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from him to a young lady friend of his that she "kiss\
him not sometimes but
continually." Still another poet wrote: Kisses told by hundreds o'er;
Thousands told by thousands more.
Millions, countless millions then
Told by millions o'er again;
Countless as the drops that glide
In the ocean's billowy tide,
Countless as yon orbs of light
Spangled o'er the vault of night
I'll with ceaseless love bestow
On those cheeks of crimson glow,
On those lips so gently swelling,
On those eyes such fond tales telling.
PUT VARIETY INTO YOUR KISSES
It is with the last few lines of this poem that our next subject for dis\
cussion concerns itself. As was
mentioned before, the true lover is not satisfied with only one or two c\
ontacts. He wants n6thing to be
held from him. It is for that reason that, when kissing a girl, after. y\
ou have given sufficient time to the
kissing of her lips, you should vary your kissing by diverting your zeal\
to other portions of her face.
Robert Herrick, who wrote, many beautiful love lyrics in his day, has a \
poem which ideally synthesizes
this idea of varied kisses. In it he says:It isn't creature born and bred
Between the lips all cherry-red;
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It is an active flame that flies
First to the babies of the eyes;
Then to the cheek, the chin and ear;
It frisks and flies-now here, now there-
'Tis now far off, and then 'tis near;
Here and there and everywhere.
Let us say that you have revelled in a sweet, long kiss. Suddenly, you s\
ee your loved one's eyes close as
though in a moment of weariness. Gently detach your lips from her's and \
raise them up to her closed
eyelids. Drop a kisslet first on one eyelid and then on the other. Feel \
the rolling orb quiver under your
lips. Then , when you have done this, run your lips down along the line \
of her nose, stopping at odd times
to purse them into a tiny kiss. When you reach the wrinkle of her nostri\
ls, bury your lips deeply into the
curve and kiss little niblets into first one and then the other. If her \
eyes still are closed, repeat the process.
But return to the lips.
Never forget this important injunction, "Return to the lips," for they c\
an never become satiated with
love's ardent kisses. The little kisses that you have deposited on her e\
yes and her nose serve only to vary
the Menu of love. They are but spice to the course of love's banquet whi\
ch should always be the "lip
kiss."
THE VACUUM KISS
The Vacuum Kiss
This time, when your eager lips have been deposited on the eager lips of\
the girl, try to vary the kiss. For
instance' instead of using the soul kiss, try what is known as the "vac \
uum kiss." Here you start off by
first opening your mouth a. trifle just after you have been resting peac\
efully with closed lips. Indicate to
your partner, by brushing her teeth with the tip of your tongue, that yo\
u wish for her to do likewise. The
moment she responds, instead of caressing her mouth, suck inward as thou\
gh you were trying to draw out
the innards of an orange. If she knows of this kiss variations your maid\
will act in the same way and
withdraw the air from your mouth. In this fashion, in a very short while\
, the, air will have been entirely
drawn out of your mouths. Your lips will adhere so tightly that there wi\
ll almost be pain, instead of
pleasure. But it will be the sort of pain that is highly pleasurable. Th\
at may sound odd but, nevertheless,
it is a fact. Pain becomes so excruciating as to become pleasure. This s\
ubject will be gone into very
shortly in regard to what is known as the "bite kiss." But, at present l\
et I us continue with the "vacuum
kiss."
This kiss must, of necessity, last a comparatively short time. There is \
tog rill4ch strain on the delicate
mouth tissues and the muscles tire very easily. It is .for that reason t\
hat this kiss should be shortened.
However, there is a special technique to be used to terminating it. When\
you decide that you have had
enough of it, don't suddenly tear your mouth away. At least, don't do it\
if there are other people present in
the house. For, they will become startled by the sound of a loud report \
which will result if you act
suddenly. Any vacuum when suddenly opened to air gives off a loud poppin\
g noise. The procedure is
simply to open first a comer of your mouth. You will hear a faint hissin\
g sound when this is done.
Immediately, you will find the pressure in your mouth lessen. The muscle\
s will relax. And a delicious
sense of torpor will creep over your entire body, giving it a lassitude \
that is almost beatific.
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