New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-15
His X issfneffe Said 10 Pre-
s,enf GRANGER Of Germs
in OscuTQffon.
: lsst the antiseptic kiss!

At last, the antseptic KISS!
Professor Harry Butler, student OF germs
and experimental in germicides, says he's
found il. What is more. he declares that
in the future lovers and others who ac-
CURE the kissing habit will be able through
his newest invention 10 kiss in security
haunted by no fears that that wicked little
osculatory germ, the bugaboo of certain
DISTINGUISHED medical men, will render
their kisses less soulful or less thrilling
than nature originally designed them to be
The sermless kiss, the kiss hygienic. is 10
be the kiss Of the future. he declares
Professor Butler exhibited his invention,
designed to bring this about. in public for
the first time and showed its practical
workings one evening recently at the ex-
position and bazaar held by the National
Pharmaceutical Society of Registered Drug
Clerks. Il won instantaneous favor, and
the available supply was exhausted in ex-
actly fifteen minutes.
This device for the protection Of kissers
and kisses against the grave dangers OF
kissing germs is called the kissinette. It
would be quite as appropriate to call it
the kissing net. II looks very simple, but
there is a secret in its preparation known
only TO Professor Butler, and he guards
that secret carefully
Ire klSSlEelle appears 10 DC L164tis d
piece Of fine white silk gauze stretched
over hoop of white silk wire. 1t is about
four inches in diameter The ends OF the
wire are fastened into a wooden handle
about three inches in length.
And kissers who would bestow the germ
less kiss are expected to osculate through
the gauze. Think OF lovers sitting their
kisses through a network of threads,
Pyramus and Thisbe, II IS true, might have
welcomed the kissinette in place of their
cold stone wall, but modern captfves OF
Cupid may object TO being pasteurized-
But listen. In this shimmering gauze
lies the secret that Professor Butler be
lieves win revolutionize the art of kissing
and cause the naughty germs to "skiddoo-"
To begin with. the gauze is perfumed
with an elusive exanescent perfume. This
perfume is merely the sign Of the germ
shooing antiseptic in which the gauze was
STEPPED before being attached TO the hoop.
The preparation of this antiseptic-guaran-
teed to render harmless even the germs
generated by the fervid kisses of soul
rnates-is Professor Buffers secret. For
three years he has experimental TO find
the right coordination OF chemicals. but
not until recently did success crown his
efforts. he declares
Corl-v one fact NTH relation TO his remark
able formula Will he tell. He affirns that
81 contains positively no acetanilid-" This
means that there is nothing IA il to de-
press heart action. This should be welcome
news TO all who may desire 10 indulge in
the sanitary kiss.
Being e member o. me National Phar-
naceut.cal Society, Professor Butter was
preyailed oll to exhibit not only the hssin-
cite, hut the gerInless kiss itself. at the
fazaa- About three hundred kiss pro-
tectors were hastily made up for the occa-
sion and a booth-Cupid's booth-was set
epart for their display and sale, the pro-
ceeds TO go 10 the bazaar fund. Professor
Butler IS by nature a retiring man He
wanted 10 delegate the experimental part
of the demonstration TO some one else.
Even less modest man might object to
kissing and being kissed in public. But
President William z. Crews Of the society
prevailed upon the professor TO sacrifice
his personsi feelings IN the interests of
Ecie1ce-
Naturally after having experimental for
tnree years with kissing germs, Mr. Butler
As rather inclined 10 look upon a kiss from
the scientific rather than from the ethical
notnt of view II Was felt TO be problem
afgeaI whether many OF the pretty young
girls present would take the same point of
.dsw and would be willing to aid self