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The Washington times., 1922-10-15

= Joseph. H. Kraus. the medical
expert, In an article In Science
and Invention, reports the latest
progress made toward the segresa-
tion... regulation and registration
Of the osculation.
He considers the pressure of lip
70 lip or lip to cheek of primary
Importance; but temperature, too.
IL an important factor. for he
points out: ...
"The kiss 10 another and more
exquisite manifestation Of the
sense of touch similar to the
handsbake; and. analyzing It fur.
ther. we know that from the sense
Of touch most of our other senses
are derived. Ordinarily. the kiss
q disasreeabie whsn the lips, are
cold.
COMPARATIVE KISSES.
:. 'The minimum pressure (of .
kfss) needed to excite . sensa-
ton equivalent to that upon the
Lips diffsrs considsrably when I'm
presses n various parts OF the
body. ,.... ~
.rhus . kiss impressed with
me force u two milligrams on
the forebssd. temple. nose or
cheek. a . kiss impressed with
the force Of three milligrams on
the palm Of the hand. five MILL.
Grams on the eyeiids il eQuivs-
lent to q kiss upon the lips. This
would have to be impressed with
q force Of five miliisrams on the
lips in order to incite any sensa.
tion."
- All Of which 10 really simpler
than It sounds. What Mr.. Krsus
means b that II mere force were
the only factor in osculation. the
nose. forehead. temple, check. or
palm Of the hand would be q far
better place to kiss than the lips.
and that the eyelids would bs just
~ good
DEEPER INTO THE SUBJECT.
Perhaps this is the reason why
sayages rub noses. why the wink
10, so popular a. an index Of ex-
preston. and why cheeks and fore
heads are 20 favored In csressing.
But everybody knows that the lip
IL the place par excellence on
which 10 rest . kiss. There In
more thrill to n. then, this writer
has been reliably Informed. and Il
10 more responsive. too-or 20 it
seems 70 Be conceded.
The Washington times., 1922-10-15

beat is eliminated. The degree Of
pressure which obliterates the
pulse. beat IN recorded.
The sphygmokraph is a small.
clockwork device by which q tiny
knob Ia pressed on an artery. The
knob, rising and falling with the
heart action on the blood through
the blood vessels. actuates Q sys-
tenn Of levers that records the heart
action on O length Of tape. which
is covered with SCOT better to re-
cord the Incidents.
With the instruments attached
to the man he kissed a girl. When
he started the blood pressure was
$50 miilimeters. In the middle Of
an inspiring kiss the blood pres
sure rose to 160 on the tape.
The Instruments were then at
taohsd to the girls arm. showing
q normal blood pressure Of 100
T1lluuiuAcNb. ShV hAoooo tuo Ahlnus
and the tape showed 122. for II was
q real kiss. yet the increased ar.
dor did not equal the increase re-
corded for the man.
So that Ia the complicated sound
ed but really simple manner In
which the depth Of emotion back
of q kiss may be weighed and
measured and recorded.
THE PRACTICAL VALUE.
1t may sound theoretical and Of
doubtful value to the iayman, but
II one could sec how smoothly the
polysyIlabic apparatus recorded
temperature and tcmperament II
would be convincing. And o. for
the practical. everyday value Of
such . method. consider Just . fsw
The Washington times., 1922-10-15
Russian Royalty Finds
Trade Is Too Strenuous

runs back to the ancient kings Of
Poland. has also "fallen from his
high estate" and - managing
French Newspaper In budapest.
The newest conner into the ranks
Of eristocratic tradeswomen In
Paris 10 Madame Tzerinkroff,
daughter Of Prince Kurepatkin. the
once famous Russian general. and
widow Of vladimir Tzerinkroff,
weil-ltnown Russian author. She
has opened q lingerie establish
ment.
The Washington times., 1922-10-15
VICTOR FLAMBEAU:
in GERMANY ..
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tains. very lovely, and this Flam.
beau decided to, purchase, II the
price was not too high. 80.
''Zwei hundert mark" said his
host. "verstehen sic nnich7" And
he concealed the surprise he seem.
ed to. feel that someone would pay
so much for one Of his paintings.
20 cents American for q charming
thing.
FOND OF MONUMENTS.
Next day Flambeau took the
sightseeing auto" OF Munich for
a two-hour drive, but he saw little
that would warrant long stay in
Munich. 80 very ordinary Is the
taste. or lack Of 1t, displayed every
where. The beauty Of the River
Iser was one grand exception, and
FlaInbeau afterward learned that
It's lovely greenish hue. SO perfectly
framed by stretches Of green
parks, Is due to the peculiar light
yellow mud or sand which under
the reflected blue Of the sky pro-
duces q fascinating green. The
Danube has also a similar effect.
though not 30 mysterious In its
changing tints as the Issr. For six
miles one may walk or drive along
the banks Of the 1ser out of the
city Of Munich. through a MODERN
park. the widsrmannstrasss.
Munich is fond Of display nonu-
msnts, fountains. palaces ana build
inss. A recent one 10 the .Huntins
Temple" q sort Of shrine with q
bronze deer inside. erected In 1907.
There are thirty seven Catholic
churches in Munich, which is not
90 Ear from oberammergau. recog-
nized this year for the second time
by a visit OF the papal nuneio from
Rome. In the great Frauenkirche
today is the catafalque OF the un-
known soldier Of Bavaria, over him
the crucifix. The casket 10 draped
in black and surrounded by green
palms and eversresns. with four
myrtle trees. white the candles
above It have been lighted, burned
a bit and blown out. In Germany
and Austria the cost Of candles
even has to be counted now. and 2
candle to ones saint may have
meant q very great sacrifice.
The highest belfries Of Munich
are on the Frauenkirche. and Il is
Q terrific climb to the top. ~ Fam.
beau found when he essayed II,
In another old church. that Of Lsd'
wig, 10 Cornelis' Last Judgment" }"
which II said to be the largest can
vas in thS world. Munich ID b city
fond Of sculpture, but the works
make little impression upon the
visitor, since the style ID not strik
ing, though there are monuments
apparently to every monarch, mu
The Washington times., 1922-10-15

not know It until the days Of
Montaigne. When the art came to
America Is not clear nor how
but probably It was waited by the
winds Of the Atlantic from the
Mediterranean 'sles. ,.e
Anyway. it's here-and to stay
and why not find out all about It?
The Washington times., 1922-10-15

turned started osculation, and one.
may fairly believe the practice
thrived.
The searchers became buster,
one may guess, than q prohibition
sleuth in the. twenuIth century. p
'. kissing did not enter. Russia. for
example. until 1850 and Paris did
The Washington times., 1922-10-15
Futteo NerDes Nan; BIT Y

traffic would bear for q. let 'ps say.
''soui KISS"
The aptiy named manometer II
especially effective because It re.
cords not merely heart beat. but
the blood pressure. and, in man
ner OF speaking. the general excite
ment Of the oscuiatory occasion.
II the depths Of ones heart are not
stirred. or II only the depth Of one
heart is reached by a kiss. the
reliable manometer will tell the
tale in prosaic numerals. 1t Is. in
a manner Of speaking, heart
gauge. and possibly no home of the
scientific future viii be without
one.
Incidentally. Mr.. Kraus has dis
covered that although women are
regarded a. less stable nan men
and Ear more susceptible. the con-
trary may be true. For the blood
pTtSSuEC VI WOiACh - hah hfoA y
nearly uniform than that. Of men.
Feminine blood pressure ranges
over about seventy miliimeters.
while the hearts Of men vary over
an area OF eighty.five millimetda
MORE INSTRUMENTS. - \
A development of the manometer
Is the sphygmomanometer. and q
sort OF second cousin to the sphyg.
momanometer Is the sphygmo-
graph. The sphygmomanometer,
which reads blood pressure to the
final fraction Of milligram, consists
Of a compression bag, an air pump
and a scale.
The bag encircles the kisser'a
arm. and air is pumped into it
that is, the bag--until the pulse
The Washington times., 1922-10-15
Heels Cause Death.

r GENEVA, Oct. II.
CATCHING her high heel on the
edge Of q cliff. Mrs. Ash.
burton Key. English tourist. fell
900 feet to her death.
The Washington times., 1922-10-15

The Nearest Approach to the Practical Use Of
the Sphyg0mOman0meter Was mstanced
I'm the, Now Celebrated Three-Quafters
of a Mile Kiss In Chicago.
Alice Jonas and Gerald
Matteson Principals.
The Washington times., 1922-10-15

Ingenious Device for Discovering the Pressure
,Value is the First Step i'm Experiments
of, Noted Medical Expert to Bring
About 0sculatory control-KiSs-
!. !. ]. !. - ing Not am Ancient Art.
See the mountains kiss high heavens, .>.f. .,,s
= i, .v.~ And the nuoohbeans kiss the sea-;
a..Eaz. What are all these kissings aoorth
y If thou kiss not me? ta4(.y rzs-< or ,g-f&. :
: 5@=s., ...''."... t% SHELLEY: J,
w "st.s, ! -'''' "'., 900 : 4'.'. VIM, Is -
divorce have struggled with these questions for dec
ades and today are the than ever.
Husbands and wives sweethearts and swains all the
world wondered from time time the kiss ques
tion without receiving enlightenment They have had
depend their emotions for the answers and emotions
unreliable records. -, -. =.--.-.....
- Thus may estimate to a nicely exactly what kiss
at the moment it is given received and yet the
day after there be doub Or not what the
actually or MEANS just long it enduresand
for its value ah does not the heart register thatf
All very we'll modern science but the heart does
the record in the hours and days
that follow the almportant kiss the record may Be IN
valuable, -. a:.. - .@ea.~s ,...E1
~ II. p -~.,.,H ONE BUT KNEW. ~ s.s>
knew the depth and ardor Of husband s
caresses what fears the knowledge might dispel what
deception the information might reveal If the man ac
cnse of breaking Heart Of girl with his kisses to an
extent that required hundreds of thousands Of dollars to
compensate that could that the kisses were
but feeble shallow caresses that would not damage the
weakest heart, what fortunes might be ssvedl ~
the brohery kiss and cousinly kiss and the kiss
OF friendship could be distinguished clearly would it not save
. world Of worryf H.,
Modern science has taken the first step in that desired
direction and is long STEP Science has anayzed the
Of
and simple apparatus has permitted kssers and kssees
TO Just what t is all about ''s H." ,.:,..
The Washington times., 1922-10-15

the rise end fall Of the blood pres
sure Of both participants under
emotional stress and the record
may be preserved ~ evidence o.
as . souvenir.
show, as he sat In his orchestra
chair. and he filled suit for $1,000
for the pain and anguish OF It.
Was 1t all pain and anguish2 Was
there no pleasure? The little old
"sphygo" would have told. In.
deed. It might be worth while
having one attached to every chair
in q public place for just that
purpose, with q dial. similar to
the taximeter Just mentioned
which would put a cash value on
every caress!
PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS.
That there is q demand for In.
struction In scientific kissing In
revealed by the suit filed in Los
Angeles in which Mrs. Sarah
Blackburn testified to have paid
Slss to seer for advice on the
subject for her daughter.
Further, q Pennsylvania farnsr
achieved fame by having a device
which he called an "osculation am
pfifier" installed In the parior whore
his five handsome daughters an.
tertained their beaux. In this
manner, he said. he was able to
learn exactly how fast the court.
ship of the girls was proceeding
and which young men were most
favored.
other evidence of the same trend
Ia to be found in the decision OF
the Nebraska Judge who asserted
II was no compensation for wife
to be kissed several times q day
by her husband in retprn for her
working all hours on d farm. The
court held the kisses to be value
less, but were theyf .....
The nature Of the kisses. the
duration. the effect On pulse and
hesrt and blood pressure surely
deserved consideration.
A RECENT DEVELOPMENT.
kissing itself In not an ancient
art. There was no kissing when the
Queen Of sheba ruled that neither
Anthony nor Cleopatra knew. the
joys OF It. It's spiritual origin. 20
to speak, II reported to have been
IN the manner In which the ancient
Romans used to trace the missing
wine.
They sought to find whence u
had gone by smelling the breath
OF the vestai virgins. Apparently
the searchers Of stolen wine grew
to like the pastime and indubita
bly, The sight OF wine.wet Lips up
The Washington herald., 1922-07-26
DELAYS ANSWER
ON MORATORIUM
Reparatioas Commission to
Reply to Germany's Re-
quest After Allies Meet.

PARIS, July 25.-The reparations
til after the allied meeting in Lon
don the first week in August be-
fore answering Germany's request
for a cash moratorium Of thirty
months.
Payment of 5o,oo0.0o0 gold marks
Ts12.5oo. .0oO) Is due on August Is
and the ondon meeting apparently
has been delayed for a few days
on account OF the Italian minis
terial crisis. and therefore the
moratorium decision will be taken
at the last moment. The British
are delaying acknowledging Pre-
mier Poincare's announcement of
his willingness to come to London
on August 1 because It is a de-
pendable supporter of British poll
cies.
British desire today caused the
reparations commission to delay
announcing the three months mora
torium which practically has been
arranged. London hoping that the
governments will force a longer
moratorium. The French delegate
did not protest.
The Tangier question which Is
coming up at London is a strong
French trading point since French
control of the harbor of Tangier
lessons the Importance of Gibraltar.
(Copyright, le22.)
The Washington herald., 1922-07-26
Freight Being Moved, Trains -,
On Time; Western Report

CHICAGO, July 25.-While fve
railroads were announcing that
freight shipments would be ac-
cepted only subject to delay" the
Western Division of Railway Exc
cutives issued a statement declar-
ing that all freight is being moved
and that all passenger trains are
running on schedule.
Transportation conditions are
normal" the statement said. Large
numbers Of men are being added to
the shop forces. The number of
these men at work ranges from %
to 75 per cent of normal on the
different roads. Railway fuel re-
ceipts are satisfactory. Out of
22.444 cars of coal purchased by
these lines since June Z for delivery
to August 81. so per cent has al
ready been delivered"
The Wabash. Frisco. Chicago &
Eastern Illinois. Chicago. Peoria &
st. Louis, and some divisions of the
Illinois Central announced freight
accepted only subject to delay.
With rail service curtailed still
further by the withdrawal of "a
trains throughout the Chicago dis
trict, announcement was made by
T. A. Hanson, international secre-
tary-treasurer Of the .sSeamen's
union, that 1890 sailors had voted
overwhelmingly" for a strike be-
cause of wage cuts. The vote will
be canvassed by the executive
board and announcement of it's de-
cision will be made. Hanson said.
probably Friday.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-26
ROCKVILLE FAIR
TO BE BEST EVER
Buildings Enlarged to Care
For Record-Breaking
Exhibits.

With record-breaking attendance
expected. the annual Montgomery
county Fair opens at Rockville. Md,
on Tuesday. August %. closing the
following Saturday. Shows of every
kind-cats. dogs, goats. livestock,
horses and poultry-are on the pro-
Sram.
Clarence Gilpin. president of the
Montgomery County Agriculture So
Siety. which holds the fair. pre-
diets a banner year. Buildings on
the fair grounds have been enlarged
to meet the unusual demand for ex-
hibit space.
The opening day will see the fair
grounds thrown open to children
Scores of junior events have been
arranged and every boy and girl
will be admitted free Wednesday
the horse show will be held. Mrs.
Andrew j. Cummings, in charge of
the show, announces that entries
this year almost double those of last
year.
Thursday will be the banner DAY
of the show. Special features have
been arranged for Friday. when the
Boy Scouts will drill. Saturday
will be another big day. Races will
he a feature every afternoon
Nearly 1000 birds have been en-
tered in the poultry show. of which
Harry j. Hunt is in charge
The Washington herald., 1922-07-26
Apology Not Welcome.

In Franklin Park a blond youth
of summers, demonstrating to
three young ladies of ages from 4
to how to skin the cat" on the
limb of a tree. accidentally kicked
the 4-year-old, who in her interest
had run too near.
The resultant crying brought the
youths mother to the scene and
she ordered him to apologize.
When he strode off to do this, the
little girl, thinking more kicks were
coming, ran away screaming.
Again the mother came TO the
rescue and gathering a switch set
out to properly instruct her son IN
courtesy. Under her orders and in
her view he again attempted an
apology and this time mother saw
why he had failed. So Johnny was
allowed to return to his play. minus
feminine admirers.-S..I /. LANNING,
1906 Eleventh street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-26
Assistant Secretary
OF Treasury Resigns

The long-stan nding DISPUTE in the
Treasury Department between As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury
Dover and Secretary of the Treas
ury Mellon and Revenue Commits
sioner Blair was ended yesterday
when the White House announced
the acceptance of Dover's resigna-
tion, effective yesterday.
No indication as to his successor
was given.
Dover clashed with Secretary
Mellon and Blair when he at
tempted to oust large numbers Of
Democrats from the Treasury De-
partment and replace them with
Republicans.
retired ten years ago.
Killed Trying to Save Horse.
NEW LONDON, Conn.,, July 25.-
George Edwards. 7s, peddler, was
electrocuted here today while at
tempting to save the life Of his
horse which had become entangled
In q charged wire.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-26
BAKER APPEARS
in POWDER PROBE
Former Secretary of War Is
Closeted With War Fraud
Jury for Several Hours,

Former Secretary of War Newton
D. Baker. who approved of the sale
of the Old Hickory Powder Plant
to the Nashville Industrial Corpo-
ration for $3,5Oo.oOo, appeared be-
fore the special war frauds grand
jury yesterday.
Baker remained closeted with the
jury for several hours. He declined
to make any statement.
Ernest r. Morse. former director
of sales for the War Department.
secured Secretary Bakers approval
of the sale. Old Hickory was built
by the DuPonts in record time and
was producing 100000 pounds of
smokeless powder a day when the
war ended. Morse was recently in
dicted. with nine others. on a charge
of conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment in connection with the
sales of surplus lumber. The grand
jury is expected to return an in
dictment in the Old Hickory case
shortly.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-26
Gas Kills Two,
Girl Twin Lives

NEW YORK. July 25.-some
benevolent divinity saved the life
of Mrs. Marie Hummer's baby
daughter. three months old. when
her twin brother and Mrs. Hummer,
80 years old, perished from gas
poisoning in their home this after
noon.
Despondent, neighbors say. either
over illness brought on by the
twins, Mrs. Hummer, after plug
ging every Aperture in the bed
room, turned on the gas. In the
room the little twins lay sleeping
in a basket.
Next door BENJAMIN Bloom and
his wife smelied gas. Entering the
Hummer fiat via the fire escape,
Bloom found the twins and mother.
All were still living. They were
taken to a hospital.
Shortly afterward the mother and
the boy died. The girl is still liv-
ing and is likely to recover. The
head of the family. Charles Hum
-mer. in the automobile business in
New Jersey. was notified.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-26
Flees After Accident.

Washington had just experienced
one of the many thunder showers so
recently in evidence. The street was
wet and there is a rather steep grade
at this point. / was walking down
Eiltmore street when l heard crash
as of two cars colliding, then a high
powered roadster came up the street.
picking up speed as it approached me.
When 1t passed I estimated the speed
at about forty miles an hour. Sensing
something wrong I continued in the
direction of the accident, where
crowd had already collected. The
vanished car had collided with an
automobile parked on the south side
of the street and had completely torn
of the left side front wheel.-C. NJ.
W., 1911 Sixteenth street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-26
A Knight of Old.

One of the hottest days of the
summer I was riding in an open
car on Connecticut avenue. ] sat
at the end. and being very tired.
without thinking. I let my parasol
slide out of my hand to the
street got off the car and
noticed man getting off. He
had sat facing me in the car.
Meanwhile, the conductor on the
car back of us had seen the para
sol and stopped to pick IT up. I
started back on a run, and this
kind gentleman said: wait under
this tree. I'll get it." protested.
bat IL was 92 degrees in the shade.
SOL waited. When he came back.
asked IL II were near enough
for me to walk to a certain street
and number. He thought ] would
better ride. When the next car
came. instead of leaving. he got
on too. As the time approached
for me to get off. / went to his
seat and said: DO you mean to
tell me. when they are discussing
whether OF not man should
take off his hat in a nelevator.
IL he should give his seat to a
woman in a car. that you actually
got off just to pick up my UNI
brella" He turned red and pleaded
guilty. said: We'll. you don't
belong to this age. Considering
the heat Of this day. what Sir
Walter Raleigh did was nothing
to what you have done, and /
want to thank you again for such
rare courtesy" l am not so very
young, l am not beautiful That
man Is simply a real gentleman.
would, like to know the name
of this gallant gentleman In
olden times. he would have been
fine knight, to wear his lady's
colors or her gloves in his bon
net and fight for her. i hope
he has, the best wife that comes.
he deserves 1t.
The spirit of everything is
what oounts-the spirit of the law.
the spirit of courtesy. love, reli-
gion. never the letter only. At COL
lege they call it esprit de corps.
Admiral Schley Offered his seat
to a lady: she demurred. and he
said: Madam. the seat would burn
me- When my old father got
up for a lady and she seemed
lothe to accept IL he said: Il
could never feel comfortable II
you were standing" The Spirit of
Courtesy--I am sorry TO see it
on the wane. NJ. c. NJ. X.
1902 Sixteenth street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-26
Woman Sues Auto OIcner
For S2O,OOO Damages

An automobile ride on fashion
April 80 by Abram Eisner and
Elizabeth Cooperman has resulted
in a $4,000 damage suit being
filed in the District Supreme Court
by the latter.
In the declaration filed yesterday
by Attorneys Colbert and McElroy.
the woman claims that Eisner in
vited her for a ride in the car. As
they came down Sixteenth street
between Webster street and Spring
road. she claims. Eisner let go of
the steering wheel. causing the car
to. run into a tree. The woman
was thrown through the windshield.
she claims, and sustained serious
and permanent injuries.