The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-13
THE CARBOLIZED KISS.

DR.. Reilly Of Chicago, warns all
young ladies to battle their lips in car
bolized rosewater before kissing young
men. not in spirit of frivolity but in
heavy seriousness. In Detroit society
of young ladies has been formed to
oppose kissing. And in Georgia 4 man
has been arrested for kissing his wife
in public.
In short the world appears to have
suddenly opened its eyes to the hith-
erto unknown bugbear Of kissing.
Physically the kiss is a queer insect
If considered as such. The instru-
ments through which the kiss is trans
acted are the lips, which are that por-
ton of the mouth used in articulation
and as a protection to the gums and
teeth. Every mans mouth-and every
woman's mouths her or his own pri-
vate property. 1t is the one portion of
the human anatomy that possesses an
aesthetic discrimination, deciding that
one thing is sweet, another bitter, or
one thing is good, another nasty. or
such Importance is this office that
through q persons mouth to their
stomach, their whole mental makeup
and individuality may be nodded.
And of such Importance is this func-
ton, too, that every man or woman ex-
ercises rigid protectorate over his
own lips, they being the visible por-
ton Of the well-ordered mouth.
1t happens, consequently, that kiss
is a contract implying great intimacy
and a bond of great fidelity and TRUST
Aesthetically there can be no doubt
that this physical contact of the lips is
disgusting. Pathologically there ap-
pears to be no less doubt that the in
lection Of microbes, from kissing, in
creases the mortuary record horribly.
Legally the kiss could be readily done
away with were it not for the unfortu-
nate fact that the men who make the
laws and the judges who interpret
them. are human and would all walk
several blocks themselves TO glue their
lips to another pair bursting with ruby
plumpnesS.
The legal status of the kiss has been
decided in a Georgia court. the case
being against Mr.. Martin, who was
arrested for kissing his wife on the
street.
1t seems that Martin and his wife
met on West Peters street last Thurs
day, and upon sight fell into each
others arms and wept tears Of joy and
sorrow, the cause Of which seems to
have been that the wife was about TO
go on Il visit to her grandmother for a
stay of sine time-at least that was
the reason given by Martin for the
conduct of himself and wife. Martin
said that he met his wife, and as she
was going away 10 visit her grand
mother he kissed her. not thinking it
was against the law for man 10 kiss
his wife.
The evidence in the case showed that
he did more than kiss his wife. how
ever. Two young men testified that
Martin warmly embraced his wife on
divers sections of Peters street for a
distance of several blocks. and that the
performance created disturbance and
disorder in the locality OF Peters and
Fair streets. SO sensational did il be-
come. The couple fairly reveled in
the performance of bidding each other
4 long farewell. the festivities being
prolonged for such a length OF time
that policeman arrived on the scene
and arrested the affectionate husband.
complaint having been made to him
by W. f. Westerly. a storekeeper. and
others OF the conduct OF the man and
| woman.
officer Phillips said that it had been
reported 10 him that the man and
woman had been hugging and kissing
| each other in a store. and that they
Were made 10 go out by the proprietor,
who said he didn't want any such con-
duet in his place OF business.
After hearing the evidence the court
said that the diSorderly conduct charge
| had not exactly been established in
his mind. the court M. being aple 10
see anything particularly harmful in
q man kissing his wife on the street
| or elsewhere. although i; might not be
| exactly "Peachtree etiquette The
court didn't think there was anything
disorderiy or immoral in a man kissing
and husging his wife. and he dismissed
the case.