Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-08-30
BOardin r Schools.

LITCHFIELD, COnn-, Aug OH 1901.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT Esq MY DEAR SIR,-
A file of your most interesting paper having been
sent me by friend l cannot refrain from express
sing to you how much have been grathed by
perusal OF their contents, and OF returning, you
my thanks for the pleasure they have afforded me-
wish you would take up the subject OF female educa-
ton in your paper, and give US the benefit of your
views on this subject. am here attending boarding
school for a few months, in order to complete my
education; but it does seem to me shall be COM
pele Ounce before l get away. Ii they would only
let me study one or two things at time It seems to
me could master them, but 10 cram poor head like
mine with history, French grammer, logic, Italian,
music, painting, drawing, needle work. chemistry,
botany, astronomy mathematics, natural histery Gc
&c. &c, it is really too much. knowl can never
becomea walking Encyclopedia and my mind is not
sufficiently comprehensive to grasp all these sciences
at the same time. Besides, do you think il necessary
for Young lady to understand them all They are
called it true accomplishments; Why could never
TELL unless it be that they are designed 10 accomplish
q certain end viz NAL rimony-bat have no fears
on this head. have not yet numbered gate sixteen
wears in two or three years more Mr. Bennett, II
you not 80 fortunate as 10 find wife before that
time, perhaps you may take fancy TO your humble
correspondent, las already have to you). But am
DEPRESSING. / wish you would blow up the whole sys-
tenn of boarding school education both in city and
country for they the ruin Of half the girls that
go 10 them.
there is DR.. Able in this town. who has at this time
more than forty young ladies under his care for what
he calls the spine; that is, suppose, crooked dis.
torted spines oil brought on by sitting like so many
stocks, day after day in school. He goes round re-
gusry night and morning. and screws them up as
tight as they can bear for you must know that he
has them all confined in machines of the uglest
shapes you ever saw and sometimes he screws them
up tight that they cannot breathe al ALL and their
eyes clear out Of their sockets and three of the
grls have already gone decline and the rest look
as if they would follow soon. am sure that several
| who board with me- would long ago have been screw
IL - II
when he had gone away, Of unurning the screw q
| few times This has gwen the poor things little
chance, but there is no telling how soon he may find
il out and then itis all over with them. wish you
would ask some New York doctor if this is the best
way to treat crooked backed girls, who have been
made SO by want of exercise. II does seem to me,
that if the doctor would only make them run and
jump about and swing, and use Their muscles in
stead Of putting them into the stocks, they would
soon be straight enough but he IS said TO be great
doctor in the "spine," and has patients from New
York, and Philadelphia, and Boston, and Hartford,
and all over; and besides is very pleasant-but l
don't like his screwng business. II you wish, will
write you more about il hereafter.
This is beautiful country village and should en-
10Y myself right well if had not many onomes 10
learn. We have SEINE spruce young lawyers, but our
madame keeps pretty sharp eye on US both night
and day, and II is not very often get a chance 10
speak TO any of them. In fact this school is kind
Of a nunnery, only we don't take the veil II is well
enough, however to be pretty strict for some of the
girls are plaguy wild at times. have ordered your
paper TO be sent 10 me regularly, so I shall know
whether you get this letter. If you would like girl
like me for correspondent now and then from this
capital efLtchfeld county you will please cay so in
your paper. Your unknown well wisher
MARY ANNE.
N. B.-I shall send this by private conveyance 10
save postage.
CoRoSER's IrauEsrs, Aug. 29th.-On thu body Of
Ralph Thompson, aged six yeers, who was Killed on
Monday evening" by the falling Of some timber upon
him.
The child was pla, ing with others climbing up and
down, when the mass gave way and the accident
occurred.
The Jury gave the following verdict--Death by tim
Der falling upon hA, owing to its beng piled in q
careless manner.
Another inquest was held on the body of Mrs. Mary
Beech, aged 46 years, wife Of Mr.. r. Beach, carpen-
ter corner Of Charles and Washington SITS, who was
discovered in her room on Monday evening with her
throat cut. The testimony Of her husband went to
show that on bis return from work in the evening he
found the door fastened, and upon its being broke
opcn the unfortunate woman was discovered floating
in blood having cut her throat with one Of her hus
bands razors
verdict-Sacide committed during temporary de-
raupement