The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-12

codes Of the most eminent lawgiTerS of
antiquity, and closed las near as i can
recollect) in the following Language :
1T seems to me that nothing short OF
Initiate Wisdom could by any possibil-
ity lave devised and given to man this
excellent and perfect moral code. It is
suited to men in all the conditions of
life, and includes all the duties they
owe to their Creator, to themselves and
their fellow men,"
Private Medical InsrItutes--Who tn cir
PstrOns are
NeIr York C0rrstPondenee orthe Albany ArglLa.
Within the last few years large
number of private medical institutes
have sprung up in this city. Their gen
eral appearance. is that of genteel
family residence, and no one for an in
slant wOuld suppose that within its
quiet walls is witaessed daily the crime
of murder. 1t is no longer considered
crime or disgrace for woman to des-
troy the race. One woman tells anoth-
er where she has been relieved, and
thus these institutions are advertised,
and their patronage comes without be-
ing solicited. a
The board and moderate attendance
is at such places, particularly those on
HAlLA <4Neuue, euOFu4OuSy varying from
$500 to 81, 600 for few days. attend
ance. Therefore it is not poverty that
drives these women to commit the
crime of infanticide, nor is il always to
cover shame, as the crime is perpetra-
ted by as many married as unmarried
women. a distinguished medical gem
tleman estimated the slaughter of chill
dren at thirty a week, and more than
half were by married women. The
reason assigned for the continued in
crease of crime is the tendency of wo-
men to be less domesticated than in
former years. They do not marry for
home eDjOyments; home is only place
to sleep and occasionally dine at, but
the real enjoyments of life are in II con-
tinued round of balls, theatres and re-
ceptions.
The tout ensemble of the lady must be
preserved, or there would be a very ap-
parent cause for cessation OF enjoy
ments in the merry thoughts of fashion
tor several tedious months. The pa
tronage from the country is confined
chiefly to unfortunate girls, who are
victims to misplaced confidence and
love. Under the pretence of coming
to the city to meet a relative, they en-
ter a private medical institute, and for
reasonable consideration are white
washed into an apparently virtuous
womanhood again. It was but week
certain city, and when she arrived at
the depot, hired hack and drove up
to the door of the institute, which she
entered at night, and, had she died, she
might have been bundled in bag,
thrust in coach and then thrown in
the river, as was the drowned merchant
Felluer. No friend knew that she had
come to the city, and it was absolutely
essential that no one should ever know.
She had commenced an action for li-
vorce against her husband, and pend
ing the result, she had been guilty of a
laison, which, if discovered, would de-
feat the action she had commenced.
She came very near losing her life du-
ring the operation, SO near that GER
tain medical gentleman had TO be called
in for consultation. The evils attend
ing this crime, not to speak of its i'm
morality, are fearful to the patient, as
well as to children that may afterwards
be born. The human system receives
shock from which it seldom recovers
Many become perfect wrecks, some
nnger for year or two, pining away
like shadows, until death relieves them
from their suderings.
One evening a short time ago the VIC
tim and the seducer walked out togeth-
er after dusk to the doctors institute.
where she stopped for few hours. To-
wards midnight the doctor saw the hand
of death upon his patient, when the Sc
ducer was sent to procure a carriage.
The dying girl was placed in a vehicle
and driven to her home. The seducer
and the driver carried her up to the
parlor and laid her gently on the sofa,
where she expired: but few moments
after they had rung the bell, and es-
capped IN the darkness, in the presence
of her parents, before they had recov-
cred from the astonishment which the
strangely mysterious scene had pro-
duced. But a few hours before, the
daughter, young and beautiful, and ap-
parently innocent, had left their home
the perfect picture of health: before the
dawn of another day she lay before
them in the cold embrace of death.
How seldom it is that these practition-
ers have Justice msted out to them. One
was convicted short time ago, but the
jury, strange to say, brought in a ver-
dict of misdemea nor, and instead of be-
ing sent to the State prison for life, he
was only sentenced to the penitentiary.