The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-12-05

cur.Dr-Tne alarming prevalence asa :
.reeri.e ftsqsssey Of suicide. has ~.
1T tArse q fssr years Get many .
.-.-;,v no, he causes which have Pro-
"a -.e,;n i: and grea: Diversity Of 80
80. r,.chel. Lately Dr. Hamiltoa o e.
YORK e,ty has discussed the subject 'roe !.
u,o.t barely statistical standpoint ana '1'.
.ar;ous II not important iniorma''p'-
:. :. 49,, that IN 1870. 1871 and 1871 sae'e
-. asa ..icides in Nsw York city. she pop
l.,;oo being les than . million; thai = ~
!. m.nv maies - fenales commit so'c,a' -
..,. married than unmarried people n'''y
.....,,.. ant Of tho world. and that se'''
..rder }. moro prevalent IN the ''n"e! 'o-'
: -. ~;,t.r More suicides occur IN ."
r..,.;.-o TIN. in any other American cay
80. !, the cities than in tho country. so'
49,. !, ,.,,e cities than in email ones CLERKS
destroy themselves more freq'eo'v '''' '
other class.
Ivooo the social phase Of the question .ae
New york Post pertinently remarks:
-. condition. which produce such state o.
mind society is partly responsible. An a0.o
80 ~o,,.n who commits suicide ordinarily
Az. N because. having desire to Issd ."
honest life, she 10 without hope Of sece@
The shop girl who finds herself mo'oe' ~
to,s she il . wife prefers death to lite because
al. ;naeioes the disgrace is indei'o's' i"e
clerk who had rather face death than Oh. e"'
,,ovs, find, . reason for his preference 10 Ms
h.lef that there is no adequate remedy TOT oe-
..-ted guilt. The mechanic, forced INT" III
.b.ard conspiracy against the order Of '"c'''y'
6rx, under the specious plea OF seii'in'efe".
and secondly. under the supposed nece''''' u
LOYALTY adhering to his brother members o' '"'
ltr.de-union TO which be belongs. SEEKS per-
manens rest from labor because be 10 TOD cow
.rd,y. FRS, to break away from the arbitrary
res,ra,n,s which his trade org .nizAticn pu''
mon his work. and secondly. to look upon the
wan faces of his wife and hungry chiidse". In
behalf of society il is 10 be said that IN man,
rl,.ses Of the cases the individual Is tho sole
responsible cause far bis own misiorfanes' "n
the other hand in behalf al the individual. II
j. to be said tha, society makes no allowance
for the inexperi-nce and missakrs OF youth
The Sacramento Uaioa attributes the suicidal
mania to the weakening Of the influences o.
religion, Christianity and the RAPIDLY grow
ing unbeief 10 the main trne's aud ancs~n'
landmark. Of the Christian faith Each O
III. caus-s suggested above contributes IT. quo
a ,o doub, Ia the general discomfort oeserva
BILE EVERYWHERE in society. but behind all o
these is smother cause perhaps more powerful
than all the rest: II j. the practical exeius'o'
Of the laboring poor from society and ieil""
ship with humanity. Wh"ev.r IN these da.
Of chrome civ ilizaiion." shoddy nobility ahf
enamel pirty. earns an honest lifting by homes
labor. no matter hnw we'll informed. 10 refuses
admit,ancc into all society bu. that Of the dc
PRAYED aud the ignorant. and many whose pride
will not bend to such associations se~k and tine
refuge in death. When ;h. belief 10 the pre-
cepts Of Christianity becomes strong enough
/ 70 lead 70 their prdcncs IN s"cs~t!. tue cos
hearted ~xclusiveness and s~l6sh dssociab,lity
! 10 universal now will be done away with; decen
! people without regard Ia the value Of thei
possessions viii be welcome to social inter
course with their fellows: the erring peniten
one will be afforded opportunity to reform. an'
the philanshropist will no longer have occasion
to bewail the bloody spectacle at self murde
9 Perhaps it might be we'll to add A. furthe
= reason Why more men than women dessrc
q themselves. that women are in great meal
D ure relieved from the cares and responsible
! ties Of procuring living and Of supportin
famil,es-cares which press with terribl
weight upon the mind and heart Of IMAM
!. man. and drives not few of the veal
}. er and most frequently disappointed ones I
( death at their own hands.