Why you shouldn't send a bottle of penis-shaped wine in the post.

At least in the United States. The (lesser) legacy of the Comstock Act of 1873

I am in El Dorado county in the foothills of the Sierras in California. Today it’s a bustling wine region. But in the 19th century it was gold prospector country. Filled with lawless bars, loose morals, and summary punishments. Nearby Placerville was originally called “Hangtown”. It only removed the hangman’s noose from its coat of arms in the wake of t…