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- aD 24 0-88 persons of all classes, including boys and girls, would be highly indecent and obscene." 19 Fed. 497-8 (E.D. Mo. 1881) °° And in United States v. Clarke, 38 Fed. 500 (B.D. Mo. 1889) 4t is said that "[E}ven an obscene book, or one that, in view of its subject-matter, would ordinarily be classed as such, may be sent through the mail, or published, to certain persons, for certain purposes." 38 Fed. 500, 502 (E.D. Mo. 1889) .22 . 20 I understand the gtatement in Chesman, 19 Fed. 4Q7, 498 (E.D. Mo. 1881) that "[Tihne law 1s Violated, without regard to the character of the person to whom [the publications} are directed" to apply to cases of widespread distribution, such as Was present in Chesman, and in the sense set forth in note 14, supra. It is interesting to note that the court in Parmelee vy. United States, 113 F.2d 729 (D.C. Cir. 1940) said reasonable person at the present time would suggest even that limitation (that texts containing representations of the human body be restricted to use among practitioners and students} upon the circulation and use of medical texts, treatises and journals. In many homes such books can be found today; in fact, standard dictionaries, generally, contain anatomical illustra- ‘tions. It is apparent, therefore, that civilization has ad- vanced far enough, at last, to permit picturization of the human body for scientific and educations] purposes." 113 F.20 729, 735 (D.C. Cir. 1940). 21 and see the charge to the jury in the same case, United States v. Clarke, 38 Fed. 732 (5.D. Mo. 1699). "It is settled, at least so far as this court ig con- concerned, that works of physiology, medicine, science, and sex instruction are not within the statute, thoush to some extent and among some persons they may tend to promte lustful thoughts." United States v. Gne Book Entitled Ulysses, etc. Te F.2d 705, r. .