Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14
A Nice Ism.

Sometime since we published an extract from a Cleveland (O.) paper relating to free-love, at Berlin Heights, in Ohio whereupon friend of ours denied its truth, saying that the establish ment Tn question was water-cure and in no wise the place represented in the extract. It appears, however, that the water-cure buildings were all destroyed by fire last fall or winter and the property was sold to the free-lovers who are having good time oft The follow ing is specimen of the actings and doings there:
 Hoping from Home Love to e-Love-A
 Young Wife Ruined
 The Detroit Free Press relates the following astonishing and disgusting story. The disclo- sures of the Cleveland Herald, or those of the New York Times, are cast far into the shade. ffee-loueism up in Cheeseiom is certainly one of the modern infamies:
 A couple of weeks since married man. who occupies a respectable and intelligent position in community, applied 10 Justice Purdy for as- sistance and advice in finding some trace of his wife, young and lovely woman. who had dis appeared day or two before without warning or obvious reason. The husband loved his wife devotedlv and could not account for her abrupt marnrr of leaving him. as no family differences had eyer existed to originate domestic troubles, or cause her to wish to leave happy home Every assistance rendered him in finding his wife, but the efforts of officers. who secured the city, were unavang and he was informed that she Was not in the city, or being in the city. was 80 safely hidden that search was in- eiiectna. He was further advised to keep quiet and wait for chance to reveal her dwelling place. He followed this advice and as the event proved, successfully for in few days after he again appeared in Justice Purdv's office, and informed him that he had learned the where ahouts of his wife through the medium of a re- !ation of her family. With sorrow he disclosed her abiding place, which was notorious resort of Free-Lovers called Berlin Hill in the north- ern part of Ohio. This place is nhabited hy a colony of persons who live in the enjoyment of promScuous intercourse among the sexes, giv- ing free license to sensaaty and deusion, and claiming to cure all bodily and spiritual ills by what they call 'love-curc.' What the process of treatment is, Heaven only knows The wronged husband desiring to reclaim his young wife, he was advised bv Justice Purdy to go after her at once, which he did, with the deter mination of tearing her from the vile associa- tions by which she wa; surrounded, even if com pelie,i, in doing so, to shed the blood of her se- duccrs.
 He succeeded in finding her at the institution in question, and immediately brought her home, without any dcmuron her part, she staing-un- d0ubtrdly with truth-that she was disguSted with the sceueS enacted in that abode of wick edness Her tale as it represents things there, is an extraordinary one. She says that she was induced to 20 there by false relative, who is believer in the doctrine, and who, after long effort succeeded in inst.lliI. into her mind the poison which proved her ruin. Together they abScunIed and went to Berlin Hill When there she found the marvellous ''love-cure" but another name for all that is da.rading and loatI- some to avrtuou, and hish-mi.drd womnl.- i Low-hrcd flmiliarirics with vulgar, fanatical men; companionshp with women who deemed themselves elevated above humanity in hecom-
 ng Jhe victim of their own and their crmpan- lOaS' lusts, and close fam larity with hru,ish ! criminal enjoyment, which was the highest sphere aimed at in th $ decrlab!e communitv-- were what she obliged to submit to- This was more than womanhnod could endure, and. in her secret trouble she applied to a relative, not daring t0 disclose her situation to her niur- ed and much-loved husband Through tltis relative the husband found her a,d, notwith- 1, .iapiing her moral aud physical contamination, he took her again to his heart, shame stricken but wiser wife and mother. Weare, oi course ! l,rrmitt 10 give no names. and should not do so had we the liberty, AS ihe comfort atd hap- l lines~ of a family drpnnd upon the publicity or silence nantanei ia 50 .ro>s an affair.