The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-16
KISS IS MENTAL
ONLY, TESTS
DECIDE
Savant, With Aid Of Pretty
Girls, Finds Emotions In
disturbed by Experience.
BY Cosmopolitan News Service.


CHICAGO, Feb. 16-Traditions and
pseudo-scientific data which have
been gravely accepted as bona fide
truth for twenty years crumbled be-
fore the keen analysis of Chicago
physician, DIR. Orlando F. Scott,
when in a series Of unique tests
these two startling facts developed:
~ The kiss, which is the custom.
airy form of physical expression of
emotionalism, registers only in the
mind; 1t has no true effect in physi-
cal reaction. Chat simply busts all
the ideas Of the authorities for
years and years.)
90 When a man or woman is in
love and happy and contented the
physical body is not alive to inten-
sified sensations.
This was proved by the device
commonly used in measuring the
blood pressure, and with the sub
lectS for. the experiments selected
from the ranks of the young dam
sells OF a theatrical company here.
DR.. Scott said he considered the
tests entirely satisfactory.
Here is what happens 10 your
body coincidental with kiss.
II you are very much in love
with the party of the second part
your blood pressure shows no
change at all. 1t is steady, undis-
turbed and normal, no matter how
wildly" or intensely" your mind
responds to the aforesaid kiss. Tests
proved it.
Blood Undisturbed.
II you are just 'practicing" for
the sake Of the test, as was the
case with all the young women save
one, your blood pressure is likely to
cut up all sorts Of didoes.
Anxiety, embarrassment, bashful-
ness and excitement from sheer
spirit Of the adventure of the thing
increase the blood pressure.
Observation-Disclosures a natural in
aptitude for kissing, coldness and
the thoughts of somebody else-and
this is important - diminish the
pressure against the walls of the
arteries, and the device which
counts the pressure shows it right
up; there's no lodging it.
So the alleged scientific" notions
that prevail among medical savants
abroad count for nothing.
1t was rather curious, too, to OBJ
serve the attitude toward kissing of
some Of the California darlings who
submitted to the test.
''Oh, kiss isn't much" said
charming Jessie Pollard. IF you
really mean it you're content be-
cause you know there will be a lot
more where that one came from.
II you don't really mean it, what
difference does it make?"
Antoinette Boots, bobbed hair
blonde with dreamy blue eyes,
pouted.
''Why, Harold's my cousin, so
there's not much adventure in kiss.
ing him." she said. Yet, behold!
When the device got going good,
as her lips chung to his, the cratic
pressure count was surprising.
All Had Good Time.
The girls were frank to say that
kissing is nice provided the recipi-
ent is nice, too.
''Oh, never, never could kiss a
fellow I didn't rave aeout, not and
really mean it," said Lorraine Ray.
Beautiful Ernay Grivel smiled
graphically.
How foolish it is to talk about
how kisses affect one," she muir
INJURED. And her tests, proving her
coolest and most absent Of all of
them, didn't impress her a bit.
And Harold Duncan, the kid
brother Of the Duncan sisters, who
consented to assist in the tests as
the recipient Of all the osculatory
demonstration?
What did he say?
think this is wonderful idea,"
and the tests were declared a sue
cess, with a good time had by all.