Practical Eugenics: Four Means of Improving the Human Race

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Critic and guide Company, 1912 - 93 pages
 

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Page 30 - Every obscene, lewd, or lascivious, and every filthy book, pamphlet, picture, paper, letter, writing, print, or other publication of an indecent character, and every article or thing designed, adapted, or intended for preventing conception or producing abortion, or for any indecent or immoral use; and every article, instrument, substance...
Page 31 - ... and any person who shall knowingly deposit, or cause to be deposited, for mailing or delivery, anything declared by this section to be non-mailable matter, and any person who shall knowingly take the same, or cause the same to be taken, from the mails for the purpose of circulating or disposing of, or...
Page 30 - ... mentioned matters, articles or things may be obtained or made, or where or by whom any act or operation of any kind for the procuring or producing of abortion will be done or performed, or how or by what means conception may be prevented or abortion produced, whether sealed or unsealed; and every letter, packet or package or other mail matter containing any filthy, vile or indecent thing, device or substance; and every paper, writing, advertisement or representation that any article, instrument,...
Page 30 - Indecent character, or any drug, medicine, article, or thing designed, adapted, or intended for preventing conception, or producing abortion, or for any indecent or Immoral use, or any written or printed card, letter, circular, book, pamphlet, advertisement, or notice of any kind giving Information directly or Indirectly, where, how, or of whom, or by what means any of the hereinbefore mentioned articles, matters, or things may be obtained or made...
Page 31 - ... shall knowingly take, or cause the same to be taken, from the mails for the purpose of circulating or disposing thereof, or of aiding in the circulation or disposition thereof, shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Page 31 - Every paper, writing, advertisement, or representation that any article, instrument, substance, drug, medicine, or thing may, or can, be used or applied for preventing conception or producing abortion, or for any indecent or immoral purpose; and Every description calculated to induce or Incite a person to so use or apply any such article, Instrument, substance, drug, medicine, or thing...
Page 30 - ... every written or printed card, letter, circular, book, pamphlet, advertisement or notice of any kind giving information, directly, or indirectly, where or how, or from whom or by what means any of the...
Page 43 - Aged twenty-eight. Married four years. Three months ago gave birth to a child, after a very difficult labor. The child was afflicted with ophthalmia neonatorum and is now completely blind in one eye. Only after the greatest care and attention was the other eye saved. Since giving birth to the child she has been a very sick woman, running a temperature of 101 to 103 Fahrenheit and losing flesh rapidly.

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