THE ART OF KISSING
by: HUGH MORRIS

The dictionary says that a kiss is "a salute made by touching with the lips pressed closely together and suddenly parting them." From this it is quite obvious that, although a dictionary-may know something about words, it knows nothing. about kissing. If we are to get the real meaning of the word kiss, instead of going to the old fogies who compile dictionaries, we should go to the poets who still have the hot blood of youth coursing in their veins. For, instance, Coleridge called a kiss, "nectar breathing." Shakespeare says that a kiss is -a "seal of love. Martial, that old Roman poet who hid ample opportunity to do research work on the subject, says that a kiss was "the fragrance of balsam extracted- from aromatic trees; the rise odor yielded by the teeming saffron; the perfume of fruits mellowing in their winter buds; the flowery meadows in the summer;
amber warmed by the hand of a girl; a bouquet of flowers that attracts the bees."
Yes, a kiss is all of these ... and more.


CONTENTS:

* Different Kinds of Kisses
* Why People Kiss
* Why Kissing Is Pleasant
* Approved Methods of Kissing
* Kisses Are But Preludes to Love
* Preparing for the Kiss
* How to Approach a Girl
* The Technique of Kissing
* How to Kiss Girls with Different Sizes of Mouths
* Enjoy the Thrills of Kissing
* The French "Soul" Kiss
* Put Variety into Your Kisses
* The "Vacuum" Kiss
* The "Spiritual" Kiss
* The Eyelash Kiss
* The "Pain" Kiss
* The "Nip" Kiss
* Variation Kisses Are the Spice of Love
* Electric Kissing Parties
* The Dancing Kiss
* The Surprise Kiss
* Kissing Under the Mistletoe
* Kissing Games