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Show Mr. Labouchere has been compelled gain to expose a horrible scandal, which, there is no law in England to suppress. It is the work of professional floggers of tfrls, boys and men. The establishment of the woman who advertises her services serv-ices at termsjxom 6 shillings is described in Truth as'the result of a call by pros' peotive clients.. The flogp-pr fjbowed what. eho frankly oaljcd 1H5 torture TOOm. There is an iron bedstead, on which, she explained, the victim is extended aorosa a pmow. on eiiner siae are straps intended in-tended to meet across the body and hold the victim down, while the arms and legs are fastened to the four legs of the beds Iby contrivances like handcuffs. Ges nd pads used to stifle the cries of the victim vrere also produced, the pads being used for the young girls who are liable to bite their lips under the torture, tor-ture, and thus disfigure themselves permanently. per-manently. Among the instruments of flagellation exhibited by the.woman were two cat o' nine tails, one consisting of thones ol leather and the other of knotted cord, about 16 inches long. There was also a cat made of. a leather 6trap slit into strips about a foot loDg. Birches of ordinary or-dinary pattern were also produced, thew being preserved in brine to keep them supple. The flogger explained that she so longer received children at her house, but treated them at their own homes, taking her appliances with her. The torture room was reserved for big girla and adults. The last time Mr. Labouchere ex posed this interesting industry he found It impossible to check it by iaw. The neighbors, however, made the place so hot for the flogger that sho had to move several times. Her latest address if printed in Truth with the suggestion that the same remedy be applied asain. |