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 —Being a doctor of divinity, I think he must necessarily deal in psychology, But I correct the mistake it is not printed psychology. Landis sells to both sexes confidentially, gentlemen, nobody but married people must know anything about this book, it is a "Strictly Private Book" advertised in this paper, with a circulation of twenty thousand, and rapidly increasing. Anybody can buy it, gentlemen of the Jury, any son of yours, any daughter of yours, by sending Mr. Landis, or Dr. Landis, as he calls himself a one dollar note through the post office.

This book has done good to some of the females who have been put upon the stand as witnesses. So they said. But they were ashamed to put their fingers upon that portion of the book which did them good, or explain how the good was accomplished.

Well then we have a series of letters.

Norristown, Pa., Jan. 22. 1806.

Dr. Landis.—I have the honor to present you hereby, the ordered translation of your Secrets of Generation, it is a larger and more difficult work than I had esteemed it at first. There are also different books of this kind in Germany, but I could never find one there which could be put, on the side of this, and it is certain that this written in good German, will excite the very most attention, both in Germany, and among many German people who live in Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, Washington, etc., who cannot read English. Yours Very Humbly,

ADOLPH KLEIN.

Philadelphia, Jan. 24, 1866.

I will wager "fifty thousand dollars, or ten years wages, of my labor, against ten cents, that my small strictly private book for married persons" on "the Secrets of Generation" containing only thirty-six pages, has more valuable information and advice in it, than any book now in print in the world, of one thousand pages. Who will take the wager, I am in earnest.

S. M. LANDIS, Cor. 13th & Girard Avenue.

Here we have it again. "The object of Dr. Landis' society is the improvement of the human race." I perceive by the by, that Charles Wagner is the recording secretary. He was one of the witnesses for the defendant, and then here under the list of publications, I find this strictly private book on the secrets of generation. Everybody wants it, price one dollar, postage included. ''Everybody wants it! Everybody wants it! Everybody wants it!'' We find here also the advertisement which the lady referred to when testifying of the 1st Progressive Christian Church of Philadelphia. It is the church gentlemen to which these ladies belong.

One column. Strictly private book, that everybody wants "on the secrets of generation." Alongside of it the advertisement of the 1st Progressive Christian Church of Philadelphia.

Now gentlemen of the jury as I said to you in my opening remarks, I do not intend to read what I complain of in this book, but you must read it for yourselves. When you have read it, I think you will have no hesitation or difficulty in saying, that this man is guilty upon both counts of this indictment.

The portions of the book to which I refer, are found on pages 25, 26, 28, 29 and 30. There may be some others, but it is hardly worth while to point them out.

Court adjourned to 10 A.M., Thursday.