The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-26
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CURERs WHO MURDER
A Ferm Of Lanaey That Is Dangerous to
Society.

4 Form 81 Lunaey That Is Dangerous to
Society.
American Asalys..
A severe and decisive example should
be made Of the so-caiicsi Faith Care
fanatics. the accounts al whose murderous
achievements are constantly confronting
US in the newspapers. Theirs has proven
to be form OF lnnscy that is dangerous to
society, and 10 leave them at large. free TO
carry on their monstronS absGraities. IN
defiance OF Law, reason and religion. would
be sustaining them In their pernicions
practices. Some days ago the health
officers of Brooklyn made a descent upon
. meeting place Of faith curists twho style
themselves the Lodge OF Faith'0 and ar
rested several persons who were actually
injected with scarlet fever and other con-
tagious diseases. The rres.ei persons at
once assumed the exalted air OF martyrs,
and their crazy companions followed them
through the streets to the police station,
encouraging them on the way with
cries of .'God will protect them" and
other similar profane declarations. 0ne OF
the persons arrested had a vile and
6-monfhs-old child sick with diphtheria, to
both OF whom he refused medical treat
ment. The sufferers were removed to the
lodge wers thoroughly disinfected- The
prisoners we're charged with violating the
sections Of the penai code that relate TO the
cndangering of public health by causing
the spread Of contagious diseases. A man
named LARSEN was tried in Brooklyn last
week for refusing To administer medicine
prescribed by a physician TO his 7-year-oid
son who had diphtheria. The doctor testi-
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he had ordered had not been administered,
he asked the father for an explanation.
The latter said: 1T Is tsod's child, and
He will take care of IT, II He wants II He
viii take H." The Justice called LARSEN
to the stand and questioned him. II
didn't mean to break the law" said
LARSEN. II wouldn't take the whole city
aud break the law. was only doing Gods
command" Its = singular thing, said
the Justice. that in this nineteenth GEN.
tury there are men who have such . foolish
belief ~ you and your society have. =
"weIl," said LARSEN, Its Gods wish.
We only believe what be tells as. I"
.'Then." cid The jaatice, ~ yonR ehild
fen into the water yon Wouldn't assist Ia
rsscuink u, would your "0hi that would
be different. : replied LARSEN. The accused
Was IQuuu kulAty uxtuck ScctIOHs 80 auu ~
of the penal code. which make IL misde-
meanor for person villfuliy to omit ito
perform duty by law imposed upon him
to furnish food clothing, shelter or medi-
cal attendance TO minor" or for person
having the custody Of . minor willfully TO
permit 1.-The minors life to be endangered
or his health to be injured" The latest
case OF the kind was revealed in the death
in Brooklyn on December II OF Miss
Frances w. Anderson. young woman Of
~, who rejected the medicines prescribed
for her. The physician told the girl she
had consumption, and would probably die
II she did not submit to medical treatment
She insisted there was nothing the matter
with her, and also said that under no cir
cumstances would she use any medicines
which might be prescribed. II am not III. ("
che said; IF l were IL would be sin to
take medicine. Does not God say. Il am
the great physician" In the face Of
suicidal follies such Is the foregoing IL Is 10
be hoped that outraged public sentiment
will speedily interpose and put a peremp-
tory end to the teaching and promulgat-
ing OF . superstition 30 periIous 10 its
votaries and so fatal 70 the young and
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