Exposure of the Sons of Malta - Scene in the Pro Patria Lodge, New York City - The candidates falling through the door into the blanket held by members of the Brotherhood below - The "tossing" then commences (1860). 19th century illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

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