The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-08

sane-Came First to Worlds Fair.
Startling revelations of the so called
Swami teachers of Indian philosophy
who prey upon social America with
their doctrines were made recently by
Rustom Rustomjee, Parsee of Bombay.
India, editor and proprietor of the
Oriental Review, the most powerful or
gan of public opinion in western India.
Mr.. Rustomjee, who is in this country
to study its social, educational and in
dustrial institutions and to set in the
right light Americas opinion of the
Indian peoples, ridiculed society for its
feting. Of the men who come here pos
ing as Swamis, told of the manner in
which these men desplse American wo-
men upon their return to India and
presented in sensational form the dam
gers of the Indian PHILOSOPHERS when
preached to the young girls of America.
1t was a matter of shame and regret
to him, he declared, that it was neces-
sary for him to expose those who were
of his country, but he considered it
his duty in view of the fact that pro-
mitigation of distorted and hideOus
eastern worships was driving Ameri-
cas- womanhood into insane asylums
and sanitariums No true Swami, no
true teacher of the true Hindu reli-
gion, would come to this country, he
asserted for If he came he would lose
caste, and that no true Swami would
think of doing.
Invaders Not Real Hindus.
The impostor Swami upon his re-
turn to India viewed the American
woman as the dancing girl is viewed
In his own country. Into the bargain,
while here, the philosophers he dis
seminated included the most immoral
forms of sun worship and the most
revolving phases of worship of certain
gods and goddesses every educated In
dian is striving to tear from the minds
of the common people of the east.
"The men who come here are not
real Hindus," he declared. ''The in
vasion Of America began with the Chi
cago exposition, when an endeavor
was made to show Americans what
the Indian religions were. After the
exposition those who came were so
much pampered and feted by silly
American women that they gave them
selves up to life of dissipation. One,
noted teacher, died a drunkard's
death in India"
Mr.. Rustomjee explained that the
eastern idea of woman was at decided
variance with that of America. "Your
women are bosses of the families.
They are the social equals of your
men," he commented. SIN India wo-
men are mere chattels In America a
mother is proud to have her daughter
sing for friends, dance with them, en-
tertain them. The Indian woman who
dances or sings in public or in private
is looked down upon. She is never re-
ceived in society. She is a girl dedi-
Gated to the service of Hindu gods,
permitted openly and without any dis
grace to live life of shame"
Treaehery of a Swami.
Mr.. Rustomjee cited the case of a
$50 called Swami" who at one time
was on very friendly terms with a
wealthy Chicago family. BY the
daughters of the house he was looked
upon as one of their brothers friends.
When he returned to India the teacher
received occasional letters from the
girls of the house, written innocently
and full of affectionate regard for him
as religious teacher He published
these letters in certain Indian papers.
"A true Indian religious teacher"
Mr.. Rustomjee went on to say, would
never associate with women. He
would not eat meat or drink wine. In
one word, he has to live the strictly
aesthetic life. In America we find the
so called Swamis' living luxurious
lives with rich Americans, eating and
drinking, dressing gorgeously, travel
ing in Pullmans. Only the other day
Mrs. Sanborne of Somerville, Mass,
writing Of an entertainment she had
given a Swami said that he had
drunk an entire bottle of brandy at
one sitting and eaten two pounds Of
meat. He weighed 200 pounds and
called himself an aesthetic He prom
ised her diamonds, rubies and costly
apparel, asked her how old she was
and when she told him she was thirty
five called her mamma
Not True Philosophy.
''These 'Swamis' who come to Amer
lea do not teach the real philosophy Of
India, the Vedanta, but they teach a
mixture of German philosophy with a
little eastern mysticism thrown in.
They teach the worship of Christ side
by side with the worship Of Krishna
and Kali, the latter goddess who de-
lights in the drinking OF human blood,
according to the Hindu scriptures. She
has for her earrings two heads Of men
she has slaughtered, a necklace Of
skulls and a waistband Of human
hands. This is the goddess American
women are called upon to worship"
The ''ranta" philosophy Mr.. Rustom-