. They calmly
and demurely embraced. Now, here l
pause to draw the line between the hug
and the embrace. The hug is an earnest,
quick, impetuous contraction of the mus
Gle of the arms and chest when the object
to be Rugged lies within the cirSle bound
ed by the arms, while the chest is the goal
or final point of the hug. The warmth of
the hug is determined by the extent
of the muscular contraction, But the hug
is not, as ANTAGONISTS assert, terminated
when the object is brought in contact with
the chest. On the contrary, the sweeping
in is but the shell of the operation. The
kernel is reached when the space between
the hugger and the huggee is annihilated
and the blade of knife could scarcely be
inserted between both surfaces. This is
perhaps, the most dangerous stage of the
operation. A pound, nay, few ounces
of extra pressure may result, if not in the
displacement of rib, at least in The burst
ing of corset string, with the almost in
evitable destruction of bangs, montagues,
and such like headgear. The release, il
not skilfully managed, is also attended
with danger, and should be as gradual as
the elementary pressure.
Expressions of anguish on the part OF
the huggee may, as rule, be regarded At
hypocrtical, and should have no effect il
inducing the hugger to diminish the pres
sure. In like manner all danger signal,
in regard to the arrival of third party
on the scene should be investigated by
the party of the first part before receiving
the attention the genuine arrival of /
parent or guardian might command. Thi'
may be done by the quick glance over thu
shoulder, and this rapid change of TIL
direction of the head may be accomplish
ed, by a little practice, without making
any relaxation of pressure necessary. L
the warning should prove to be wlthou
foundation, the deceit may be punished
by from two to three pounds additiona
pressure, but so gradual that none of TN
adornments of the person Rugged ma,
suffer. For these little accidents ruff
the temper and embitter the memory o
the operation. The small affairs of tn
toilet are not accomplished easily, and tn
female mind is rutfled by the destruction
of the laborious embellishments of tn
morning hour.
Near relatives. should be embraced ant
not Rugged. The embrace is merely thu
throwing out and partial contraction o
the arms, without any special attention II
an objective point. An especially youn
and pretty aunt may be excepted, and
have known cases where an extremel
juvenile and good-looking step-mothe
has been. the occasion of the merging o
the embrace into the hug. But this
rarely done, and is attended with danger
particularly if the embracer is dependen
on the purse of the old man for the nece'
stiles, as we'll as the Injuries of life. I
embrace a mother-in-law is a hollo
mockery. and should be attempted onl
when some important object has to be at
tanned, and even then we doubt if it is q,
cusable. cousin may be either huge
or embraced as the fancy of the operate
may dictate, the choice depending solel
on the age and good looks of this mos
convenient and delightful relation.