The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-03

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nually r,u ned the Imperial court 90
i.olpzIa which BE- the equivalent of
our United states supreme court The
rIlc thus Iutd down s therefore nnul
poo rr boil k.sairf boo Germany Be- com
.orucd Th, decision was announced
nu the 10Th uf Aprl and runs as fol-
lowe
"A kiss Is au operation oh The body
Ell auuth,r which 1lNu,a requires tho
permission uf th, person kissed
Kisses ma, only h, gisru without
special permission when the taoii rpn-
sent pt the other b. certain that be-
a. s1, n the caacs nf clos, relatives
parents children aud lovers o. ou
th, other hand. the other NOT merely
Affects yuyncss bat offers serious re-
]sistaucc b ls 60 boz assumed thn the
Kiss Be- rcFardcd as au illegal lutcrfer-
rn,o with personal rirhts ana au inn
uuIrm,ut OF honor.
Whoever under such oircumstan
Ucs imposes % KISS On another ron
Iors himself therefore guilty 81 an
Insult hy act For the mlnIImcut OF
these conditions u sufncrs that tho
kiss be- given against The VIII 81 the
other % is not necessary that ne
himself feels the kiss to be Insult
Ing
Tho odd common law rule. az we
remember %, Be- that kissing goes by
favor n was mo-; Incompatible with
this rule that thctc should be "a GER
tain degree ct Compuision in the pro.
ccsf gentle and respectful compul-
SION of course. but stll compuislou.
Il was held hy those who wcrc wise
ou this subject that this gentle de
gree of cumpulsiun added somewhat
To the flavor OF the kiss on the part Of
the kissee-thc presumption being
that the klsscc was ~ the weaker sex.
while the kisscr. IL the process were
To- Doc genuine. was presupposcd to he
~ the then supposedly stronger sex.
- showed, so the experts OF both
sexes said, m a rather rude but mus.
culur way. tina thc kisscr means
business and was not merely fumb-
ling with the kiss-a fumblcd kiss.
az everyone probably knows. being %
fairly tircsome thing.
The fumhlcd kiss goes very well
when men kiss each other. as they
%habitually do In many parts Of Eu.
rope, aud particularly in royal circles.
but kissing between men. as AN act
of greeting or leave taking is special
ard apaJt and really has nothing to
do with the true kiss. which wac the
kind that the high German court had
10 pass upon. As The pro,erb has Il.
"a lisping lass is good to kiss. mean
ing, as We take IL. what Tennyson
with his flowing words wrote.
a man has given all other bliss.
Ana an his worldly worth for this.
To waste his whole heart In one kiss
Upon her perfect lips
What the eourt considered was. al
any rate. something like thar; al
though perfect lrs. and giving up
"ail other bliss, h. so 10 speak. the
absolute top notch ~ kissing away
up whore byron was when lac dashed
off that Inc about
a lous. long kiss. a Kiss Of youth.
and love.
u seems to ny that his German
court learned and supreme a. IL b..
ala not really decide when "a kiss b.
not "a kiss. but q oIow, Ho To speak. OF.
az the cuurt phrases a. IAN Insult by
net lts decision really amounts To-
ihis that the klsscc has the decision
in her owu hands. Naturally tho
kisscr has always been at thc mercy
of the kisser-this is natures plan
thout these small matters But now
her natural right h. fortified by a
judicial decision cor rather. ns we
should say. expressed. because the
female ~ the species. 10 use Kip
ling words, requires uo aid from amy
court Boo order "a insist upuu her own
sweet VIII. But her viii. diversified
as "a matter - fact and always firm
iy held Tor the lime being. now has
the courts sanction IN this matter OF
k.ssinr al least in Germany. and IN
that country her decisions now take
ON the fun color or legal dccfccs.
20 nor 'cuyness is not merely put
ou. in order 10 mas, the kiss NOR,
impctuous aud firmor bat III the r. 3
thing amounting 10 SERIOUS rcsist.
ance-then the Kisser must look % e.
Tor himself Tho kissee has IL both
wa,s-by her natural right OF judo
mont, and hy the courts decree
This leaves the whole process pret-
I, much where ID WIS uudcr tno
common law rule. lf the klsscc with
81 Co be- "a bit compelled. so that the
kifs may come To- both parties az "a
thing won and therefore very pre-
,inuE. the kissor may proceed l
setoty He Is pleasing himself ana be