St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-04
NI'LEAN,S VAGARTEs.
A New Use for mesmerism--St. PauI
Abused and SIandered.


Charles Mclean, the eX-minister, does
not appear to be more of success as a lee
turer than a mesmerist. On Saturday
handbills were lavishly distributed which
announced with bold headlines that Mclean
would lecture on Scandals. Yesterday
afternoon he spoke to less than fifty people
at the Theatre Comque. and last evening
at the Leland rink his audience did not ex-
coed seventy-fve persons. The lecture,
which hardly amounted to more than
harangue upon the social evil problem, was
delivered III monotOnOuS drawing voice.
and it was only when the doctor got upon
the subject of st. Paul that he approached
a degree of enthusiasm that might be mis-
taken for an attempt at eloquence. After
describing the deplorable condition of
society in New York, Chicago,
Boston and other large cities.
where he claimed the crime of prostitu-
ton is practically unchecked, the speaker
announced that Civilization is tending to-
wards two points-free love and commune
ISM" In Africa, where he had been, there
is no such thing as prostitution among the
negroes, and he never saw strange wo-
man in the land. And yet we send mission
aries to convert these people to our vile
practices!
WICKED ST. PAUL.
Coming nearer home, the speaker claimed
that the social evil is handled as well i'm
Minneapolis as in any city of the land.
Here the evil is confined to one locality,
and an effort is made to prevent the harlots
from plying their terrible arts in other por-
tons of the city. But alas. how is it over
in st. Paul. where they have a wide-open
policy? That city is disgrace to our conn-
try and to the sacred name it bears. The
houses OF ill-fame are scattered about
many being on leading streets. These
dens Of infamy are supported by the
elite, or they could not exist.
Some of the leading hotels are not much
better than gambling and designation
houses, etc. etc.
The doctor dwelt upon the picture, which
he drew of moral and social degradation.
with evident relish, and his attempt to in
gratiate himself in the favor of his hearers
by abusing st. Paul was very transparent
He said the newspapers were hired to sun
press scandals where heightened people
are concerned and gather all the democrat
lzing news they can.
WHAT'S TO BE DONE?
The remedy proposed was not very
clearly defined, but was given as 'mesmer-
ism or mind reading" The speaker truth
fully stated that the crimes against women
are committed by men, ard that if there
was an entire absence of the
male sex there would be no
prostitution and kindred crimes. Woman
should understand misunderstanding art of
repelling unworthy influences, and she will
then be all right, and the speaker would be
willing to give private instructions in this
new method of preserving female virtue
With parting fling at Kennedy, the
mesmerist, for not appearing to test the
question of whether he is really the greatest
mesmerist on earth, the doctor announced
that his lecture was over. and his audience,
that had probably expected something
more salacious, filed out of the building,
evidently being at a loss to exactly under
stand how mesmerism is to be utilized to
adjust the great social evil nrnhIem.