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Which Drive Innocent Followers In
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Startling revea lions OF the 10 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 aud In
dustrlal institutions and 10 set Ia the
right light Americas opinion OF the
Indian peoples, ridIculed society for itB
feting or the men who come here pos
ing as SWANS, told or the manner IN
which these men despise American W.
presented In sensational form the dan
gers OF the Indian philosophers when
preached 10 the young girls OF America.
It was a matter OF shame and regret
10 him, he declared that IL was neces.
sary for him TO expose those who were
OF his country, but he considered II
his duty IN view OF the fact that pro-
mitigation OF distorted and hldeous
eastern worshlps was driving Ameri-
cas- womanhood into insane asylums
and sanitariumS No true Swami. no
true teacher OF the true Hindu reli-
gion, would come 10 this country, be
asserted. FOR IL 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 or worship OF certain
gods and goddesses every educated In
dian Is striving 10 tear from the minds
or the common people or the east
The men who come here are not
real Hindus," ho declared. The IN
yasIon OF America began with the Chi
cago exposition, when an endeavor
was made 10 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 20 life OF dissipation. One.
noted teacher, died drunkard's
death I'm India"
Mr. Rustomjee explained that the
eastern idea OF woman was at decided
variance with that or America your
women are bosses or the families
They are the social equals OF your
men" he commented "In India wo-
men are mere chattels. In America
mother is proud 70 have her daughter
sing for friends. dance with them. en-
terrain them The Indian woman who
dances or sings In public or in private
Is looked down upon She is never re-
celved in society. She Is a girl dedi-
Gated 10 the service or Hindu gods.
permitted openly and without any dis
grace 10 I've u life OF shame
Treaohery Of Swami.
Mr. Rustomjee cited the case OF
so called Swami" who AT one time
was on very friendly terms with n
wealthy Chicago family BY the
daughters OF the house he was looked
upon as one or their brothers friends.
When he returned TO India the teacher
received occasional letters from the
girls OF the house, written innocently
and full OF arecuouate regard for him
as religious teacher lie published
these letters IN certain Indian papers
"A true Indian religious teacher"
Mr.. Rustomjee went on TO say. would
never associate with women Tie
would not eat meat or drink wine In
one word. he has 10 live the strictly
aesthetic life. In America We find the
so called SwamIs' living luxurious
lives with rich Americans, eating and
drinking dressing gOrgcousiy travel
Ing In Pulmans. Only the other day
Mrs. Sanborne OF Someryile Mass.
writing OF nm 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 lie weighed 200 pounds and
called himself an aesthetic. He prom
ised her diamonds, rubics and costly
apparel asked her how old she was
and when she told him she was thirty
Ave called her mamma
Not True Philosophy.
These 'Swamls who come TO Amer
lea DO not teach the real philosophy "
India. the Nedanta. Iut they teach n
mixture of German philosophy with
little eastern mysticism thrown In
They teach the worship ~ Christ side
by side with the worship OF Krishna
and KAN. the latter a goddess who dc
lights Ia the drinking OF human blood.
according To the Hindu scriptures. She
has for her earrings two heads Of men
she has slaughtered n necklace ~
skulls and waistband ~ human
hands ibis j. the goddess American
women are called upon 10 worship
Tho "rnutn" uhiloaothg Mr. puSfutn.