The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-09-02

LITERARY PiRAcY-We call the atten
ton of the n Y. Hearth and Home to the
following: r. RI 81
In the No. Of July 10th an origiaal article
appeared, evidently written By . lady, where
in she graphically describes her visit to the
New Jersey State Asylum ii Trcnton. In
the article the following extract will be
found
Elbow many inmates are there at present 2"
asked c..
-"More than Eve hundred" replied the
lady. unlocking door as she spoke.
Five hundred The words fell upon me
like blow. In Hogarth's terrible picture
of mad house there are not twenty,
aud these FIVE hundred are living flesh and
blood. God help them aa ~
"IIe has helped them."' sings a FLASHING
fountain, as if in answer to tho unuttercd
prayer. "He has helped them ~ breathes
from hundred flowers aud pretty pictures
on the wall take up the answer, and the sun
light with the beautiful landscape outside
looks III at every window to say: 4a IA
Eyes, yes, He has helped them!' g
CHANGING over the ample colomas of the
Baltimore Saturday Night of August 18th
We read an editorial article headed "a visit
to Bayview Asylum-a model institution"
The similarity of the two pieces struck us ut
once, and we compared them-they both APP
peared to be cast in The same mould, though
bearing different titles. Witness the follow
ing extract ~ aatat y
GLOW many insane have you!" we ask
about one hundred and eighty" the
| Doctor replies. .s2k t-
"One hundred and eighty The answer
made us feel melancholy. In Hogarth's ter
rible picture of mad house, there were not
twenty, and yet, here are nearly two hundred
God help them and he has helped then"
breathes the beautiful flowers near. by, the
pretty pictures, the varegated landscape and
the neat tidy little chambers we notice as we
pass. Yes, He has helped themr s.a''''-
We are now surrounded by singular look
ing people, some singing, some complaining,
some cursing madly, and others motionless,
| prey to bitter thoughts and stupid rcfec-
ions. But we enter the sleeping chambers
and as we realize the sense Of broad Chris
tan kindness pcrvading the place, which even
the strange figures fitting about cannot DIES
troy, we ask ourselves, ''can this be mad
house z" But turning back we sec the poor
lunatics again and the fact is apparent. We
see women pacing the halls, or pressing their
sunken faces to the window panes who seem
to have .wept themselves tear dry-not with
sorrow but with an agony of unrest. And
again our glance falls upon some found, young
face, more pitiful still, because Of its utter
| Darkness. Aus @e6 1aaa7t heA ais7#
Now will the editors Of the two journals
please tell us which is the real Simon Pure
Tho following from the latter part Of the
Baltimore article will show to what extent
teammates Of the Asylum Increased during
the editors journey from the chambers te
the kitchen @.....-...:...,'. I, s.,6e.-
"We next descend to the kitchen" presi.
ded over bya gray haired old man, who DO
llteiy shows us the huge cauldrons in which
are daily prepared hundreds Of gallons Of
coffee, or soup. y, Id f igl1 ssit 81 .a>ria.
"We have sac hundred and forty,'' an
fswers the Doctor, ''and they are nearly al
| gifted with fine appetites." sd
| HAIR DYE.-The Davenport (Iowa) Ga
zette states that. a DR.. j. NJ Whtherwax diet
ii that place from the use Of hair dye. Al
Investigation Of the case by number of ply
sicians took PLACE and the result of pos
nortum examination proved that poison wa.
introduced into the system by the use Of lead
in hair dressing or. dye. The lead used or
the hair is absorbed by the skin and thence
conveyed to the different organs in the body
| and effects the work of destruction by poison
The magic combs, which are warrented tt
turn gray hair black, are made Of lead, and
instances were cited of the death, from lead
poison Of persons who had used them. Gray
hairs are honorable and healthy, and it is
known to all the world that lead is a dread
full destroyer Of human life, particularly in
times of war. q. 80, IL fs,..
STRANGE CAUSE FOR SUIcIDE.-There
are some suicides that, carry a moral with
them: For instance, man may blow out
his brains because he has not brains to make
his way through the world, SO, he destroys
what little he has to get out of it, A poor
inebriate may drown himself, thus putting
an end to a life The greatest solace Of which