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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-16
PREPARING FOR THE BANQUET.
Meeting of New England Society
Held Last Night.

The arrangements for next Tuesday
nights banquet of the New England
society. while not completed in de-
tail, We're made known at q meeting
of the society last night in the board OF
trade rooms. President +. B. Sturges
was absent and A. F. Law was chosen
to preside.
The banquet will take place at the
Hotel Jermyn and will begin promptly
at O'Clock. There will be reception
from $50 to 7.30 o'clock. This will be
the society's tenth anniversary and on
that account 1t Is proposed to make
Tuesday nights event the most elab-
crate and distinctive of any vet given.
President Sturges and Rev. DR.. G.. M.
Giffin will be two Of the local speakers.
The speakers committee has not COM
pleted its efforts to secure out-of-town
talent, but among those from whom
acceptances are expected are the presi-
dent of one of the leading colleges and
a famous United States senator's son,
noted for his wit and brilliancy.
1t Is proposed to decorate the BAN
quet room lavishly by the use of fab
rics, flags and floral work. The menu
card will be from special design by
Architect Percival Morris and will dis
play several suggestions Of the old New
England. The cards will be attractive
and valuable souvenirs.
The responses to the formal banquet
announcements have been greater than
ever before. AS many as 10l persons
attended last years banquet at the
Hotel Terrace. but 1t Is anticipated that
at least $50 will set at table Tuesday
night. Members and guests tickets
are sold at s.. Each member Is priv
ileged to bring one guest.
Last nights meeting received the ap-
plicatiOns of Charles c. Bowman. CT
Pittston; DR.. C. f. Hill, Charles Dud-
ley Sanderson, j. Ben Dimmick and
Franklin Henshaw. They were re-
ferred to the membership committee
which was empowered to elect II the
applications We're fayorably consid-
cred.
The special committee appointed to
revise the bylaws made a report In
which it recommended the election of
an historian whose duty it would be
to procure historical and genealogical
facts concerning the society and its
members for preservation in the socie-
tvs archives. II. L. Paine was elected
historian.
At a previous meeting Treasurer A.
c. Fuller reported $229.3+ as the socie-
tvs surplus. Meanwhile that amount
has been largely increased.
Colonel II. NJ. Boies. A. F. Law, r. j.
Foster, T. H. Atherton and j. H. Fish
er are the committee of arrangements.
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WAS DEATH DUE TO
POISON OR FRIGHT
Peculiar Circumstances Surrounding
Demise OF AImira Hadsall.
CORONER INVESTIGATING THE CASE
He Made o Post.Mortem Last Night
and Found Nothing That Would
Suggest the Cause of Death Save
POis0ning..The Cor0ucr's Jury
Will Meet Again at Rendham on
Tuesday Evening.

In small frame dwelling. a story
and one-half high, situated on the
mountain at Austin Heights. in as lone
some a spot as exists in Lackawanna
county. Almira Hadsall. a 15-year-old
girl died at o'clock yesterday morning.
1t Is not certain whether her death
was caused by fright or whether she
took dose of poison.
Coroner Longstreet was notified at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon that a
girl had died suddenly near Rendham,
but the message did not convey any
information as the cause Of death.
The girl was step-daughter Of Jo-
sepb Roesch, who is employed to over
see the timberland Of the Pennsylvania
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l.. I. q G. Co. Proceeding Against
Il. E. Leonard.

An injunction was yesterday prayed
for by the Lackawanna Iron and Coal
company ito restrain B. E. Leonard
from using the "ten-foOt reservation
for building purposes.
Mr.. Leonard is the owner, the petit
tion goes on to recite, of a 40x150 lot on
the northerly corner of Wyoming ave-
nue. and Pine street, which was decided
by the Lackawanna Iron and Coal
company April 25 1893, to r. +. and T.
F. Leonard and of which on October
"a. 1896, 3. f. Leonard became the sole
owner. The company claims that in
this as in every other deed it reserved
a ten-foot strip of land between the
fence line and building line. This strip
Is subject to Mr.. Leonard's use. the
petition states, for yard, vault. porch.
piazza, cellarway, or bay window, but
for no other purpose.
Despite this Mr.. Leonard on Decem-
Der "A commenced to utilize this strip
for building purposes and despite
warnings to cease persists in that pur-
pose. The company alleges that the
defendant has no authority for such
action and further that the erection Of
building as contemplated by Mr..
Leonard would greatly lessen the value
of similar strips of land owned by the
plaintif on the same street and on the
same block.
why the Injunction as prayed for
should not issue, returnable January 4.
Warren & Knapp are the attorneys
for the company.
Gard Cases RiIl RooISs Reyno1ds Rroa
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Benjamin. of Penn avenue, and the
jury viii meet again to hear testimony
and the result Of the analysis at DR..
Stegner's Office at Rendham, on Tues
day evening. Dec %, at 8 o'clock.
A girl years old. a step sister. and
n boy years old. a step-brother. OF the
deceased girl. both well able TO talk
said that crowd Of men had come to
the door and had scared their sister so
that she was so much afraid that she
cried end was afraid they were going
to kill her.
place was SO remote from access to
drug stores and the further fact that
the post mOrtem indicted that her death
was due to poison instead OF fright.
makes the case exceedingly complicat-
t.l
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sented the Scranton R,cvcla c,ub.
Charles NJ. Carr. the Green Ridge
Wheelmen, and C. A. Godfrey and a,
r. Dunninr. ir.. were state delegates
Mr.. Dunning was chosen one of the
state DELEGATES to the national assem-
bly of wheelmen which meets in Al
honv N v in Eehruarv
ut was a splendid meeting" said
Mr.. Atherton YESTERDAY "The good
roads question was taken up with great
earnestness and | thing some efYective
work will be the result There ars
about II. 900 league wheelmen in Penn
sylvania and altogether about ion, t0O
male bicycle riders. II is the Intention
to interest this large army in the move
ment for the innrovemant NJ rnods ond
inaupurate a camnaion that will br;,,a
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YOUNG SON MAKES
A CHASTITY FIND
H: Discovers His Mothers Bojy Burned
to . Crisp.
IT WAS UPRIGHT IN A. CHAIR
While lighting Fire Her Clothes
Evidently Became lgnited and She
Seated Herself Before Becoming
UncOnsciOus..SmOk Was Curling
Up from the Sickening Mass..COrO.
ner Will Hold an Inquest.

A ghastly sight met the gaze of Ed
ward Mullen, q 16-year-old lad, as he
| entered his mothers home on Hemlock
| street late yesterday afternoon. Seat
ed at a table in the summer kitchen
| attached to the house was the dead
| body of his mother. Sarah Mullen. a
| widow about 60 years old. whose up
per body was burned to a crisp and
| whose clothing was still smoldering.
The flesh was biackened and so badly
burned that II was with difficulty the
body could be handled later. The hair
was burned from the head and the fea-
lures We're not recognizable. There was
| no other person in the house when the
son arrived.
A daughter, Tessie. reached the house
few moments following her brother
and she too saw the gruesome s'Slt.
Mrs. Mullen is the mother of Ave
children, two Of whom do not live in
the city. She was in Clarke Bros
store on the West Side. during the af-
ternoon and returned home about
o'clock bringing with her q quantity
Of articles purchased.
PROBABLY AN ACCIDENT.
From the appearance of the rooms
the woman's death was probably due
to accidental burning. On the ground
floor are three rooms, the kitchen in
the rear connecting with a summer
kitchen. Mrs. Mullen had evidently
started fire in the stove In the main
kitchen. She used Kerosene. a can Of
which stood near the stove.
In lighting the fire the flames spread
to her waist. She rushed from the room
and into the rear kitchen. where she
was overcome by shock and flung her.
self into a chair alongside common
wood table.
Death was probably painless, as her
son found her with her elbows resting
on the table and her head pressed be-
tween her hands. Her lower clothing
was not burned, but from the waist up
the body was literally broiled. Smoke
was curlingg upward from the sicken-
ing mass when the son made his dis
covery.
Neighbors were summoned and I'm
dertaker Cusick requested to take
charge Of the body. The men sent
from the establishment thought the
case was one which should be report
ed to the coroner and the body was
left in charge of officers attached to
the South Side police precinct.
CORONER WAS AT RENDHAM.
Coroner Longstreet and Deputy PEN
iypaShei were eHSaseu Until idte
hour at Rendham on the sensational
case of death from fright, which Is re-
ported elsewhere.
Upon the return Of the coroner he
went to the Mullen residence and en-
panelled the following jury: Thomas
Kane, w. G. Moser A. NJ. Cusland, NJ.
]. Jordan. John Mustard, and P. F.
Quinn. They viewed the body and ad-
ourned to meet Saturday night in the
corOner's Office.
Death the coroner said was caused by
inhaling flame.
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GOOD ROADS LEAGUE.
May be an Outcome Of the Recent
League Of American Wheel mems
Meeting 10 Philadelphia.

d. b. Atherton, president of the
Scranton Bicycle club returned yester-
day from Philadelphia, where he at
tended meeting of the Pennsylvania
Division of the League of American
Wheelmen, which was held In the Hotel
Lafayette in the Quaker city. Mr..
Atherton and John Van Mort repre-
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DO 1T IF YOU WANT TO.

Business men who relish paying out
their good money for. poster advertise
ments in balloOned special editions that
are used mainly to kindle fires may do
this If they wish; but the man who
advertises in The Tribune will not be
asked to pay something for nothing.
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MANY MORE Attachments.
Creditors After c. l.. Bells Real
Estate and Bank Account. I'D.

Additional attachments were yester-
day issued against c. L. Bell Of Jermyn.
Luther Keller took out an execution
amounting to $500 and secured the
Third National bank. Traders National
bank and the Merchants and Mechanics.
hank as garnishees.+ The Common
wealth Lumber company, the Hampton
Lumber company, the Richards Lum-
Der company, Creary Il Wells and
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Hos Been Begun by the Green Ridge
w. G.. r.. II.

Temperance union have this year un-
dertaken new department of work,
that of floral missions. On Thursdaw Of
this week. Dec. II. the committee will
be at their rooms to receive donations
Of money, coal, groceries, provisions,
clothing or anything that would benefit
the needy, to be distributed by them
to those who may be deserving of such
these holiday times.
Committee will be in charge from D.
m. to 10 p. M; appropriate exercises at
2.3O and 7.3O when prominent speakers
will be present. A hearty response is
desired from all interested in the tenn
perance cause.
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George B. 'ermyn took out smaller ex-
eCutions.
Luther Keller secured the Third Ma
tional bank, the Traders National
bank and the Merchants and Mechanics
bank as garnishees. The others Sc
cured the banks and also Mr Keller
and Charles McMullen as gsrnishees
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Business men who relish paying out
their good money for poster advertise
ments In ballooned special editions that
are used mainly to kindle fires may do
this II they wish; but the man who
advertises in The Tribune will not be
asked to pay something for nothing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-16
Directors and Officers Of the Con.
sumers' Ice COmpauy Elected.

DIIectOrs anu OmCefs Of the COns
sumers' Ice Company Elected.
At the annual meeting of the Con-
sumers' Ice company yesterday after
noon the stockholders elected the fol-
lowing directors: william Connell, C..
d. Jones. I. F. Megargel. f. B. Stur-
ges. ]. H. STEEL. A. d. Blackington.
Robert Reese, r G.. Brooks, P. j.
Horan.
The directors organized Immediately
afterwards by the election of the fol-
lowing as officers: President, I. F.. Me-
gargel: vice president. William Con-
nell; treasurer. A. d. Blackington; Sec
retary. John A. Schadt: general man.
ager, Charles H. Schadt.
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Dressing cases at Reynolds Bros.
Mechanical Tools for Christmas

Mechanical Tools for Christmas.
Mining. Mechanical and Electrical
Books, Surveying and Drawing Instru-
ments. Rules, Mechanical Tools, Foun-
tain Pens. Safety Lamps. etc. Tech
nical Supply Co.. No. 222 Adams ave.,
Opposite Court house.
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Only the Finest Cameras

Pocket Books, the finest line in the
city. Reynolds Bros. -
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Inkstands, brass and oak, Reynolds

Protheroe & Co.'s large furniture
warerooms on Washington avenue will
be open evenings until the holidays.
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OF Oriental rugs, carpets and Japanese
vases at tOQ Lackawanna avenue to-
uay az ana p. m. Do not fail to at
tend this sale Of the most magnificent
collection. Michaelian Bros & Co.
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Tailor made fall suits and overcoats,
latest styles. John Ross. ao7 Spruce
street. -
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made are shown In, our Holiday Branch
20S Wash. ave. N H ~
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Oxford Bibles. Family Bibles, Reynolds
Bros %
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GREEN RIDGE MASONS.
Lodge No. 597 Held Its Annual Elec.
tiOn Monday Night.

Green Ridge lodge, No. 597. Free and
Accepted Masons. held its annual elec-
tion Monday nicnt. In the lodge rooms
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Retiring Wcsshipful Master, Green Ridge
Lodge, NO. 59l. F. and A. NJ, Chosen
Grand Lodge Representative.
In Green Ridge. E. E. Teal, the retir-
ing wOrshipful master, was chosen rep
resentative to the grand lodge.
Jesse +. Clifford was elected Worship
ful master. Bradley Woodruff. senior
warden; George s Atkins, junior war;
den; E. G. Stevens. secretary; r. A.
zimmerman, treasurer and James w.
Carney, ST., George NJ. Watson and c.
s. Seamans, trustees.
Gold Pens, Pencils, Reynolds Bros.
-
We give away dinner seats, hand.
somely decorated, with 35 lbs. Of tea:
decorated tea sets with 16 lbs.; printed
toilet sets with 12 lbs. Special atten-
tion given to club orders. Scranton
Tea store, 525 Lackawanna avenue. -
Calendars and booklets. Reynolds Bros.
$50 Xxx White Envelopes for tic. at Sc,
Store. 523 I.ack'a. ave. -
~
Diaries for 1897. Reynolds Bros.
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Good Cameras
at our Holiday branch. 2OS Wash. ave.
Diaries for 1897, Reynolds Bros.
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Oxford Bibles. Family Bibles, Reynolds
Bros. 81
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for Xmas. We have 'em at 2os Wash.
ave. ss
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Calendars and booklets, Reynolds Bros
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! ,1nltstandi. brass ana oak; Reynolds.
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steam Heating and Plumbing.
p. F. & M. T. Howley. 2s1 Wyoming ave.
~ %
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/. Ouf Cosey Camera ParIort
10 something new. 203 Wash. ave.
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Auction Sale.

Gold Feps. Pencils, Reynolds Bros.
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THAT TEN FOOT RESERVATION.

Fine line of Gift Books Reynolds Bros
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THEIR ANNUAL MEETING,

I'd Gases, Bill Cooks. Reynolds Bros.
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DOT If YOU WANT TO.

Dr.. Mcdowell. dentist, 24o Adams
avenue. ..
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Diaries for 1897, Reynolds Bros.
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NEW DEPARTMENT OF WORK.

Card Cases. Bill Books, Reynolds Bros
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Chosen State Delegate to the National
Wheelmen's Assembly at Albany, n. Y.
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Diaries for 1897. Reynolds Bros.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-04-09
Worrying Mckinley.
En, in MinnedDOlis Journal.

The iieutenants OF Ex-Governor Mckinley In
Washington are somewhat agtated over the
peculiar course that Senator Pettigrew Is pursu-
ing with reference to his vote at the national
convention at st. Louis. There Is q difference
Of opinion regarding instructions ut the Huron
convention with reference to Mckinley and
free silver, and there are some friends of the
Ohio candidate, who fear that the senior sena-
tor from South Dakota intends to disobey the in
structions OF the convention which elected him
under pledge to support Mckinley and agree
to any proposition that the delegation from
South Dakota might decide upon with regard to
the silver question, thereby placing him not In
line with the views he mas EXPIRE eSsed In the
senate and in other ways regarding this impor.
tant issue. Pettigrew has had the credit in the
past Of being very shrewd As a political manipu-
tator. Having lost prestige in his own state, he
IL also welding less influence in the senate than
would naturally have been the case had the de-
sire been followed by the South Dakota
convention. 1t is easily recognized by shrewd
politicians that Pettigrew has been prett, heavi-
ly sat upon aud, on account OF this fact, Is one
OF the most disappointed men In endeavOring to
swing political sentiment against the rest Of the
republican party, rs u delegate t. st. Louis lie
was ut first considered an important factor In
determining. AS the representative from one 0f
the great western states, the policy OF the re-
publican party in the coming campaign and as
an advocate OF some candidate to head the
national ticket, satisfactory to western interests
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-04-09
The New NOmia n.
Associated Press.

Jefferson, la. April 7.-Conductor Will Finni-
cum Of the DeSn oines Northern Il Western
railway had a most exciting episode with a
woman yesterday, and pulled out Of the station
several minutes late, as a result. 1t appears
that a well dressed, apparently well -todo-womaIl
boarded the train a few miles up the road. and
when the conductor undertook 10 collect either
ticket or money she declined to tender either.
OF course Finnicum made every effort to secure
payment for the service the company was rem
dering, but without avail, and finally he told
her that when the train reached Jefferson, ii
she still refused to pay, he would be compelled
to put her off the train. She persisted In stay
ing on and SO at this station he ordered her of
She declined to move and said she would not
bulge an inch. At this point the ire Of the con
tluctOr began to arise, and calling the brakeman
the two proceeded to SHOW the woman how easy
it was to execute orders But it was not quite
so easy The woman used every ounce OF
strength she had and she was no invalid
calg Int onto every seat, braced her feet against
the iron braces and made the crew perspire
freely Finally after much offort she was dragg-
ed to the door and landed on the platform. The
concuctor at once gave the signal to pull out and
had the brakeman watch the woman to see that
she did not attempt to get on. She would have
nothing to say aud disappeared up town.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-04-09
Sncczcd His Nose Off.
AaaOcinfld Press.

NEW YORK April 7.--David Finkelstein, aged
70, and pretty Yetta Eisenbrock, the daughter
OF an East Side merchant OF this city, were mar
ried in this city by Alyerman Wund on March 2.
Bridgeport, but just before engaged by firm OF
Yonng Finkelstein had known. Miss Elsen-
brock only q few months and A. the courtship
was carried on by mail, they really knew very
uttleI0f each other. When Alderman Wnnd tied
the nuptial knot the bridal party hurried to the
in honor Of the occasion. Wine was opened up
In quantities and all went merrily as marriage
bell until suddenly the bridegroom sneezed.
Quick as fash David's handkerchief went to
his face and he fell to the floor with dull, sick
ening thud'"
The bride rushed to his assistance, but he
a" and I sa tannss hnps ts .
his wife suggested that he might have hurt his
nose. The evening passed and the guests de-
parted. Then the newly welded couple went to
Pape Esenbrock was locking mp, when sud.
denly came a series. OF terrific shrieks from
the door Of the bridal chamber he stopped and
room stood Finkelstein wildly expostulating
cro!lchedina corner staring It her husband
with horror stricken eyes. Finkelstein's nose
was gone. He had never told his sweetheart
ningly was il weiesi to Ills face that no one had
discovered It. But the secret was out now. Fin
kelstein in reaching up to turn out the gas had
sneexed his nose OF. It had bounded across the
room and into a corner. where Il was lost to
sight In a lot OF tlle and lingere. The bride had
seen It Ill and believing her husband WAS be
| witchesl had screamed.
EisenbrOck here took In the situation at Z
glance He shook Finkelstein and ordered him
e. occupy room In the garret for the rest Oi
the night The next day the bridegroom waa
tod tO leave. Mrs. Finkelstein is now suing 70
have the marriage annulied. and her husband Il
suing EisenbrOck for alternating his BRIDES xl1oc
vefta SAYS her father did not influence her Al
ali int that all her love for Finkelatefn vanished
| the minute she saw his nose carOming around
fhe room on their bridal night.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-04-09
He Liked Hot Mash.
DOdne Robinson in Gary Inter State

"There was calf SO runs an ancient tale re-
Gently deciphered from the hieroglyphlc inscrip-
ton of ali an old Egyptian monument bearing
the Cartouch Of Rameses Ill /, but the year of the
calf's nativity is not stated There was calf, y
It's thus the tale runs on, and they took the lit
the calf felt the scalpel insinuating its way be-
meath the epidermis 1t smiled and said, how
very nice it feels to be skinned, and when the
skin was all removed, thus 1t is told by the HE
rOglyphics, "they took a ladle Of scalding musll
from 4 boiling cauldron, and rs they rubbed the
burning pudding into the raw and bleeding
flesh. the calf gleefuly exclaimed oh Lord
how like hot mllSh!'"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-04-09

Browning Bean, Jr.-My dear govern
ess, for the love of Ruskin do not bore
me with an exhibition of affected or real
adherence Of the nude in art. - Ale
viate the distress Of my having to ap-
pear in public in your good natured but
plebeian society by detaching yourself
from your puritanical prudery. Now
we will proceed to the obsolete masters.
Life,