APPENDIX TO the CHAPITRE III

N 1. - There is in the Kama-Soutra one thousand of things which can deprave a girl, and which, consistently, she has to ignore, even though she is as married soon as she reached ( affected ? ) the age of puberty, as he ( it ? ) is the custom in India.

In this part of the country, everything is made to provoke the carnal desires, even at the young children of both sexes.

Crowned tanks on which we walk the images of the Gods, in the big public holidays ( name-days ? ), are in charge of ( are loaded with ? ) paintings and sculptures of an indescribable obscenity, publicly exposed ( explained ? ) to all the glances, but that nobody thinks of taking away the children from it.

To the Indian girl apply completely Horace's verses:

« In ....... Incestos amores A tenere meditatur ungui. »

From most soft childhood, she dreams about unchaste about courtship.

N 2. - Except some sculptures of an artless naturalism in cathedrals of the Middle Age and some ambiguous practices, the rests of the paganism which survived him ( her ? ), we find nothing similar at the Christians of any confession.

We read in it P. Gury (translation P. Bert):

« 417. - The glances thrown ( cast ? ) without reason on shameful things establish ( constitute ? ) grave or light sins, following the intention of the person, the degree of turpitude and the danger of assent in the debauchery.

« In practice, we would excuse with difficulty of a mortal sin a man who would look at the parts ( parties ? ) shameful of a painted woman, because he could hardly avoid taking a pleasure there.

« 420. - 1 ° _C'est is a sin engrave ( burn ? ), generally, to speak, even by thoughtlessness, about the conjugal act, about what is allowed or forbidden between husband ( couple ? ) _, means to prevent the conception, to get the pollution; especially, if it is between young people of different sexes.

« 2 ° There is grave sin to be said about shameful things by the only pleasure which we find to think of it.

« The confessor recommends to young couple only the abstinence of what could go against the purpose of the marriage, the reproduction. »

So, the Christian morality is very austere for all which concerns the purity.

N 3. - The education of the beautiful by Ovide.

The lists of (sixty four) liberal arts and (sixty four) talents of sensual delights, with the portraits of Padmini and Citrini, give us the idea of the feminine education in India at the time of Vatsyayana; he ( it ? ) is very interesting to move closer her ( it ? ) to the one that Ovide draws for the Romans in sound _Art to like ( love ? ), _ deliver III.

« O women! Neglect no care of your person!

« The figure embellishes if we look after her ( it ? ); without care, the most beautiful face loses its coolness, it is comparable to that of the goddess of the mountain Ida.

« Do not load ( charge ? ) your ears of pearls of big price, and your body of quite heavy golden clothes. An elegant neatness charms us much more. Choose the way of arranging ( settling ? ) your hair which becomes to you best. An a little lengthened ( stretched out ? ) face asks for simple blindfolds ( banners ? ); a rounded off figure a light knot on the summit of the head and which leaves bare ears.

« This one will let float the hair on the two shoulders; that one will raise ( find ? ) them in the style of Diane huntress.

« Whereas you work on your dress ( toilet ? ), let believe that you are still in the bed; you will appear with more advantages when you will have put the finishing touches to it. You can however make comb your hair in front of us.

« Learn to laugh with grace ( favour ? ). Open moderately the mouth; form on both play two small dimples and cover with the lower lip the extremity of the superior teeth. Do not get tired sides by continual brightness, that your laughter has something sweet and of pleasant to the ear.

« The women also learn to cry in a at the same moment graceful and interesting way; they cry when they want.

« Also learn to walk ( work ? ), the step ( method ? ) seduces or makes a man run away who does not know you.

« There are women who, by a studied movement of hips, make float their dress according to winds; they advance ( move ? ) proudly of a majestic step. Others walk ( work ? ) to big steps and of a shameless air ( sight ? ). Avoid that the first one of these steps ( methods ? ) is conceited and what the last one is rustic. However, leave openly the forearm since the elbow up to the wrist, if you have the skin of one spotless whiteness. How many times I was tried to kiss an arm of alabaster!

« That the girls learn to sing. Some found in their voice ( vote ? ) a compensation in their figure.

« The woman who wants to please has to apply to handle the bow of the right hand and to pinch of the harp of the left hand.

« _Apprenez by heart Sapho; nothing more sensual that his ( her;its ? ) verses; _ read the poetries of the soft Progimlet and those of my dear Tibulle, Eneïde and _même my Amur ._

« I would still want that a beautiful sût to dance (we danced in Rome only to the theater), that she ( it ? ) was skillful also in the games of ossicles, dices and failures ( chess ? ). Learn one thousand games; often, thanks to the game ( set ? ), the love skips into hearts.

That a beautiful takes charge of all which can increase its charms; that she ( it ? ) gives itself in spectacle to the crowd; that everywhere she ( it ? ) is obliging to please; that she ( it ? ) always has the ready fishhook; in the place which she ( it ? ) suspects least, she ( it ? ) will find some fish which will come to bite into it.

« The burial of a husband are often an occasion to find the other one. It is then advisable to seem dishevelled and to give a free class ( course ? ) to your tears.

« To keep ( guard ? ) the purity of your lines ( features ? ), avoid the anger, the wild division ( sharing ? ) of the wild animals; she ( it ? ) swells the face and made darken the veins where the blood accumulates.

« Also avoid an air ( sight ? ) of pride. A sweet and graceful glance captivates the love. We also hate the sadness; it is the cheerfulness which charms us in a woman.

« Come to the feasts only late, when torches are lit ( switched on ? ), you will seem always beautiful with eyes disturbed by the wine and the night will veil your imperfections.

« Take the dishes with the fingertips (Romans at that time, as today still the Indians, ate with fingers); do not go to carry ( wear ? ) in your mouth a badly assured ( insured ? ) hand; do not stuff yourselves with dish to vomit them at you (custom ( usage ? ) of Romans), and eat a little less than your appetite. It is better proper that a beautiful young person allows himself some excesses to drink him ( it ? ). However be not allowed at table go to the drunkenness or to the sleep, which ( who ? ) would deliver you defenseless to all the companies the worst distracted ( dismissed ? ). »