The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04


I According to the statistics of the Cir
'cinna'i Enquirer thirty-fhrce unfortl
mates have thus far III The year 1877. pe,
!, ,'nanently disposed Of themselves b
'lsnicihe IN Cincinnati. Two men. VIII
'lhau burned out their insidcs with ba
WHISKY. sought 10 cool themselves az
ov seeking resting place az the bottom
lot The Ohio river. One man. who Ia,
'Iatfempicd 10 kill his wife. plunoed
''Ibutcler knife inro his own heart An,
'nho'her. who had lost bis MUD, cut hi
'hfot from ear 10 ear with a simila
weapon. Only three women hung them
se'vcs' ana they were all insane, one be
my iilad from strong drink. Six me,
uhner the impulse Of mental deranpe
inent took themselves or In the San,
way, another hung himself after pro
'ra.ied drunk. another 10 escape finan
CHI .'ounic. and another because he hac
murdered i,is wife. Only one woman
.hot herself aud she was a Young girl N
love. One old man. for some reason no,
stated, blew ont his brains. four insane
men used the pistol to relieve The pres
sure on their brains. one man was sini-
|larly prompted by drink. two by weari.
ness Of prolonged illness. and one On
account of domestic trouble. An ,hn
suicides by poison were committed II,
women. One woman, prompted bv I'M
proper and unhappy love. died Of
opium IN her lovers arms. An insane
woman died OF dose of oxalic ac;j
Anoiher sought surcease or domestic
grIcf ~ arsenic. Another. promrted bv
ne same cause: and auoliicr. under tba
OF long drinking. tried Paris
green. The most rcmarkabic casa w.s
maj 81 . mother and daughter who died
rom morphine administered 10 both 81
me mother. Tho daughter loved mn
wisely, both Were unhappy, and the
mother. after helping the unhappy rirl
INTO eternity, lay down by her side and
'"aiiowed her own portion. The IN
ference from these few Cincinnati Sta
Ii~iics i That women prefer DOSING them
selves 70 dcala 70 hanging or shooting
themselves, aud that men rather nrefer
shooting 20 !iinging. II Is noticeable
mai ali the sick men shot themselves
mn that soli-stabbing was done only by
~ insane man. aud man driven 10
lnirk desperation by rcmorse or passion
incident ~ an attempt on the life OF his
wife. Drowning i al, easier death than
hooting or hanging, yet only Two
irowned themselves 10 tweuty-,bree
Who shot or banged themselves. t,ne
an understand Low the mind. intent IN
niritir. would turn 70 opium. arsenic OF
morphine. hni y j. not easy 10 see why |
woman would think of oxalic acid. aud /
robab'y in ihe insulated instance given
was taken simply because IL was
ANDY. Since the pnlato-bug raids Paris
feen has become a familiar poison. and
= can account on that score for twol
omen who DESTROYED Themselves IN
~ way Cincinnati drinks have not
pod rrlu'a'ion abroad. brt II appears
~ only four persons were drAcn tol
llcinc hy the excessive use of Cincin-
ati whisky. Tie same number Of men.
pwcvcr, killed themselves after killing
'eir wives. or attempting their lives.
~ i Is like that whisky provoked the
,miri'lr> that lrd 20 the suicides. There ;
but one instance III Tie record of 4
nare-oui suicide for love Of man.
liich docs not say much for tho scnti- II
ent OF Cincinnati Dni something Il /,
ade up i"r This by the circumstance OIL I
~ woman taking her poison and then {
ekinE her lovers arms 10 die In his 4
lbrace. II