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178 number of curious inquiries rained upon the editor in reference to the real existence and whereabouts of Luise Meyen. Similar occurrences repeated themselves in regard to Julie vom Berg and other pseudonyms which Heinzen, for the sake of animation and diversion, occasionally assumed.

The detested cause of the emancipation of woman was espoused by Heinzen at a time when it required more than ordinary moral courage to do so, but in spite of the scorn and ostracism of his fellow-citizens there was with him only one divinity, Reason; only one worship, the cultivation of Truth; only one Right, the right to life and liberty; only one Duty, the duty of assisting mankind to happiness.

I desire yet to state that "Der Pionier" had a world-wide reputation and circulation, wherever the German tongue reigned; in Europe and America it had its readers among the most advanced and cultured minds, and when the report of the fictitious convention first appeared therein in such a masterful style and imitation it created an unusual sensation here and abroad.

The collected works of Heinzen as far as published constitute eleven volumes, the translation-of "which into English and their publication in that language is a task gradually to be accomplished.