The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-06-25
gests tho application Of the birch out.
side the clothes to syoid scans.

geSts tne aPPncatlon OF the birch ont.
side the clothes to syoid scans.
"An Anxious Mother notice, that
the fair principal has not mentioned to
her medical adviser "the slipper OK
lsdy's shoe, which has At least the merit
Of readiness" and then che dlifts off
into puns on "Hone Rulers," etc., al
Paddy's expense.
The next commend 10 from some
eynic who signs with the watohword of
the epoch, "Equalization Of the Sexes,'.
and after suggesting that England has
some good schools (thauk God y where
discipline and obed;snos sre maintain.
ed without the lash, asks in q.a,; sub.
servience to his motto, "Why, indeed,
should not girls be aogged u we'll q
boys, or better p
Still another critic cites the pr.atice
in monastio orders Of both sexee, in
which upper and osoer dagellahon
were used; the former TO tho shoulders
Of the monks, the losoer when females
were to be fustlgated, in order to syoid
the accidents incident to upper fagel.
lation. His advice is, "Lst your COZ.
respondent beware how hs recommends
the upper or shoulder faxsllation, a,
besides the injury to what Burns des-
cribes IS the full, ripe bosom, exquisite.
ly white,' it is said to ipju1s the eye.
sight."
In later number it is stated that
"a Lady Principap wrote to the Sehoz
astic Register, last October, that she
gave "Miss F. !" one Of her pupils, "a
sound Gaming until I made my arms
ache," adding that on anothe, occasion
she "used the riding whip on the bare
shoulders and arms !" and other CORES.
pondence in the Regi.ter is rsfszrsd to
Is indicative of tho continuance Of this
vile practice. Then, a lady Of ssottish
patronymic writes, with entire ooolnsas,
that, Is sorporeal punishment il ~ sa
open question and many will fog eilh,
"it is really important that they shouid
adopt the best kiud'' Cot soourgs), a.d
proceeds to recommend the s'tavss"-
spelled taws, pL in Wsbster-a le.ths,
whip used by Scotch pedsgoguss. Out
upon her! It is . wonder the gentle
English women do not take up Ru,siA's
discarded knout.
Another phase Of drollery is put up.
on the matter by one who quotes verses
from George Colman depreoaing t,..hy
novels:
"'Were I Pastor in boarding school,
I'D quash such books in toto i'll couldn't
Let me but catch one Miss that broke my rule,
I'd fog her oundly-damme Ill vouldntr
"Wllam, 'tis plain was getting in . rsss:
But Thomas drJly said, for hs was COOL
think no gentl sman would mend the sR>
By doggng ladies at boarding school,"
Naughty girls I'm not sure but di.
luting their sweet little brains with
trash is efficiently good provooatiou
for the whip.
Permit me to give you, in full, this
touching little letter from one Of the
victims:
"s1R.-Let me entrsat your eorrss-
poudents not to jest upon the Country
Physicians letter, but 70 say something
against what one Of them calls . lovev dis
cipline for young ladies'. I have had it
twice during the last year at school, and
think it is most horrid, and it hurts
dreadfully, and An sure " would be just
as good without 1t. 50 please say some
thing against it.
| am etc.,
| A PHYs1c1AH's DAuGHrrR.
| up. ST. saw it [the disoussion1 here
when l came home for the eastern holi-
days."
"Ke,ssington, Tuesday,"
And now, Dear JOURNAL, in closing,
gladly cease writing of this infamous
custom, and doubt not these details
agitate your tender heart (yeur heart
was always der, Williau0 quite as
much as they do miue-the still Young
heart (iu its sympathies) Of ono who
will always love and cherish the ei,ls;
the heart, indeed, of . real
OLD BEAU.