Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 185, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 December 1920 — Page 5

TOKISSORNOT TO KISS AGAIN UP FOR DEBATE Osculation Warned Against— Doctors Say Habit Spreads Disease. THE VICTORIAN METHOD By FREDERIC J. HASKIN. WASHINGTON The ancient war against kissing as an extra-hazardous sport, has recently broke out again. Several learned doctors have issued pronouncements on the deadly possibilities of un-hygienic osculation. From Paris comes the report that even anew disease has been caused by kissing, and that the malady is spreading. From the fragmentary information given, the disease seems to be something like pyorrhea, for the teeth are loosened and the gums are sore. / At the same time a doctor in this country urges that if people must kiss, at least they should forget Indulging in the morning kiss as germs—especially the germs of tuberculosis —are apt to be most virulently active In the mouth then. Medical objection to kissing in the morning might be made a convenient excuse for avoiding the perfunctory peck of duty expected by tome of your relaNo doubt the family pbyiician would be glad to furnish a certificate showing that you were not to engage in osculation until 1 o'clock. The doctor in question was probably chiefly concerned with the kissing of children, a practice which has long been looked upon with disfavor by sticklers for a germless existence. Children are much more susceptible to many kinds I of disease germs than grown people. | They have a great many so-called chli- j dren’i diseases, often unnecessarily, and | while there are no figures some doctors j hold that these diseases are frequently j contracted by kissing. DISEASE GERMS COLONIZE ON HUMAN LLPS. The number of bacteria you can catch | by one kiss has been carefully calcu- | lated by a Ylenese physician. He found, ; presumably by counting them, that there ' are at least 40,000 microbes on one square { centimeter of the human lips. These [ bacteria may Include the germs of scarlet ; fever, typhoid, diphtheria, tuberculosis and other dreaded diseases. It has been s observed that the mouths of children who have fully recovered from dlptheria, are filled with the germs for a long ! time afterward. To kiss such a child, j and especially for another child to kiss ! it. is to invite the disease, according to j doctors opposed to kissing. They admit | that it is possible to kiss a mouth seek- 1 lng with all sorts of microbes and escape If yonr body la strong enough to throw off the poisons. Bat then again you may be in a susceptible condition, and j the results are disastrous. Very Impressive all of this. But even j while your brain is struggling to pic- j tore the horrors of 40,000 bacteria hud- | on a human lip, along comes an- i other doctor and says thst a thimbleful i of milk contains more bacteria than j that, and a drink from an ordinary glass ] is far more microblus (If there is such a , word) than a kiss from an ordinary . person. Anyway, what could be done about It? I History shows that the desire to kiss is deeply Ingrained in civilized humans \ so that it would be difficult to eradicate . it. It is true that if no one had taught j ns how to kiss we might never have j discovered it for ourselves. It is not j an instinct, like laughing or crying. Some savage tribes know nothing of it. j They do usually, however, have some j method of outwardly Indicating affec- j tion, such as the Malay kiss which conslats of two people rubbing noses together. ANCIENT KISSING 1 CUSTOMS RECALLED. But though kissing is an integral part i of conventional conduct, it does seem to ; be taking n smaller place In tbe social j life of civilized countries. It used to be j the custom in England for a girls' j partner to kiss her before giving her up < at the end of a dance to another man. i Further back, the lady of the feudal | castle kissed the feet of beggars, even : leprous beggars, on certain religious | festivals. And to hark still further back ; into history, tbe worship of many pagan gods and goddesses prescribed kissing I some part of the image. The kiss of devotion, kissing between and indiscriminate kissing at social functions, have fallen off. likewise, the kiss of casual friendship, which is still prevalent among girls. Is slowly losing popularity. At one time in England it was customary for the hostess of the mansion to kiss her guests, men and women, on their arrival, departure and whenever else it seemed courteous. This custom has long since died oat, so far ns the men are concerned. There remain with us chiefly the kisses of love and those of duty. These seem permanent to our civilization. Yet even they change. Hero are the rules lßld down by an authority on etitquette of the Victorian Age for the perfect kiss: “When a gentleman discovers that everything is propitious, he will politely take the right hand es the lady In his, then pass his left gracefully over her right shoulder, and diagonally down to her sweetness with the man who looks warm clasp, full of magnetism and re- - spect. He will not be In a hurry, for such loving experiences always come to an end too soon, and never with complete satisfaction." And here is how the damsel is supposed to retaliate: “After playfully delaying to comply with the gentleman’s advances, the lady will gradually show willingness by resting her head trustingly on his shoulder. A glow will come to her cheeks and blushes will appear. These are the neverfailing signs of her readiness to share lire sweetness with the man who looks bravely Into her half-closed eyes, while manfully drawing her to his bosom like a hero.” Any one who wants instruction in the art as it is now practiced can do better “y studying skilled professionals who give sample methods at close range in any moving picture play. This Is the one field where the kiss is gaining ground rather than losing it. The stage kiss used to be a palpable

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j sham. France went so far as to make I it an offense punishable by fine for on j actor to give an actress a bonafide kies ■ unless by her consent. At least one ! matinee idol of Paris was hauled into ! court by an angry husband, and ordered i to answer for kisses bestowed upon his wife In a love scene. But now the moving pictures and a I passion for realism on the stage have I changed the rules, so that what passed i for a soulful embrace with a thrilled ! audience a few years ago would be ' greeted by Jeers If offered as a sample jof emotion today. In fact, so in tease ! did film actors become in their efforts ;to be convincing that the censors of ! some States had to regulate the number ‘ of feet over which a kiss could be extended, the idea being that there are limits beyond which a kiss becomes either tiresome to look at, or too perj eonal for screen use. Caruso Recovers From Throat Injury NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—Enrico Caruso, who broke a small blood vessel in his throat Saturday night, had completely recovered and expects to sing at the Metropolitan Opera House tonight, it was announced today. FISHERMAN DRAWS FINE. It cost S. D. Whitaker, 40 North Gladstone avenue, Just ssl for having a spear and fish trap in his possession. Whitaker was arrested by game wardens of the fish and game division of the department of conservation, and was found guilty In the court of Justice of the Peace Glass. .

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WOULD ADD STATE ENGINEER Lieber Advocates New Line of Service. The vital need of adding an engineering division to tbe State Department of Conservation In order that the beautiful lake* and streams be protected; that drainage projects shall only be gone Into after it is certain they will benefit many instead of n few, and for the purpose of reducing danger from floods, will be pointed out by Richard Lieber, director of conservation in Indiana, at a conservation meeting to be held at Warsaw on Dec. 17 UDder the auspices of the Rotary Club. Mr. Lieber will propose an arrangement between the State Department of Conservation and Purdue University whereby the university would cooperate with the commission in a manner similar to nn existing agreement between the department and Indianß University relative to geological research. At a recent conference between members of the commission and Andrew Potter, dean of engineering at Purdue, Professor Potter expressed himself in favor of such an arrangement. Mr. Lieber will tell Rotarlans and their guests that present drainage laws are Inefficient, untechnlcnl, unscientific and are a constant menace to public welfare. He will show that the conservation department has power under the law to investigate drainage projects, but no per-

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aonnel nor appropriation with which to function. Often la the department appealed to for intervention in drainage projects where an enormous amount of money la to be spent to make available a few thousand acres of soil of questionable fertility, at the expense of eeveral lakes which annually bring to the community wherein they are located, many times more money from tourist trade than the soil probably could. “Hoosier streams today are open Bowers carrying the waste and filth of our numerous industries and cities. Miles of our rivers are so polluted as to prohibit fish life and prevent the uae of water for humans. What once was a source of food, recreation and health has now become a public menace. “The law under which we must act is Insufficient and gives only temporary relief. When a violator la prosecuted we have insufficient men to keep watch to see that ho does not return to his former practices.” A State engineer, Mr. Lieber will point out, would require a special personnel for pollution investigations, including a sanitary engineer and biological chemist. Little work has been done in the treatment of industrial wastes and the proposed division would have many new and difficult problems to solve. Complaints could then be Immediately answered, offenders brought to task and definite, necessary and adequate result* achieved. There is an absolute need of a State engineer with eufflolent etaff to thoroughly study proposed drainage areas in the field ns to their practicability and recommend logical change* in established drainage systems for more effective results.

TO DECIDE BY TOSS OF COIN Anti-Jewett Council Majority to Name President. Present indications are that the presidency of the city council, which is to be conferred on some member the first meeting night in January, will be parceled out by the anti-administration majority to the one of their number who wins the tosa of a coin. Not one of the five anti-administration members will say that they are anxious to hive the Job. Three of them hare already held it. Louis W. Carneflx was president in 1918, William B. Peake In 1919 and Gustav G. Schmidt holds the honor at present. The anti-administration group intends to hold on to the advantage of the presidency to the end of ‘their four-year term. It was thought recently that they might break the solid front they have maintained against all supporters of

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Mayor Charles W. Jewett and help elect Russell Willson, administration leader for three years, but this now appears to be nnthought of. The antis hope to be able to give the administration no end of trouble In Its final year In the hope that this may help to drive Mayor Jewett and County Treaaurer Ralph Lemcke out of control of the Republican county and city organization, it la said. The two anti-administration councilmen who have not been president are Dr. O. B. Pettljohn and Lee J. Klrsch. Neither of these men are thought to be willing to assume the duties of tbe chair, ao observers generally agree tbe president will be picked .from among Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Carneflx or Mr, Peake. Mr. Bchmldt has stated on a number of occasions that he does not want the job again, because he wants a rest and believes he can do more effective work from the floor. This leaves the choice between Mr. Peake and Mr. Carneflx. It has been suggested that these gentlemen match pennies, not to see who gets the office, but who does not have to take it.

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‘MORTON’S’ CHAIR IN FEDERAL USE Civil War Relic in Customs Collector’s Office. Few persons who call on James H. ,Fry, collector of customs and custodian of the Federal Building and are Invited to sit In the large, judicial-looking arm chair which always stands at the right of his desk, know the story of the flna old piece of furniture. If they did many would sit In it with more reverence and less carelessness. The chair, which is of hand-carved black walnut, upholstered in thick, black leather, once sat at the right hand of William Holloway, postmaster of Indianapolis during the Civil War. The postoffice was then located in the building now occupied by the Fletcher American National Bank, which is said to have been completed in 1859. Oliver P. Morton, the famous war Governor of In-

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