The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08
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THE hercssm Of Mr.. Hohson has turned
anew word loose from the dictionary
Il OF slang. s--HobSon;xatson' means In
the slang Of the present day to be
kissed By that very gallant young man
whose name 10 Hoheon- In Kansas City
Mr. Hobson kissed iii women Mhss Quar-
Tier. Of Louisville. KY. who refused the
profyered kiss Of the young hero. has been
photographed and exhibited IN al the daily
newspapers because she did not accept Mr.
Hobson's pTofEered salute
Well, well. well. Things have come to
q pretty pass when the women of our
country desire 30 much TO BE kissed that
they seek any excuse 70 follow maa
around and walk up to bis mouth boldly.
without fsar OF the mustachs.
Originally. 81 Oriental life. the act Of
kissing had q symbo,ical character whose
impulse was, IN many respects. OF greater
breadth than that OF the custom ia our day.
Acts, as Dr.. Beard. she German thsologian.
remarks. speak no leSS-Some;imes far
nsore-forcibly than words. In the early
period OF society. when the foundation was
laid OF most even Of our Western customs,
action constituted Q large portion Of what
we may term human language, or the
means OF inier-communieai.on between
man and man; because then words were
less numerous. books unknown. the entire
machinery Of Speaking being In It's ru6i-
mental and elementary state, less devsl-
oped and called into play. TO say nothing
OF that popularity Of the Oriental charac-
ter Cf. indeed. II be not characteristic OF
ali nations In primitive aSes9 which in
clined men to general tacisurnity with &C.
easioial outbreaks OF fervid. abrupt or Co
pious eloquence. In this language of ac-
ton, kiss. inasmuch as II was bringing
into contact Of parts OF the body OF two
persons, was naturally the expression and
the symbol Of affection. regard. respect and
reverence. and II deeper source OF It's origin
were sought for. 1t would. doubtless. be
found in the fondlinx and caresses with
which the mother expresses her tenderness
for her babe. That the custom Is OF very
early date, and very varied in Its form
among the Hebrews. may be seen In nu-
merous familiar citations from Holy Writ.
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K ISSING appears to have been the usual
~ method OF salutation In England in
former times. A Greek traveller named
Chaiondules. who visited Britain Ave CEN
turtles ago. says: las for English females
and children. their customs are liberal in
the extreme. For instance, whsn a visitor
calls at friends house. his nrst act s to
kiss his friends wife: he Is then a duly
Installed guest Persons meeting In the
street follow the same custom and no one
sees anything improper In the action"
Thee was a curious book published in
London in 1884 entitled THE Ladies Die
tionary." This book devoted much time to
the history OF the kiss. In iSe6 kissing went
entirely out Of style In France. That is,
the kissing which was done before folks.
In the Tilion- Beecher trial some curious
comments on kissing were evoked A let
ter written by Mrs Jane G. Cwisshelm In
the Chicago Tribune contained some odd
suggestions. Among other things Mrs.
Swisshe!m says: Before kissing Mr..
Beeoher. Mrs. Moulton should have waited
until he had taken that powder until II
had done It's work and the undertaken had
the body ready for burial. Only In his cot.
fin Is 1t safe for even a section OF the day
OF Judgment In the shape OF a woman 20
kiss any one man in q thousand. Chastity
Is not the natural condition OF the race.
but the very opposite and Il can only be
secured by ages Of culture and constant
vigilance
Then the answer TO Mrs Swissheim's let
ter, which appeared in the Graphic il an
humorous. She says: Mrs. Sw.sshe!m's
letter Is enough for me. She wears trou-
sers. ] am told besides tina, perfectly pre-
posterous garment, the 'chemiloon.' II
were a man. I would no 10 ,re kiss such a
woman than / would kiss a pair OF tongs
that had been LETT out over night In
snowbank- kissing when done innocently
IS as innocent as strawberries and cream,
and as nice"
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n ISSING has been used In political cam
~ paigns with both good and III effect.
In book published in London IN l1ss, en-
titled "A New Geographical and Historical
Grammar" we find that 8 certain candi-
date for a Norfolk borough was expelled
from the house because he kissed the wives
OF the voters with guinea In his mouth.
Georgiana, Duchess OF Devonshire. gave
Steel. the butcher. a kiss for his vote nearly
q century since. Jane, Duchess OF Gordon.
recruited her regiment In a similar manner