Evening star., 1922-12-28
Our Men Poor Love-Makers.

A PruSSlan named 1OSldE, "io HdS
written a book about the impression
| of America he got during visit here
| last year. says that he was struck by
the Indifference of American men and
women to the kind of love-makinR
| which is practiced in every city and
most Of the villages of Europe, and
/ he drew the conclusion that the at
mosphere in America is non-erotic.
Americans whose chief business is
love-making are indeed rare. The
American man has been accused or
/ being an awkward Ounce at the art
and this has been given as the rea.
son why some American women or
society of European aristocrats to
that of American men of affairs.
But If American men are second
| raters when it comes to making love
! they rank high as husbands. and that.
according to the view of European
| to any other quality. Herr Goslar;
however. seems to have overlooked
this phase of the question.
He refers in puzzled terms to the
| indifference Of American men to love,
! making as business and the equal
Indifference of American women to
| the casual attention of freelance
lovers skilled in the arts Of pleasure.
! but lacking the substantial qualities
of manhood. He thinks America
somewhat prim.
If this is primness the world needs
more of it, especially the European
| world, for it is the distinguishing
mark of a civilization which, what
lever it's shortcomings is essentially
sound in its ttitude toward the
home; and so long as the home is su-
preme in the eyes of the average man
and woman most other questions Will
; take care of themselves.-Provid
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AS an arouser Of American enthu-
siasm for France, Clemenceau is a
very nice old man.-Duluth Herald.
A famous violinist has just called
off his engagement. Couldn't har-
monize, we suppose.-Dayton News.
There is some complaint that the
construction of hospitals is not keep
| ing pace with motor car production
Little Rock Arkansas Gazette.
! We suppose the world makes a
beaten track also to the door OF the
man who makes better moonshlne.
,-Greenville Piedmont.
Wallie Reid is said to have used
seven kinds of dope. Wonder how
many kinds some of these here see
mario writer's use"-Omaha World
| Herald.
| Tn certain ways. on certain days.
this old world is getting better and
better. On other. days you wouldn't
notice it so much.-Boston Transcript.
! The world isn't really growing bet
ter. 1t just seems that way because
YOU don't hear the word "sweetie"
so much.-Hartford Times.
! clemenceau attributes his longev-
ity to grapefruit, 1t only remains for
| some one to attribute longevity to
hutton shoes-St. Paul Dispatch.
:. Stanislaw wojciechowsk' was elect
ed President of Poland. If freedom
shrieked when Koscuisko fell, what
kind of a yell is she going to let
out II anything happens to Wojcie-
chowski?-Chicago Tribune.
Radio concerts are now being ad-
ministered to patients undergoing
major operations. For our part, we'll
continue to take our ether pure, ii
the doctors have no Objectionable
cago News.
| It's hard to tell who gets colder
the man " no sits in the house and
thinks he is cold or the one who goes
out. looks at the Thermometer and
knows he is.-Indianapolis News
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