The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-04

- 10 Done ~ Mere Matter OF Form and
IL Often Full OF Deceit and Treach-
cry-The More tho Hato tho
swoeter tho Kiss.

II Is not imaginable. on any possible
view Of the subject. that there Is the
slightest pleasurablc result expc-
rienced by ladies when they kiss each
other, much less one demonstrable by |
the most delicate scientific methods OF |
investigation. An ordinarily hearty
hand-shaIsc would lick II all to fits III |
= this respect.
Learned men In the middle ages, who !
spent much time In discussion OF trivial
ties and In hair-splitting, enumerated
host OF different kinds Of kisses, though
they, after all, wound up the whole mat
ter by admitting that there is only one
true lSiss-the kiss Of love, and they put
the kiss between women very far down
on the list as thing of no account or
value, being thus In accord with the
conclusions OF all sensible people who
have studied the question.
Still, says a writer in the New York
Advertiser, we have TO do with facts,
and women, for all that may be said
against the practice, do kiss each other,
and in the pursuit Of knowledge on
the subject, ! asked my wife whether
she found any pleasure in kissing any
member Of her own Sex.
.Poohl" was ali the reply she dcigned
TO give, though presently, after nppar-
\ emily cogitating and arriving mt the
conclusion that this ejaculation, express
sive enough in its way, could not help
me very much, she mnde some remarks
which were altogether, TO the male SEX
too vague to he here set down at large.
Ultimately managed, by pressing the
question. 10 ciicit something definite or
the subject, the gist of which was that,
when women kiss each other, they do
SO merely as matter OF form, meaning
by IL for the most part no more than 4
mere handshakc, and often less, for
there may be warmth In that, but ma
ture has denied the possibility OF
warmth eSisting in kiss between mem
bcrs of the same sex. Sometimes, but
very seldom, women kiss because they
like each other.
They also kiss because they don't like
each other, and, In that case, they are
sure never to lose IN opportunity OF
kissing each other most punctiliously.
They may hate to do it ever SO much,
and vet, whenever they meet, they
eagerly make pretty little dab ut each
Others faces, which passes muster in
the eyes of outsiders as quite touch
ing exhibition OF womnnly kindness
and affection, though those who know
the real state Of affairs only smile, and
perhaps remark: How Mrs. a. and
Mrs. -. do hate each other, To be sure.
See how sweetly they kissl"
The wholc-hearted kiss OF young
rirls. as vet innocent Of the ways and
dcceitfulncss Of the world, is a pleas
ant thing In itself; but once they arc
initiated into the wilcs of society, there
- Is no social usage which jars more ON
their tender feelings, before these be-
come case hardened. thnn the feminine
habit Of kissing, which SO transparent
lv cloals all manner OF unpleasant and
uncharitable thoughts. They loathe It,
vet by degrees, they are drawn UNI
willingly into the whirl, until ut last
they, too, become adopts.
When the female side of family
mother and grown-up daughters DC
come known TO their acquaintance as
given over 10 the vanity OF kissing
visitors all round, both on arrival anc
departure, the making OF call on
them becomes such an ordeal that
rather than run the gauntlet of sc
MANY osculations. however perfume
torily performed. many Of their friends
.-ho find them In every other respect
charming. feel constrained to reduce
Che number Of their calls as far as pos
siblc. in despair Of any feasible rem
cdv. There Is no excuse for eyadint
what has become rule Of the house
You must take them az you find them
or leave them severely alone. ltwonl'
be n dire ofFcnse To refuse to offer th'
cheek TO the lsisscr.
Perhaps the time will come when nj
kissing will be strictly prohibited un
der threat OF the sevcrest penalties o
the law. This has been tried, witt
noye or less success, In some peculiar
lv-roinded communities So far tn
doctors have practically put their vet
on kissing OF all kinds; but, then, wha
Is there that the doctors have not foI
hidden?