Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-10
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DIsgracefal proceedings.-A fnperal pro.

1 Dlsgraceful froceedings.--A funeral pro-
4 cession seldom fails TO awaken in the minds of
| calm spectators the most solemn reflections, and
reminds them that they, TOO, are jonrncying 10
the tomb but there is class OF tboushlless, un-
feeling young men and boys who avail themselves
of such occasions TO exhibit their depraviiy in a
series Of acts not only disgracefu TO themselves
but to the community in which they live, Less
Than a year ago, we remember, with pain, thar,
on Sunday, more than fifty Of such persons, some
of them drunk, followed funeral train, loudly
csrsing and swearing, in bravado, even near the
carriages conveying the weeping relatives and
friends. The disgraceful proceedings were, how
ever, finally checked, by TWO police officers darling
from the ranks and removing the ring-le from
the road. - 4ee sae,agH
Oh Sunday last similar scenes were enacted,
while fremen were following the corpse Of fel-
| low-member to The Congressional cemetery. In
addition 10 cursing and swearing, the outside
| gangs amused themselves by thrpwing stones,
| and by isticuffs. II is really wonder that the
orderly men in the procession forbore from max
ing reseniful descent on the hearlless creatures
| who thus annoyed them, and who set at defiance
the laws Of both God and man. Their feelings of
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have restrained them from visiting summary pun
ishment on the guiiiy.,o Officers Allen, Coke, and
Cross, who were on the ground, made several
arrests, but they were not competent, ofconrse,
70 take into custody 80 large party of rowdes,
/ One of the offenders was conveyed 10 the watch
house, but in consideration Of his being widows
son, and promises Of better behaviour for the fi-
ture, he was merely fined SIS GA, and required to
| give security to keep the peace
| It is with the deepest regret that we, allude TO
those riotous proceedings, while we trust that in
the time 10 come the chiefs of the police depart
ments will consider il their duty TO afford protec-
ton TO funeral professions, by means OF an ade-
quate force of assistants. The rowdies should be
taught the lesson that they cannot. with impunily,
insult and annoy the friends Of the dead, and at
| the same time outrage both decency and law, es-
pecialy on the Sabbath day. Il
Health.-We have heard lately, of a large
| number Of cholera morbus and dysentery cases,
several Of them proving suddenly fatal.
Last week, black man, after eating hearty
dinner of fish, was seized with cramps and by
| night was a corpse. As he was in the possession
of sound health in the forenoon, the infsresee is
that the fish produced his death. It would, there
FORE be well for persons who will indulge in such
| food, TO be sure that il is fresh.
AS "prevention is better than cure" too much
care cannot, at this season, be exercised in the
astronomical arrangements.
There is much partially decayed vegetable mat
ter sold to house-keepers such cabbage, which
is kept from one market day TO another by the
aucksers rather than abate their exorbtant prices.
While some OF the heads softly unsound others
are tastelessly tough. Disease has often resulted
from this source. =
We are acquainted with the practice Of medi-
cine only so far relates TO the swallowing, once
in while, of little of what the man in one of
Coemans plays calls "the potter-carrier's stuff
but, without invading the prerogaive of 'the pro-
fession," we take the liberty of expressing the
opinion, which daily observation confirms. that at
least one-half Of the cases Of sickness are owing
either to improper food orto the abuse of The good
thingswhich should be enjoyed but temporarily.
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