, 1869-07-17
FASHIONABLE SUICIDE.
Consequences Of a Picnic--An Im-
prudent Wife and Silly
Young Man.
A Sudden FiEght~-Useles5 E1Pfn-
nattons-Jca1cusy.
Arsenic, AnHdotes and Apologies.

Arsenic, Antadotes md Apologies.
TIE attention OF cyery constant reader OF the
Chicago tspers nus1 Of iAte hare becu called 10
the uuus,. n increase In the number Of attempted
- r.nts rhnuicled form daF to da5, Thoee xhlch
,au- lecetnc public, TOO, from bat part or ttoAe
Et.eh actually Occur, fus whoa death does not
tusue the ~oud-be murderer and all other par.
Ets ecucta,ly unto In IN effort to keep natter
r.-,:r:.
>oi very long aso Suicide was not
III all IN the fa4hIou. Il Was SOME.
th'lr iow. 1t was lesr 10 the foolish y1,xtus
Ns'' hb1 been abandoned by uefocnaFy loyess
nc hu sought 10 drown their Grefs In iaudanuu,
u: utrl'l!ne- For person Of the world 10 l1ye
&r'EuN1sed SUICIDE would have been 10 have CON.
'.t III th4t IL altered nov, aAu sucli~, tne last
:. c:' Ct rte harlot, has also tecople that Of
s:-. rrsiHrtabsll;J. To get = divorce IN order 70
i'a. TIC publicity, the scandal, the cxpchSe, arc
LOO ,.ueh- Instead Of Al nnfcclinc Judge, cun-
w IT. az eaEsr pue{s sna 1a Refuaxba W,a canrE I
.A.et:ns. aEf dies, Ieasing II to tile husband 10
mar The necr~4! explanations neetdclly, u.
>nr,"'s EvlnE ont Of etsie, ana Eufcadc Is coming
j. TIE :at, ,cts dcra1ts wa!nK-thc doctors en-
ar. .ulnta.ui- There ID q new deal
tLuoltlediJ souttinS of m 1mpetu1 was
~
i. ':Gn!*pccd against suicide The forbidden
als u,s as lts most4d attraction: especially when
lhe I4r!sirentn threatened are 70 occur la
At,tI,r ~orl. II Is not the least Of this f&uiis Of
n. AsA:ioual preaching Of the day, that 1t puts
Ideas into pcoulc heads JIkt The sermon OF tho
k,t. Nj. t"wler on ara-playinE made ~ Who
t.a '.u1 ,.tat iuFtta 10 lcafn+ 10 Nf. 9uodspeedS
.,r,.r' Galluu OF stfslaughicf have lead many 10
tl4!l.i q! xhat might oihefNtse have never &C.
inst b., I'D 7ot produce the cd-ct he Aopgnt Il
,ssIr.t, too, fru The fact that the reasons which
ha,r recently 1mpelled people to suicide have fcvn
" Il ton,ra1at'vely u1slh nstur1noa tne hope
rr.rr,, M aud dearest: no. nuanela ruin moi
I."-4. nc.tructlon, bu: an su.cooked dinner, Ina
tA.ty 10 attend the theatre, quaHc! with = has
naai, Funawny housekccpct. X keeM1 that the
rntre clumpIed rose-leAf makes life insupportAble
10 tht !, s'dcnts If thls luxurious eity
II q LnIv EurpnstDE, cons6cI1uG tda Stale OF A.
fcfh.4t s.me one bus not prepared aud Issued the
"s.ls.r.orts u. HOOK with dlrectlons ~ 10 the
r1irr Way Of doing the taanesA. Fos ocr'ain
j. Is !.ai most b1uc,e The uAtef: rn!esa, indeed
thc oye-.otes y hich they generally taft nre hut
+ A"tt device to gain little time uciort dying 70
lta; liz husband os olher offender maE Eenect,aud
do hut I. desired oI hIU- Hut 10 tAke arssuIc ID
Wer ~ ret rid Of slight pain u sl1gulaf1y fool
lsh. a.Let It c2ueeS Src1t pertohAi discomfort,
h.rt'rr sensation, and m unhappy expression Of
tar iatr-
l..vgS,nu su attempt At Gulclde. which has not
l!;>.:;o bceu made public. And which very sptJ
:L* lille Tragedy there Ms three actoFs. young
ND .alt.une wife, }ealo1A husband, md silly
Etvt!.nt phy slcian with nnitdotes, who dragged
TIT lsr from the atna OF palld death, and Eaye
her Lack to n7epentant and soEEoWlng husband
Me day at picnic, the vile, Fno was newly
n.1:rift. hnt nlnetcen, losinR and teuder-b0t
srtds aud fond Of admiration, no Iaiser Ter from a
la;.L task well, and corpllmen.ed her In the
F and me sFos.s sTd nsn,ne ne o nu5 no,
Cr..'!r ttIa.n. So abe talked to this stranger
s!ue!: tEt r. tEau Sue would have done ID tosD.
as.L t;.4ny, the intimased that she would he
thcr..
~, mt teine gifted with much penetration, In
Llu4s.f Wiz the thought that he had m.de > con-
llucit. wAs pTOfuse IN hia t1Aaks. and wen. home
te.iuc lGat te va = oost ssn7! gay Lothas.o and
II there eEc9 ves M axiom. II Is this: No wife
thnEii 20 TO plcDtc aloue-
T:c .eEE nsS: morning TIC young man eaue 10
lie found her Il bone They sst together IN the
rhs:or and they talted Of many things. They dis
cr-eed 1he picnic and repeated al The nice things
u =. Rot 10 oe lived over again. They criticised
Two q tnrte :eo?le whom the! happened To know,
1Id ala4.zsI the weather. Theee vas not sus-
l.tolel III her ratheticehy.
l:ut hlle tfiey were tins taking awny, the hos
20 returning home loE dinner Entered ne troas
vile vss Ia the patinr With susne young pcraon
1n-,euI oI entering the front door, md Immediate
|, receiving the k1Hs which BpIced his noonday
ncal, he went IN IT the h4ck way.
Iae ,duug man In the pa1ioE heald his step as
he came IN, Hnd he tumedately seized hts hat and
pa1 he set out 10 play. lie felt that hls Intentions
Wrre entity, aud be behaved - Il hiH actions had
eoITespondcd
10 Ejftf her husband. WIN. entering the DAf16f