The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-23
New York Doesn't Wonder at
Philadelphia's Attitude, but
Ii Doesn't Go Here.
GERM IN EVERY SNACK
But the Metropolitan Osculator
Is Not to Be Scared by a
Little Thing Like That.
BY Ethel LLOYD Patterson.

Would YOU choose bra ms rather than
sentiment? Would you be intelligent
and ref SIN from kissing. or would you
dwell in nartal darkness compensated
by oscu ian? These are the questions
that Phtlad slphia physicians are asking
their patents. And We are to suppose
that the Philadelphia PATIENTS in body
are clam'"iug for the gray matter.
For" says the learned ~ Clara
Scott, Of the quaker City, Il firmly be-
heve That the day will come within a
generation when kissing practically will
be confined to tn lower classes. the
educated PEOPLE LAYING been brought to
see tie e"ls of the habit"
So now we know what is the matter
with Philadelphia. For a ionE While. OF
course, We Ave Ill been aware ;.iat a..
indefnabte gloom hung over the Pe,...-
sylvaniu city, but NJ had scarcely at
tributed it to rush Of brain to the
head But If this be true, and If inteli-
Eence is really Incompatible with oscu-
lation, VIII then, its better to have
lost your brain than never to have
kissed at al"
May Do for "PhilIy."
OF course, that sort thing is all
very well over in PHI '..v,ia-in fact.
it's exactly what you would expect. but
the point is. VIII the non-osculatory
c:usaoe extend to New York? DR.. En-
rico Castelli, of No 10 West Seventy
second street. thinks II viii not DR..
Eurlco Caste.n raises a sceptical eye
brow when It is suggested that the
movement is prevalent even in the
Pennsylvania City-of-Nod.
I'VE physicians cannot expect to
divert the course Of human nature
says DR.. CastelH our place is 10
fortify it as far as we can against mis-
hap That is all we can do. To say
that We could. even il We wished TO,
stop people who love each other from
caressing one another Is utterly absurd.
But from purely scientific standpoint
let me explain to You Eo% little disease
would actually be prevented (, en- II it
were possible to place an embargo upon
osculation ! have made a special study
OF bacteria for over five years and |
have found that practically every known
germ Is present in q dor mt condi-
ton, rs one might say. in every human
mouth. The are taken INTO the lungs
with every breath. Now. the reason
they 90 not deve.ol IS re,ause the per
son Is not in the necessarily run down
condition that affords them footho!d.
Can't Avoid Bacteria.
ITO be logical n!en. i. one We're to
give up kissing In the fear Of injection.
nothing not entirely sterllized Should be
allowed t. Ccne III contact "''h the
mouth liz sung /. r,s'.r-.. !. I'I
instance. one would be compelled to
carry ones own silver, g.ass and nap
kin. You see how ridiculous that idea
is-and yet, as a matter of fact, quite
"a many germs lurn IA these things as
upon the lips Oi another person,
Science Win neve. ADVANCE, can never
advance, 10 the point where contact With
bacteria can toe AVOIDED. ~ | said be
fore It IS the pace OF the physician to
keep the Standard vi human health so
hlsn that the best possible means OF re.
sIstanCe - presented. Therefore, from a
scientific standpoint the Kiss is no more
harmful tEGu d tnCus4 Lu u-G-: uare.
mediale pra ctices But ii II We're now.
ever, ! would as soon devote the rest OF
tny I..e to an enGeaHOr to make the
earth spin in the other direction as TO
attempt 10 am the gates OF oscula
IlC3.