The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-21
one win blush unconsciously at awkward

one viii blush unconsciously at awkward
moments
The latter is a peculiar form of the dis
ease. The individual in question. al
though not given to blushing, becomes
gradually possessed with a fear that he
VIII do 50 at some inopportune time. and
This fear grows upon him until il complete
~ masters him and makes him grow red
IN the face when there is not the slightest
reason for it,
AT the most simple question the color
rises and he is placed in the most absurd
situation. He is looked upon with sus-
piclon, because other people accept his
CONFUSION as consciousness of guilt he
recognizes the fact, and of course, his
condition grows worse. Weakness is re-
sponsibie in this case also for the deplor-
able state OF things, for when the sufferer
is taken in hand and gets "braced up" he
smiles at his former fears
1t must be a very strong emotion that
causes Hush to come to the face of
really healthy man or woman. Whatever
they may feel they will not show IL any
more than they Will show fear when con-
fronted by great danger. In the latter
case there is no doubt about the danger;
it is fully understood that there may be a
IL
by the face. A similar remark applies
to the sense of shame under reproach
Ihat feeling viii not be betrayed by
blush, because the individual Is not af-
f1icted by the disease.
us one of your mistakes talking too
much?" asked a lecturer of an audience
of women. II fear it is. And another
is not having enough fun. Nearly every
iS mic IF
willing TO catch pleasure as it flies. But
women must have everything just so be-
fore they can abandon themselves to en-
joyment, and then they are usually TOO
tired to take it. It's disease. but for
| tunately not incurable. Women say 1t is
easy to talk this way, but that one can't
be laughing when one is hurried and wor-
RED All 1 can say is that you might
| be as hurried, but you wouldn't be as
worried if you did laugh. happened
! once to speak of my husband TO a little
giTl, and she said:
Why, l didn't think you were mar
ried'
Why?" I asked.
oh, cause
"'Cause why?'
Cause you laugh so much
mony?'
In Germany the man must be 1s years of
age before he can legally marry.
IL Portugal a boy of IA is considered
marriageable, and a woman of IL.
In Greece the man must have seen at
least fourteen summers and the woman
twelve.
In France the man must be IS and the
woman Is. In Belgium, the same ages.
In Spain the intended husband must
] nave passed his
woman her twelfth.
In Switzerland men from the age of IA
and women from the age of y are allowed
to marry.
In Austria man and a woman are sup
posed to be capable of conducting a house
or their own from the age of A.
In turkey any youth and maiden who
can walk properly and can understand the
/ necessary religious service are allowed to
be united for life.
In Hungary, for Roman Catholics. thu
man must be IA years old and the woman
! L; for Protestants, the man must be IL
and the woman 15
In Russia and Saxony they are a little
more sensible, and a youth must refrain
from entering into matrimony till he can
count eighteen years, and the woman till
she can count sixteen.
and Central Africa kissing was unknown
though from the most remote times il mas
been familiar to Europeans and Asiatlcs
The Latins made three distinctions in
klsslng-the osculum being the kiss of
friendship and respect the basium that
OF ceremony, and the suavioIum that of
love. The Semitic races used to kiss. and
we ma that the kiss of peace" formed a
part of the sacred rites of the early Chris
I Of ~
the present day. The Monaghan kiss dif
ters from ours, and the lips of the lissers
40 not come in contact with one another
IN Kissing person it brings the nose into
hGht contact with the hand cheek or fore
head; the breath is drawn in through the
nostrals, and the act terminates With a
shght smacking of the lips The Chinese
4 regard our mode of kissing as quite hor
riDie' whlle we are so well satisfied with II
.hat we nave no desire to take lessons In
the art from Them
Talk about diamonds and pearls fan
tns from Inc lips of the heroine of the
4dlIy taie' SAD woman, who was about
to start, says the New York Times on
long voyage, that is nothing to the nos
sibilities of the modern man. WHY 7 met
SAID good-by to my old friend Mr. Blank
who l never thought before was a YER,
good friend of mine, but as I went 10
shake hands with him, he lifted his mar
and down at my feet dropped a big bunch
of violets. He was quite flushed. and
there was an unspeakable expression on
his face as he picked them up and handed
them to me with a few pretty words.
Quite delicate attention, wasn't it?"
WAS ever man such a foolp' said
the dispenser of violets, as he walked
sadly away. II had put those violets in
my hat to give TO one of the dearest vvo-
men in the world as a surprise when
said good-by finally. Then the most dis
anrnaahla II, Ar.nr. - !.