The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-13
CHASTISING CHILDREN.
ssThc Restoration OF the Rod'-How
Young Ladies ure Birched in Eng
rand-The Point ut which Punish
mcnt Ceases to be q Virtue.

Young Ladies ure Birchcd in Eng
Iand--The Point ut which Punish-
ment Ceases to be q Virtue.
From the Ensl:shwoman's Domestic Magazae.l
"a Reioicer in the Restoration Of the Rod"
saws: call myself by this title because do most
firmly believe that great many OF the ac&nowl-
edged evils OF the present age-uhuutllul cnll,
dren, and reckless needless young men and
women-arlse from 80 many parents and teacners
having Of late years neglected a most essential
duty in not using sufficient and proper corp; raj
chastlsenent But from all hear great reac-
tion is taking place In this respect AND though
there may be many loving motsers tne mSe Ilny,
being more shown in duty trlumphng oycr SEN
tlment, and that the rod-the olrch rods re-
calming Its old place both among boys and girls;
TO find a preparatory school for boys-especlally
those conducted by laulcs-Hhclc Tue Fou IS not
more or less used.
BOY WHIPPING BY WOMEN.
know one most excellent school OF TINS Kind IN
Eentsn Town, London, where tnere are ooys
from six to fourteen, and where the very Kind and
good ladies who manage 1t (and WHO have always
more applications for admission tlan they can re-
ceivcl administer the rod ID way when, II
Scotch mother cond witness, woulu enectualy
negative her ideas OF ladies not peing able 10 orch
a Goy worth mentioning after he ceased to be q
iittie how. IEnow four Of their boys who after
wards went to Eton, where they suglected them
selves TO the birch-and suppose hSon olrcnlhs
Is tulerably severe-yet they thought It. not near
ly SO bad as that of Miss -: Will instance
two cases among many where their system an
swered In remarkable manner. one was ooy
who had been TO large Prepd,rm,ofy sS.ooi nv nt
pensed WITH This boy, at tweiVe, was per
feet pest, and by great good luck % his parents
heard Of Miss --'s most excellent school,
lad Iad wavs Ssi5s mi Miss tried OF nrst gentle meu.
sures, hut with no success; anu ~ aiier many o.
fences she ordered him 10 Ills room, lei him walt
by himself for half an hour. and then enrereu,
not see 1t. She spoke to him very grayely and
lovingly, and then told him she was eHins 10
birch him, at the same time showing MIN the rou,
AMI bidding him prepare linsel lor punish:nen.'
las she considers making the boys prepare them
selves to be whipped half the battle He stoutly
refused whereupon, after eonslderaOe delay she
left him for half an hour or more. AT the end ol
that time she again returned 1 rI n;m s
SELF. whereupon, spite OF his struggles, she took
or his Jacket. and then gave him sound Gaming
across his shoulders. He soon promised 10 ao as
she told him. She then lad tne cane aslde; ana
tucked his shirt, ut her bidding, under MS
walstcoat, aud laid himself across the little
bed with his person bare, she tolu MIN sue
should birch him now for refusing TO obey
her orders, and that the original punish
nept would be deferred. She then took the rod,
and, after five or six welldelivereu strokes, Tue
boy after trying to protect himself with his hands,
jumped up. She again took the cane and gave
him another canIng; and then he finally, and
once for all. submitted, and my good friend was
allowed to finish her birching; and so far had
she mastered him that when the next day anotner LEI
celve the original punishmcnt-for the 0nence
for which her sister was tu have administered
punishment the day before-he prepared nllnseli
= ,cINn n n
birchinu at llcr hands with wonderful submis-
sion. During his stay OF this school (anu his pa,
rents prolonged 1t as much as posSlolel lie nad
many similar private interviews with the MISS
-, In which the brcn roo pore ptolliagn' ,l
Ing then. and il Is not possible to IND a more eA-
emplary or promising young man; anu nave no
hesitation In saying that his present promise Is
mainly owing to the firm discipline lie experienced
at the hands OF Miss -. The other case was
rather remarkable one.
THE WIDOWS son wALLorED RY WOMEN At 10.
Seven years ago. my good friends, the same
ladies were spending their Christmas holidays
with relative In YORKSHIRE WHEN they had point.
ed out to them boy OF fifteen, who was fearful
trouble to his widowed mother, and during the
time they were visiting Yorkshire the mother
came In the greatest distress 10 The house where
my friends were staying, and TOLD now her son had
robbed his uncle. Knowing the great experience
of boy human nature which my friends haI, they
asked the mother 10 consult them; she dld SO,
and the end OF 1t was that the mother uetermln-
ed to lake lodgings for herself ana ner son III kelt-
lsh Town, and agreed that the son should come as
n day boy to her schnol. This accordingly took
place. The day after he had entered the school,
llls mother called, by arrangement at Il oclocH,
and was taken into room where were the MISS
- aud her son. His past conduct was then iully
brought before him. He was then told that lie
must expect to be severely punished: he was
undressed by the Miss lthls was tnonehs tne
q short bench userl for the purpose lie received
from each OF the Misses - most severe orc!l-
ings new rod being applied by each, and all the
birchlngs were administered III tne presence ol
his mother He was then sent to bedroom pre-.
pared for him In the house, where ne remained
two lays. He then went back TO Ills mothers
lodgings, and attended tlIe school as u dayoo as
usual. lie remaineda = quarter there, ana every
time he showed his evil nature he was olrcneu.
AL the elld OF the quarter he was difrerent boys
his friends were quite amazel at the change IN
him; he went TO Rugby, and thence 70 TRINITY
possible comrur; TO his widowed mother, and he
is expected to take o very good degree this very
January, 1870.
no FAMILY COMPLETE WITHOUT II.
A relative OF mine during last autumn adver-
tIsed for O school in which 10 place her daughter,
who was both "headstrong anu unruly, " anu sue
stated in the advertisement, "a school where cor
poral punishment Is prudcnily administered pre-
ierred.n In reply she had letters from very many
principals OF ludies' schools, oil whom twenty
Tour stated tnaL Lley MeiC IA VIC haoC vi uoius
corporal punishment Tor all graver faults; some
used IL also for school work; and OF these seven
teen OF them specified "the birch rod In the Old.
fashioned way" as the instrument anu mouc OF
punishment I know several public institutions
ior girls where the birch rod Is used ana several
more where it would be used II the managers had
their way In the matter Know one very eXpen.
sive school for young ladies 10 kenslngton, Wnere
for certain offences. whatever their age, the
young ladies are blrchcd as Follows: Having re-
Tired and put on dress for the purpose, at an
appointed hour the young lady 10 be pun.
Ished knocks at the door OF the boudoir or
the lady principal who, after serious conversa-
tion with her, and sometimes prayer, makes her
enter her offence always grave one) IN
hook kept for the purpose, Which she does
The lady principal tllen rings the bell, and the
matron of the establishment IS sent Tor, 10 whom
the lady prtlcIpa hands the book in which the
Young lady has Just entered her offence, and below
which the lady principal has inserted the punish
ment. AS she hands the book she says, "Mrs.
- will YOU be good enough to give Mss -
so many strokes (namn2 the numberl with the
birchr' pointing with her anger TO the entry In
the book. The matrou takes the book and retires.
Presently maid servant enters anu says, Ms. ITS
- THE matron is ready fur Miss -" The
lady nrincioa saving, II hope this will not occur
again. " bows the young lady out: and the said
young lady. her heart sinking within her, Knocks
at the next door, the room where the inatron cx-
poets her. On entering she is told by the matron
TO lie across a narrow ottoman Which occupies
The middle OF the room. Miss - las q rule there
is no rerusa;) does rs she Is directed and the ma
tron then buckles strap, which, passing across
the cupTit's waist, 1astPns ner 10 the ottoman.
Size then, without O word removes the eloose dress
from below her waist, selects rod from stand
of rods and slowly administers on Misses IS
hara narsou The nrescribcd number Of strokes