Show DANGER IN LICKING STAMPS practice has been known to cause acute inflammation of the tongue do the people who jeer eer at the can cau bious ones who refuse to lick a post age stamp as cranks know that there Is disease known as the postage stamp tongue this Is an acute inflammation of the tongue directly traced to the germs to be found on the gummed fide side of stamp or envelope other and more serious disease diseases have been caused by this habit that la Is so universal and seems so harmless one throat specialist in a hospital declares that many chronic affection affections ot of the throat are found among persona persons who have as their livelihood the ad dressing and stamping of envelopes bad skin diseases have ben known to follow this habit and it has even caused pulmonary troubles it Is after all but a habit and a bad one it takes no more time and Is quite as easy to moisten the tamp stamp with a damp sponge or rag where many letters must be stamped and sealed there are good pa tent inventions by which the sponge Is kept moist |