SUN WORSHIPPERS.
._- —;—*-* COME IN CONTACT? vVITH THE LAW.
(By Cable'—Pr«_a Aaeociatioa.—Copyright.) (Received November 30th, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, November 29. A** Ottoman, named Hanish. a high priest of the Mazdaznan cult of Sun Worshippers, was found guilty at Chicago, after a lengthy trial, of sending objectionable literature through thp mails. .'.'■.. ■ ■ . . He is liable to five years' imprisonment. ■ ■■ Books read at the trial indicated that the cult, which claims a large following in eastern American cities, practised methods whereby sun baths and herbal remedies were . supposed to produce human perfection. * Certain practices, including dances, which brought Hanish into conflict with tho Federal authorities, were followed by numbers of wealthy women. Sentence was postponed.
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14837, 1 December 1913, Page 7
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