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Size of Mouth.—In any kiss, the attitude must be of complete abandonment to the particular kiss involved. It is almost suicidal to go to a kiss with any distaste in the mind—suicidal, that is, to the full pleasure of the kiss. You must make yourself believe that the girl you are kissing, or the man you are kissing, is the most desirable person in the world. For the moment she or he must be: otherwise, it is better to postpone or abandon the kiss. Kiss with your whole heart, or not at all.

When approached in this mood, the problem of the particular geography of the girl's mouth (or the man's, on the part of the girl) becomes, not a matter of taste or distaste, but a matter of engineering. The excessively small mouth is easily kissed, and at times is far less satisfying than a good mouth-filling pair of lips. The medium-sized mouth, in normal cases, gives the greatest pleasure. When the man is confronted with a mouth whose general stretch, if laid on the ground, would apparently reach from Ft. Desbrosses, Alaska, to the corner of Main Street and Zenith Avenue, Skaneateles, New York, the matter is purely one of measuration in applied physics. The safest way is to start at one corner, and gradually progress toward the center, covering ground as effectively as possible in the process. The foolhardy at times make a dive for the very center at the beginning, and may encounter