Show HUGGING AND KISSING El SUPREME C COURT OURT of Iowa rO re ic recently recently TUB THE I passed upon a a point of law which is of or almost universal in terest ter st since it affects two of the most cherished institutions of Civilization civilisation hugging and kissing A young woman of that tha t state sued a young youn man ing lag that he did repeatedly hug and kiss kis her without her consent The jury d damages damage of ot f m 5 and the theu supreme u rem court sustained the verdict This looks like a II rather dangerous dan precedent to establish Every man who has arrived at years of discretion knows knovs that if Jf he waits walts to get a girls consent to hug and kiss her he will never do any hugging and kissing kii He also knows knos that If he never does any hugging hU n and kissing he will soon be in inthe the vernacular of the modern drawing drain room a R deed dedd one so tonu far a no the girls are concerned Hence he either has to take chances ch nc or resign himself to the fate of single o The chances piled up against him are in increased Increased creased by in JR cold cash c sh to say nothing D of lawyers fees tees and an court costs There is still sun another important phase of this momentous question May Mag lIa It not make obsolete suits for breach of promise NV well w ll regulated court courtship o rt ship ever went very ery far without much repeated re hugging and kissing ki per performed performed performed formed without the formal consent of the kissee kl ee and hugger hug ee All this is much more easily proved prove than damaged af at affections which h are essential to a breach of promise case No girl with a small I brother or a large Jarge one or 01 a servant senant II but can secure the aid of a ready and I willing witness Thus the safest ac action action action tion to bring will be one for damages for repeated hugging hu inS and kissing without consent con ent or wilfully and felon feloniously feloniously obtained l under false pretenses It Is to be regretted that the Iowa tribunal did Jid not go further into the case cane and ami publish ha 41 picture of the young lady ady the repeated hugging and kissing ki ing of whom horn was assessed at 15 There are some girls the repeated t hugging and kissing of whom hom a man with a 8 little money money in Ip the bank con cheap at sam 1 and then there are others The court should be he clear and anti precise e on this point JOint that the youths and widowers of our land may know just where here they th y are at |