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  THE QUEEN'S DAUGHTERS
  IN INDIA.

  BY
  ELIZABETH W. ANDREW and KATHARINE C. BUSHNELL.


  WITH PREFATORY LETTERS BY
  Mrs. JOSEPHINE E. BUTLER and Mr. HENRY J. WILSON, M.P.


  "_Remember them that are in bonds as bound with them._"


  LONDON. MORGAN AND SCOTT,
  12, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C.


  _To be obtained from the_

  _British Committee of the Federation for the Abolition of State
  Regulation of Vice, 17, Tothill Street, Westminster, S.W.;_

  _And from the American Purity Alliance, United Charities' Building,
  New York, U.S.A._


  1899.




  Entered, in the year 1898, by
  ELIZABETH W. ANDREW and KATHARINE C. BUSHNELL,
  At Stationers' Hall, London.




  DEDICATED
  TO
  JOSEPHINE E. BUTLER,

  PROPHETESS OF THE TRUTH IN CHRIST JESUS; LOVER OF HOLY JUSTICE;
  FRIEND OF OUTCAST WOMEN; LEADER OF "THE NEW ABOLITIONISTS";
  WHOM GOD HATH ANOINTED WITH HIS OWN PECULIAR JOY.
  BECAUSE, IN THE SPIRIT OF HER MASTER, SHE HATH
  "LOVED RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HATED INIQUITY."




PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.


THIS little book is written under a deep sense of obligation to the
womanhood of the world, but more especially under a sense of duty to
God. A group of women of the British aristocracy have lifted their
voices in advocacy of licensed vice; and their sycophants and admirers
in England and America are either re-echoing their plea or excusing
their conduct. The plea is made primarily for India, but incidentally
for all Christendom, and every effort is being put forth, openly or
covertly, to contaminate public sentiment on this point.

In five States of America, in a little over a year, the attempt
has been made to secure legislation for the compulsory periodical
examination of women; and a strong organization exists on both sides
of the water to promote this infamous object. Under these conditions
it is a matter of grave moment that certain secular, temperance, and
religious periodicals which would have sounded a clear note of warning
six months ago, are today being deceived. They print the outrageous
falsehoods that represent India as having become a menace to the health
of England because of the abolition of brothel slavery in that country.
Excuses are made for the shallow-brained sophistry of those who pretend
that the compulsory periodical examination of women can be divorced
from the moral debasement of women, and as though such compulsory
examination were something quite unlike the notorious Contagious
Diseases Acts. High titles and famous names are quoted as a warrant for
advocating the iniquity; and certain men are being exalted as though
famous temperance advocates, who are not themselves total abstainers,
and who are well-known public advocates of licensed fornication. Thus
is introduced into philanthropic movements of the present day an
element of fatal moral confusion, as though a person who boldly defies
the principles of ordinary decency in one direction could be received
as a trusted and efficient promoter of decency along another line;
as though a man could be relied upon as an advocate and apostle of
that of which he is not an example. We do not doubt that some of the
persons who do these things are well-intentioned; but they expend their
benevolence on the wolf and forget the lamb. They would win others to
play with them on the asp's nest.

We have determined on our knees before God that those who advocate the
compulsory periodical examination of women shall do so knowing what it
means, and knowing also that their friends and neighbours understand
what is being advocated.

We offer no apology for our plainness of speech; to