, 1877-04-29

Names Fl dealers, Revealed ~ account books
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Figures and images seized and destroyed. 193
s foF as ats e ts IT, u :a e de
Names and post otsce addresses u whoul circu-
q ofmerchundfse, seized In hand Of pcTsons ar-.
obseeas phys stopped, or places oi ama;:msat
nIs. Travelled ~ Agent outside oi New York
THE tsNAMEs AND rOSToFF1CE ADDRESSES u
referred to in the above table are largely composed
OF the names Of young men and young women In
the schools, colleges and Summaries Of the land.
Dealers in this obscene literature Of school
catalogues, or by some false representations OF the
list Of zcholars schools and
article, which circular may be innocent enough,
ret calculated to excite curiosity. Some thus ad
dressed ure sure to reply, and in answer receive
perhaps book full Of beastly pictures. The very
worst Of these containing illustrations OF the most
heard outside Of The lowest bEothels, have been
found circulating among the young girls at the most
arstocratic boarding -shoos in the land. One such
hook is enough to corrupt IN entire school, and,
II once read or looked At Is sure to create desire
for more Of the same class. OF course, the theme
Of all this class Of books is that virtue is thing to
be laughed at. and that the consequences ota
lapse thercfsom the only things to be dreaded
Then follow elaborate dissertations Of means to be
are thus taught that to sin is pleasant and that the
cd. s't Bas shart time since Ir com.toeE found
one Of the worst Of these books circulating among
the boys Of one Of the
BEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN BRooKLTN,-
school located in an a1istocsatic ncishboshood,
most wcalthy citizens Of thatcity: When caught
with the book in his pocket tho boy owned to
having been tn SEND II for It q y AZ
tional weekly papers which arc printed for tho
purpose Of feeding the i!aaginations OF the young
s sd easia Esa 1ses ssS sese
After getting the book he loaned It to
other boys; till . dozen Or IN more re
hnives but, On learning the names OF the boys who
had seen the book, he notified their parents at
once. He also nsce1atned thnt several OF them
by the perusal Of these disgusting tales. One stock
Of goods Of this character, included IN the above
list Of , was soY gnusd by IT, owner at
made large fortunes BY publishing and selling this
terrible stuff. But, thank heaven. number of
ohsr, the 81 sr o1
indecent business is that which includes the photo
graphs and charms. The former include photo
tutes Which thoroughly depsayed imaginations can
suggest These arc taken fsom life by photogra-
pher who make large profits from the sales OF the
pictures.
THEIR SUBJECTS
are the moat degraded specimens OF humanity that
can be found. and who are hired BY the day
BY the photosEaphsrM IL sueh M pictures A. arc easily
Of the books. There are thousands OF photograph.
ers, and any one or dozens OF them may be engag-
ed s
1uany persons Iaust be intruatcd with the secret.
It Is therefore easily traced and the RESPONSE
ne te Church IL nnde
shadow Of the church itaelf, in o room seDaEated
aso1 s tas he as9ar By 0e bs chprcS 9aa
discovered printing q series Of filthy German
pictures, from blocks which had been imported.
Ronds RoS ., ts The sehosrs ana the little grs h
sssn ssss as ssPtessd &:
this class Of books and pictures He had been
teacher OF French in several academies, and was IN
habit Of exhibiting his althy stun to his pupils
sions. He is now in State Frison serving ten
yeaEs sentence. Only week or two ago = clergy
ana oenge s'st woman ar Des Moines. Ia has done
thriving business by advertising
'LuvE POWDERS"
afe ha 10 aa o n
they are given. Mr. Comstock entrapped her by
means Of dccoy letters, and then went to .Des
trial In her possession was found a large
quantity Of letters from young women from
iii parts Of the country, each one Of which told
stock found one Of the victims of woman to be
the daughter Of q clergyman. She was an cdu-
Gated refined M of IT, who vas nataatsd T1h
u
It was ascerrained that she had prepsEed one Of
these '.loye- powders " In q manner too indecent
to DO mentioned and actually e
not have the desired effect, the Des Moines woman
had recommended her to surrender to him her vir-
tue and telling her how to avoid the consequences
Theso are but solitary instances ont Of thousands
Some idea Of the magnitude OF this horrible tradc
can be gathered from the table given above OF ar
ticles destroyed, which list Is small compared to
the quantity actually sold within the past few years
Out Of 183 obscene books known to have been pnb-
sd s s Of
man whom he arrested was found to be sending
his books to England. Mr. Comstock communl-.
Gated with the London authorities and, a. result
thirteen persons were arrested there, and received
severe sentences The suppression OF this terrible
crime Of issuing obscene publications has become
the
LnE-woRK OF MIR, CoMsToCK.
Indeed, on eevcral occasions, hts life has nearly
paid the forfeit for his persistence Once prison.
e. whom he had asEe7tsd' stabbed Del MN & several vera
ing q long scar on t,is face, From this wound it
was long thought ho would not recover; Again he
to main him ior life he succeeded in arrestiug
hls assallant and sending him to statc's Prison.
Another time 8 man enlercd his office when he was
ready revolver made him snccomb, und he was
also taken prisoner. He then contested that he
a , him 9aa =
that he docs not receive threatening letters from
the friends OF persons he has had convicted, Or
whose business ne mas EulueQ. nECcnty ut u1Luc
. raid on the lottery mud policy dealers, and 80
carefully were his caaes prepared, and 50 surely
does conviction stare them in the face. that they
have recently been trying to bribe or fEghten him
from bis purpose. Bnt his life is in his work, and
THERE IS 10 TURNING BACK.
He Ia sustained by q thorough knowledge OF the
demoralizng effects Of the damnabe traffic he u
fighting, aud his Christian teachings, for hts work
Is matter Of conscience, and he is backed BY the
Christian sentiments OF = numerous constituency,
which constitutes the Society for the Suppression
Of Vice had lengthy copyeEration wtn III, ": "
traffic which, he has 30 nearly broken up IN this
city has taken deep root In some Western cities,
chiefly in Chicago, He says the West Is oyer-run
by these obscene publications, large numbers Of
fact which has Induced me to write 40 fully upon
dsagreea9e asnoeet NJ sss ssSrn
man Gun do in battling aingle.hande against an
evil 30 great as this. Cannot Chicago furnish his
counterpart The field is as broad as WAS hts, and
the harrestis rips for the sickle. Who will be the
reaper? uoT1oa.
American md English Phynque.
Appsttons' Journal for Nay.
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