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Show When Kissing Was Universal. The practice of lip to lip salutation was especially characteristic of English Eng-lish social llfo In Tudor times. Its universal employment was ono of tho things noticed by Erasmus during his sojourn In England, and Is thus com-meutci com-meutci on In one of his "Eplstolao": "Here aro girls with angels' faces, so kind and obliging that you would prefer pre-fer them to all your muses Resides, there Is a custom here never to bo sufllclently commended Whenever you come ou nre received with a kiss by all; when jou take our leave, ou nre dismissed with kisses, ou return, re-turn, kisses are repeated. They como to visit jou, kisses again, they leavo you, oit kiss them all round Should thoy meet ou an) where, kisses In abundance; In fine, wherever you move there is nothing but kisses." Now York Medical Journal |