, 1872-11-17
DARK BLUE,

DARK BLUE.
me question OF flogging criminals is exciting
SGGnslo9raole str IN England, and DARK Blue fol
november opens with IN article on sfThe Jus
Pr1nclples Of Punishment in which is adYo.
Gated the use Of the cat IN certain cases:
10 say that corporal punishment is in itself degra
ng a Is n not correct Was 81. Paul degraded when five
martyrs o. whom the world we're not worthy degraded
y their trial Of cruel scourgngs? No, they count
man through his body; degradation is Of the soul
and the cruel bully is still further degraded {aup.
noslnE R taat possibe when suffering the inction of
creature We must seek deeper for the than tie
mere fact that the punishment he receives
for which s2ch 'efig Is gaea is the
we tnat society casts him out Surely nothing be
Vnm wore hsza hss9nsy jpst than to say to such criminal
On weaker fellow creature feel then what it Is to
suffer pain in your own body, and whie you writhe
! under its smart, think that an offending fellow
creature is suffering similar pain through your wfl
c1aelty Such Is just retribution. There would be
Indeed no jus retributon IN corporal puniahent for
theft, and other similar crimes. We
may, however, lay down as maxim, that punish.
ments, to be made deterrent, should be such as are
extent the crime itself indicates the nature Of the
1shnen demanded thus, to the idle swindler and the
skulking a thief no punishment can be dstasteful
the hearess scoundre1 guilty Of cruelty no punish
ment is SO distastefal as the painful nogging:
On this 1atter point, there can be little doubt.
Evelyn Jerrold gives a paper On f'Theophile
aautier;" and. J. ". Upton writes Of "Ruaais
and Pansc1aYism."
"Modern Athleticis1n, " BY ". Turley, contains
Weu-considered remarks on the tendency tn
make athletic sports matter Of dissipation. and
OF money.getting, through costly prizes and
hand1capping propensities:
We ought In reason to have one Of two thinpn
Either let an athletic contest be strife into which men
enter for the purpose ct winning for winnings sake
OF else let be understood that gentlemen drecty
or indirectly to derive pecuniary benefit from winning
cences Of their ncoues and il this be So let US cast
ABIDE all suberfuge, and frankly and honestly admit
me fact; let the narrow line which separates
are avowedy mainly dependent for their livelihood On
their strength OF limb be removed; and then by ali
means, let Us have the prizes bestowed in coin.
"In Pursuit Of slavers is short story, and.
IN . Lady's Visit to the South African Dia-
mond Field,''' good deal Of information is given
in pleasant way.
Other articles are: Elementary Schools :"
"Unis and Necklace :" Prose Idyn; s'She
Being Dead;" and Arabs and Training-S Ships
Part w." The last is an account Of the stpinch-
ed, reeling, empty minded, ekeleton-key-twist-
ing, knuckle-duster- dishing, round-the-cor-
ner,trick- k-perpetrating, Bobby-slpping, swag-
hunting, police-newa-d -deyouring, bloodBhot-eyed
raw, ragged, stunted, starved, lost London
Arabs" )" and discussion Of plans for their re-
demption. Schools will not do.
Ihe Arab wants to be in the open air and use his
limbs you don't prevent it, he'll get locked up for
somebody ese's crime come out desperate, taught
BY an abandoned fellow prisoner; or he'll be told IN
that thesing is better than the hospitality
extended to the pauper both in ITSELF and the COM
pasayeiy comfortable prison which solsces the pick
dred and ninetynine possible ruans are not pleas
Ing prospect.
Training-ships, the writer thinks, will be |
found the best institution.