Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 270, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1913 — SMELL INSTEAD OF KISSING [ARTICLE]

SMELL INSTEAD OF KISSING

Peculiar Way in Which Many of tho Mongols Pet Their Little Children. Many of the Mongols pet their children by smelling their heads instead of kissing them. In the Philippine islands the sense of smell is so developed that many of the people by merely sniffing a handkerchief can detect its owner. Lovers when separated often give each other handkerchiefs, and in their absence they keep each other in mind by inhaling the scent Certain races still salute each other by smelling. They apply the nose and mouth to a person’s cheek, and in this way draw a long breath. They do not say “Give me a kiss,” but “Let me smell you.”