Mohave County miner., 1888-07-21
A SINGULAR SOCIETY.

A SINGULAR SOCIETY.
rhG "eHuT ms. WHOSE MGMeGRe
NEVER sEE EACH OTHER.
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New York city u the headquarters Of .
society wbosr members and associstAs.
1880 In number. ars scattered over tbe
Eve great divisions OF the wogld- u y an
Association scarcely known beyond the
circle OF tts own members and their indi
vidual friends and acquaantAncsa u y
mover mentioned In the nswspspsra y
D governed By no laws o. rules. Yet
thsFs is nothing secret In it, origin. aim
% orgsaia.tic.. Tor y = organi,sa: i z
not charitable society. though Il does
srs wiling 70 hslr ssch othss 70 thsir full
directory HIST OF organized associations IN
box1 Sstys VSs w tuGt, N ny sfos Wu1soV-
ever. Its mamberB never nest together,
handshakse Or other greeting 10 proprla
persona. Il has no club house. no rooms
Tor social gatherings. There In no annual
dinner. there are no periodic festivities or
celebrations. On With most societies The
organization alluded to u an aitogethss
unique affair.
This remarkable sisterhood and brother.
hood-for II includes persons Of both
sexes a. well a. Of all agcs---is called the
Shut In society. It's members consist Of
sssn. women and children who are shut
ta" b. disease from the outside world. OF
tavalIds Who seldom or never leavs their
rooms, or perhaps even their beds. and
who II some cases have remained for more
than Generation In one never changing
spot, catching sight OF life and nature
enly through the window.
ORIGIN or THE xAMB
The name Of the society was suggested
ty the words. And the Lord shut him
Ia from Genesis xvii. 10, whore refer.
sncs % made 70 the Cxsator's Enclosure Of
s;oah inside the ark. In polyglot Hhls
the marginal textA imply that these wesds
may te taken In an emblsmatie ~ wsil ~
. practical ssnse. and that when thu
former meaning II bestowed they signify
q kindly and protective Providence. IL ID
In this senss In which tho term ''shut In
hes bsen appropriated By ths socisty'
The name vas bestowed By Mrs. J D. D.
(;onklin. OF Convent. N. j.. and thu
society Itself originated In 1877 among
ths contributors TO The Advocate OF
Guardian, the organ OF the American
Female Guardian society and Home foI
the Friendleas. In this city Some ol
these contributors. secluded BY sickness
exchanged letters Of sympathy. and thii
! formed the basis OF an ever widening
communion which existed for eight year.
In an unorganixed condition The societJ
was finally incorporated in August. 1885
lts objects arc mainly to relieve th,
WEAKNESS Of the sick room BY sending
and receiving letters and tokens OF re
| membranes, and 20 testify TO the consola
sion and help derived from religion. r,
| he sufferer. shut Ia from the outsid'
world, constitutes one proper candidat,
| for membership There are about 60(
associate members who are not them
selves invalids. but who, being In deeI
sympathy With chronic sufferers. devote
| considerabIe portion OF time 70 their -
| lief. There ID an advisory board OF az
| teen persons chosen from the society and
selected from different parts OF the coun
Try. thsir duty bsins 70 confer PERSONAL,
| or By letter concerning the Interests d
che association
rHH SOCIETY MAaAuxR
Mrs. Nasy L Dickinson b The editor o.
The Opsn Window. ths organ Of the aseo
citation. . neat twenty page monthly maga
sina Az . rule. the reading matter b
uhile st tbs sans time it remains tru,
able fedsration have minds that aSs n
| The vast majority aSs women. The fea
son for this b that tbsre ars mors chroni'
tnvalids among women than among men
and that the gsntlsr natures Of women
thus aAlictsd, issd them 70 this sympa
thstic intsroommnnioa, whsrsby they form
/ .ehsrished ties With fsllow su6srsrs whom
they have nsvss ssen and never VIII -
Many Of The shut ms ass poor snt
support lkhsmsslyss. One of them. pos
ssssd Of SONS literary ability. has secures
sntrsncs into not les than twenty Seves
magazines and nswspapsrs. moro than %,
b said Of many talented professions
writer's In the snjoyment OF health snt
strength Another. who b oompslled 4
bs constantly o. her back, has executet
E,ms exquisite lace work, but 20 SLOWLY
Gnd with such difnculty that Il u scarcely
Ga exaggsation TO claim that every stitel
t,ok an hour. One member b an agen'
for magazines and journals: good MANI
rot up devotional and birthday boxes
scrap books. crazy quiltA paper lowers
paper boxes. dolls clothes, eta. occup,
the time Of soma Interchange OF photo
graphs and lstters b popular among tn
| vAllds who rssd about each othss h Ii,
Opsn Window. Il u stated that the sx
htsaos Of the Shut In society has toni,
elect upon its membsrs- They constitute
Q unique phalanx, bound together by ths
tie Of suffering. the bondage OF room
| ysk sparsely spread ell ovsR the world
From Sweden TO tbs Sandwich Islands
from the Netherlands to Syria; In India
Burmah. China and Japan the ''shut ms
sie TO be found, ~ wen - In the towni
and cities OF Great Britain and the Unitet
/ States
Invalid children who wish TO Join th,
association may do 20 In fact, especia
attention has recently been given 4
| Juvenile shut lns" bet tween the agis OF
and f2, . lady In PisinHeld and one ir
Boston having them In particular charge
| A missionary society has likewise bsss
started. called the 1nvalids' Bisniliazy.-
Nsw York Herald.
Tho Torpid Liver Myth
A silly notion that Ii widely prevalent
| a. a. - A.
The term torpid liver" ID In every ones
mouth and In held In ancnunt for evarv