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Says Hon. C. L. Merriam, as quoted by Dr. Lewis: “We find that the…
Quote byJohn Harvey Kellogg · 1852–1943
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Plain Facts For Old and Young, p.188.
English (original)
Says Hon. C. L. Merriam, as quoted by Dr. Lewis: “We find that the dealers in obscene literature have organized circulating libraries, which are under the charge of the most vicious boys in the schools, boys chosen and paid by the venders, and who circulate among the students, at ten cents a volume, any of the one hundred and forty-four obscene books theretofore published in New York City.”
— John Harvey Kellogg
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