The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
TO ABOLISH KISSING;

EiIa leeIcT hlIcoS says IL SnOui
Stop with Friends and BABIES
Still the Lovers Privilcge.-Ft
the Men and Women Of One
Heart Alone the Lips Should |
Reserved.
The march of civilization destroy
many things and changes many lon
established customs. The cradle ha
been trodden under the ruthless TO-
of progress for n thing. The han
that rocks the cradle is no longer th
hand that moves the world. TIL
wise mother of the present day put
her baby to bed, and allows it to croy
itself to sleep. She misses a swee
romantic experience, but she save
herself no end of trouble and irrita
ton, and she brings up self-relian
children, WHO have no fesr of TIE darl
and who do not tyranuize over her j
She chances TO desire Ian CvtfishG dH.'
Sill, nothing is ever g.l.;cd without
something lost. The nySriG hour
when the baby was rocked 10 sire:
in lis cradle and the mother wa
! obliged 10 tiptOe ont of the room
possessed its charm. which nothing
ca!i roplaSe. The results OF the pies
ent system are infinitely hettcs; buI
the old time spell which hung about
the ":Sandman's hour" is lost forever
Progress and science now propose
rs abolish the kiss. viii they sue.
coed: Without doibi there is tnu
much kissing done in the world By
tile wrong perr'!c. There i : vast
deal OF mi>maiiag OF lips abont us,
Women c.rcss each other TOD pro-
iniscuOrsly and m"aniugic>sly. Chi
drrn are kissed too freely hy rclatiI cs.
friends AMI strangers. saw Il Pretty
Young lady taking leave of her SUM
mcr friends last season, and fully
twenty women and children presented
lips to her while the carriage waited
10 bear her away. There is no cx-
preston in q kiss of that Kind. il
means nothing bet 3 mr-3 tu-m on
the part OF the frirhdS. willie II means
Il irving ordeal Cor tie pool tictim.
|; is ike tossing q delicate Use from
hand 10 hand in lieu Of a playing bail.
T-RN TIE CHEEK.
\ kiss upon Ihc cheek given by one
woman 10 another. or to children is
far more agreeable TO the acting pa
and means just as ii!uciI. II saves
all danger OF contracting throat dis
eases. and it renders au unpleasant
less obnoxious.
Most people seem to think the mat
.cr of PERSONAL fragrance a settled one
is far Is tllav arc concerned. | know
, lady who IS obliged to use bromide
'or Il distressing Ealaly hy which she
: afflicted. Size is very aflr"t;onatc
,nd assists alwcts on kissing her
ii"nIs uroI the mp, wlan she meets
han. The dr,lral FIR her iTicIls is
terrible one. yet not II OF them
lqs the heart ~ refuse the rrUfitrCd
ares. or to give the check in r!a".
r. tire lips. 1t seems q misfortune
hat the Lady does not herself realize
What Il sicHeniIg olJr pertains to
,romi,le. and that She has not the
Orrthought 10 save her friends this
xpcrirrre. They wou:d love her
As deeply, and thank her rlts.
rcIingIy, it sst pressed their hands
and withheld her lips.
Parents ought 10 teach their chill
.ren from the very earliest years TO
g cLrrv Of givlHg their lips. Parent.
themselves ought to avoid kissing ill.,
ants on the mouth. The sweet
hceks. the dear little soft IerkS, the
he diinrlrd hands n! offer tempting
uoks for kisses. without endanScr
~ The child's comfort or health.
ave seen n father. whose breath was
lie with stale tobacco smoke. press
is mouth TO that of a tiny infant
ever thinking that the poor baby'S
were being poisoned by tie
| have seen Il woman whose lick Of
calth. or whose negligence in visit
~ her dentist, rendered q %tete-a-tete
most uncomfortable. clasp her help .
IS children in her arinS and shower
iscss on their rosy lips. /,
SILL t4RENTs.
Parents have. as a rule. n most
lrIously unthinking way of bidding
leir children TO go kiss the lady"or