The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1890-11-15
THE WHIPPING POST.
Romans Used tho Lash Moro Than
Any Other Nation
Whipping In Ouesa Ilis,b~th's Time
Iias-iiai,"n In france and iioiisnh-Us~
OF the Itod IN kuss,A and shs Osiest.

IIsgeiiation In france and iioii snd-tss
OF the itod IN kassiA and the Osiost
Tho first mention of whipping as i
punishment occurs in the nth chapter
of Exodus, where we find that Pharaoh
whipped the officers OF tho israolite'
when they did not furnish the required
number Of bricks which they were com
PEELED to make every day.
In ancient times, says writer In
American Notes and Queries. the Rom
Ans carried whipping as punishment
farther than any other nation, and ,boi'
judges wcro surrounded with an array
OF divers kinds OF whips we'll calculated
to alright the offender who might be-
brought before them. III. mildcst form
of whip WAS HAT leather strap called
the Grru'd, and ono OF the most severe
Mas the fdgtRnni. which was made al
plated OK hide and almost al hard u,
iron.
From ancient times the use o! whip
ping can be traced through the Middle
Ages down To, comparatively speaking,
more modern times, whom IL 1, easier
to lind record Of the use Of ia. rod.
In Queen Eiixabe,h's time the whip
plng-pos, Was an established institution
In almost every village In England, the
municipal record, Of tho time informing
us that the usual fee to III. eSccutioncl
for administering the punishment was
-four penc. - head" In addition IA
whipping being though, an excellent
corrective for crime. III. authorities OF
aocr,ain town In liantins,ionshirc mus,
have considered the uso OF tn. lash as a
nor, OF universal specific a. we'll. for the
corporation rcconi, OF this town mon
ton that they paid .igh,-pene" "to
Thomas Hawkins Tor whipping two pco-
pie " had the smallpox"
In France and Holland whipping doc,
not seem Ia have been 70 generally
practlc"i Tho last woman who was
publicly whipped In France by judicial
deere" was J-ann. 81. RENT Il. Nalois.
Confess" de Ia Motto, for her share In
tho abstraction Of tina, diamond neck
lac. which has given po!n, to 10 many
.toris.
In connection with I'll" history OF flag
citation In France may h. mentioned
the custom which prevailed their land
also In Italy, In oldon time, Of ladies
In b-d on the morning Of tho Festival
OF the inacc.n,s," and whipping them
for any injuries, either real or fsncird.
which IN. yio,ius may hay" don. TO the
fair fa.cllsn,s during the pas, year,
Anon. the Eastern nations III" r,si in
sarlou, form, played a promin-n, part,
and from ~ha; "" read China might 10
said 10 bo aimos, governed by u. ia
pan il ainggiarly free from the practice
Of whipping. but make up Tor IL hy has.
Ing remarkably ssnElinary crinlnal
code.
Russia "a, however. par excellence a
home Of tn. whip and the r,si. tho Rus.
SLAMS hayin. been governed from t!rac
imn-uorsal 10y the us' Of the lash.
Many Of the Russian moaarchs a-r-
ad.p's IN the usr Of the whip. and wrr-
aiso particularly in;-niou, In maxim.
things unpleasant for those avgni
them. Catherine II. was ~ psr.icu.
lasiy fond Of ,hi, variety Of punl,.mcn,
(Which sh" oficn administered in prs-
ronl. tina, IL amounted ritlos, 10 q pas.
sion with hrE. u IN rvlstri that she car
rIrd this cra.r ~ far that ono tlinr tho
lailcs of ia. court hal 10 conc 10 the
Winter False. with their irosscs ~ al.
.gs,'d that the Empress could whip a.
once " sue f-l, - inci!u.i.
Wh!l- the Instruments 81 torture used
In Eussi. Wcrr OF rFca, variety. the
most formidable ''pun,.h-r' was the
tnog'. an Instrument oi Tartar osl;la
and Of which descriptions iiner. In ia
ordinary form IL appear. To l." a heavy
aH.N
attached Ia a handle tHo Zee; long. the
lash being cpncarc. ,hua maEiar tso
Hharp edges along it, .utlrr iUn.'ih. and
VIXEN It. fell on the criminals back u
would ru, him like flexible dBuiil-.
edged sword. Cumming tho Fan;l.t''
was also employed. but principally Ia
ia" army. In this tho offender had {,
pas. through n long linr OF soldiers.
each oi whom gave the offender a stroke
with plant switch. Peter ia" Grca:
limited the number Of blows 10 he given
tn 1900. but unlcss IL were intended Ia
kill the victims. they seldom gave moro
than 5000 at n time. When the offender
was sentenced TO greater number %.
stroke. than this. ia. punishment was
extended over several days !or tho rca.
son above stated.
Whipping, after dropping out Of Sigh,
'pr time In England. waa rcluiroIucci
In England In is1;. in orlcr to pat a
check ON crimes of violence. The law
was 50 framed that the Judge, might, add
iloGHing at discretion to the imprison-
mcni to which the offenders were also
sentenced. The first instance of this
punishment, being used was a, Leeds.
whcrc two men received twenty-five
lashcs each before entering their nyo
and ten years penal s"rviiudc for gar.
citing. The whip used In this instance
WAS the cat.o-niuc.iail,.
The whipping.post IL also still used
In some parts Of this country, notably at
New Castle, Dol. where the eat" Ia
s,ill administered for minor o'fcnscs.
Judging from a whipping tina, the n-i;cr
once witnessed. IL appears to DO very
mild form OF pun!,hmcnt
C".Oycrpiion u I,Iut~.