South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-06
KISSING DEADLY
TO DIVORCE BUG
REMARKS JURIST
Kiss and Make Up. Advises
the Great Recon
ciler.
Nv JUDGE THOMAs y. GRAHA,I

BY JUDGE THOMAS =. GRAHAM /
SAN FRANCISCO. oct. Kisses
NOT those fluffy cOnfeCtions you
ouy at the bakery. but soul-exhua- (
rating touch Of llps-are the natur- 4
al enemies Of "diFOrcitis"
Given and received in moderate
quantities and with "a degree OF reg /
nlarity based only upon ones hours
Or work and play kisses will USUALLY .
Nanquish whatever divorce germs \
may be- prowiing through the svs-
TEN ~ husband or wife and "a 4
establish state OF marital health \
For instance. You and your mate /
may nave quarrelled over some .
comparatively trivial matter the
night before. You have argued /
yourself OF to sleep and in the mino
OF one or the other Of your the mag
cot Of "divorcitis' has gone 20 pro- 4
pagate
You awoke I'm the morning slight
~ ashamed o. yourself for row I
ing but too proud or stubborn to /
admit IL. Breakfast is gIum af- I
fair.
Now, Just before leaving for !
work what n you slipped over 10 /
where your wife was YEARLY red |
ding" the table. or YOUR husabnd /
silently clambering into his coat, I
and relieved the strain with a /
kiss2
Not Just a perfunctory peck. YOU /
understand-but a real honest 10 /
gracious kiss, preferably accom- /
panying = with your arms around 4
her waist or his shoulders
Poun. The life OF that nasty lite I
divorce bug. which viii urely cause I
YOU untold suffering and misery i'll
be IS allowed 20 endure will be eN
tinguished IN a fash.
Explanations, apologies and com
plete understanding VIII follow.
Husband finally viii go down the
street whistling on his way 70 work,
and wife. WI h a new JOY and kind
resolve In her heart viii whisk the
dishes into the kitchen 10 the lit O,
. song
No convaIescence IS more rapid
no ecstatic than that following such
cleansing Of the soul
I once wrotr a little Jingle sing
ing the praises Of that morning
kiss which was printed somewhat
widely throughout the United
States. / received many letters
thanking me FOR the suggestion. L
poohed the idea.
u went something like this:
KISS AND MAKE Up.
When you and wife fan out
Don't strut about and shout.
Don't growl but take her in youi
arms and kiss her.
You'll find Il doesn't pay
Try your luck another way.
just take her i'm your arms and
gently kiss her.
When your wife ana YOU must fight. I
Make her think she's in the right
Don't rush away and leave for you
viii miss her
Should a fight with wiley start.
Il on will play the big mans part
II you take her in your arms and |
gently kiss her
a Married Woman Who Knows I
sent me the following query:
When Henry comes home az half
past ten
Henry my darling hubby.
Smelling OF garlic and cloves again !
(My. but his beard is stubbyD
And says he was out 90 see sick
Friend who would surely miss
That stall is as old as arithmetic
What should 1 do. Judge, kiss
him?
When Henry comes home at half
cH pSns 'T my darling hubby)
After spending the night with cards
and brew
Down at his coy chubby
When he trips with a thump over
seven chairs
(Never been known 10 miss emu
What should I do when he gets up
stairs
Fall on his neck and kiss him?
III admit that is somewhat of a
stumper. OsCulatious possibly. might
not be In order that night. Quietly
getting the "old man to bed and
applying a few cold cloths 70 his
aching brow would probably be
much more efficacious. although
prohibition has pretty well solved
that problem
But the morning kiss is going 70
do much more good than a tongue
1ashing. Henry" If he is worth
having at all IS already so over
whelmed with remorse for his con-
duct that a tongue lashing only
makes him additionally unhappy or
positively rehellious.
kiss him stubhy beard and ALL
and let him see that YOU still have
faith I'm him and love him. Later
ON talk 10 him sincerely about his
actions Take my word Tor it. he
viii appreciate yolr Self-restraint
and there will bee no case OF "di-
vorcitis" following this misstep