Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-08-03

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France, Spain. Italy, and Germany shos
the remarkable means adopted 20 stop
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TO have bcea conceded tat ell biris.
Wild animals. and insects h.i certain
rights that people were in honor hound
to respect, and of which they could not
I've deprived without good cause shown
10 some competent tribunal. Animals
that could be caught and imprisoned
were tried in q secular court. TIE eccle-
sia.tical courts, however, had sole juris-
diction over ants, flies, fess, cstcrpiilars
and other insects, as well rs reptiles and
very small auima!s. The records Of the
village Of Noisy, in France, show that in
the year 1914 u farmer was gored BY
bull. Charles, Compile de Valois, hear
ing of the affair, ordered the beast to be
imprisoned to await trial. After hear.
ing of the case, the officers Of the law
condemned the bull to he executed. The
legal proceedings, however, did not ter
inmate here. The case was reported to
parliament, which decided that while the
decision was just, the proceedings were
illegal, as the Compile de Valois had no
jurisdiction in the case. All animals that
injured men shared the same punishment
as men who committed like offensos. In
1865 pig was burned at the stake near
Paris for devouring young child. In
1903 pig was publicly executed for
going into house and killing child in
tho cradle. A record of the proceedings
in the csse is still preserved, including
an account of the execution and the ex.
penses attending it. In Germany various
kinds of poultry were tried for crimes
by the secular courts, as they were capa-
BILE of arrest and Imprisonment.
During the fifteenth century Cardinal
Huyonet was very severe on insects. He
sOlemnly accommodated all the slugs
that infested his district. Bluebottle-
flies were also mathematical in a public
manner from the pulpit in the great ca
thcdral, and all local curates were en-
joined "to repeat the curse until it proved
cffectual." The bishop of Laon cursed
all the field.mice and caterpillars that
infested his bishopric. The pious monks
at st. Francis, in the south of Portugal,
were more kindly disposed TOWARD
troublesome insects. They did not con.
denim them without careful considera-
ton of each case. A colony of ants in
vaded their monastery and did all sorts
of mischief. They stole the grain the
monks had planted, ate the provisions in
the pantry, and threatened to undermine
the walls of the building they occupied
for holy purposes. A court was organ
lied to try the cause, and learned counsel
were appointed for both sides. The adj
v0cate for the monks made out strong
case. He showed that he aud his broth.
ers were voluntary mendicants, who had
srcriiced all worldly comforts for the
glory of God and tho salvation of
wicked world. Ants had invaded their
home, eaten up the plain food they had
prepared, spoiled their garden, and bur-
rOwed under the foundation of their
home. If the ants were to remain the
monks would die of starvation or be
crushed by falling walls. In either case
immortality would increase and souls be
lost. The advocate brought forward
testimony to prove that the founder Of
their order was most bitterly opposed to
ants on account of their violent habits
and their disregard for the rights Of
property. He therefore asked that the
ants he destroyed as enemies of religion
or at least be banished from the monas.
terry.
LUG COuuSci 1Ot iu0 anus mdOc most
able defense. He asserted that Provi-
derce had created them for some good
purpose, had endowed them with life and
mentality, aud provided them with or
gans for securing food. Though small
and Insignificant, they had been pointed
out by the sacred writer a examples for
men to, follow. In all times they had
taught man many useful lessons in indus
try, cleanliness, and forethought. Ants
like monks lived in communities, we're
governed by superior, worked for CON-
mon end, and held their goods in CON-
mon. They we're evidently religious,
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