NO LOVEMAKING BEFORE 21.

Mataura Ensign, 1 July 1914, Page 5

NO LOVEMAKING BEFORE 21.

There is a \t ; kige, i:s Italy, Alczio, near 8e1u;,,-. h f ore y.-nng men are'not allowed to ui.ikf- l' ! '> ; ''fore they have served their in fie Army. 'This custom, daces :/>'° '■> , :- : -'-e immemorial, and it is b.vsedl '" : '- H ' experience that vminc jik'B cftej.- »■■!•-'.*•'. the girls they promise '.<> maiy'- !| they go soldiering. > Lovemtski'li; .■■', ■'"■■-" '* oonsequoiitlv only a.!bi-.v"'d > ! '' ,V| ; "' or '"■' , ° :, re expected to ciii'oV-'^'i' 1 "'- iiistom and sec that the rule isp"'' '''Oken. A young ■man of 19 who v is N'»?, i >t making love to a girl in a sf\f ~ .**>'«* of the-vil-lage' was mebbe '' JKtJ-l>. ,l; and as lie .'showed fight.' ii^pit'' 1 cHe , .fact- that' practically all turned o'ui : - to throw" s><» 'f 7- ' "?"'' ; 'tA I'ou-rIP. he was silujt i,: '« ■ ■ ' ■ and pwial-

jly wound,'.!;*. .'■ ; :•■ <'«' '""ifi.- >vas icommitted in . ,ej <; <>•■ "iift-iK- -i>"e ' no: one - pervm |' ,; -«fd; ' 1 ", 4' rs'i'ifrded \ : r. (give information t'^'-'T•-■>'-'' *''.'■ t- ' the man w)"o'>!t#<' i : ih r i '' ,r "rrjis^