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 has appeared in part, by the editorial aid of Johannes Guttzeit, in a recently-printed brochure. (Leipsig: W. Besser.) Well-born, of a Dionian-Uranian father and of a perfectly normal mother, fairly educated, and of manly exterior ( including, when he wished it, a full beard) this subject achieved wide South-German notoriety. He was the hero of countless adventures, with the military and the civil, with the Church and the world. Incorrigibly bohemian, "The Pompadour"—for so he came to be nicknamed—threw away efforts at keeping any fixed social station. He became now a confidential servant, now a mere waiter, now a secretary; uniting the complaisances of a passivist with one or another occupation. "The Pompadour" travelled about Europe much. Speaking two or three languages besides German, he became international. The moral nature in him did not degenerate toward criminality, in fact his ethical personality was rather firm. But mental application, a serious view of life and depth of feeling, wholly failed. The muscular organization gradually became degenerated; and the practice of anal coitus had debilitating local effects.

A singular case comes from across the Atlantic. A few years ago there was a popular woman-barber, who also kept a confectioner's shop, in the town of North Haven, Maine (United States). Women-barbers are not altogether rare in Yankeedom—where so many odd customs are met by the European visitor. Lilian Carver, as she was known, seemed a local fixture, and was a respected member of the small community. For many years, the shop was patronized by the men of the town. Miss Carver also was an expert coiffeuse for—one much demanded. The Carver family had come to North Haven very quietly, and were members of a Baptist Church there. Miss Lilian was their only daughter. She was a plump, fine-skinned, handsome brunette. A circle of admirers hung about her, and some of