I Suppose every person of average intelligence is aware that there is a statute of the United States enacted by Congress providing for the copyrighting of books and writings. Among other requirements necessary to the preservation and protection of rights of ownership and authorship under this statute, is the entry of the book by title etc., in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington; and the fact and date of such entry must be printed on either the title page of the book or the page next following it, so that all who see the book may know that it is copyrighted.
All who have sufficient education, therefore, to read the book, are intelligent enough to know thereby that the book is copyrighted.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, the text book of Christian Science, first published in 1875 by its author, the discoverer and founder of Christian Science, the Rev. Mary Baker Glover (now Eddy) was copyrighted in that year by full compliance with said Act of Congress. It has remained copyrighted ever since, as all can see by glancing at the inside of its title page whereon are printed in plain letters the following words:
