New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-12
4 NOBLE LIFE.
A,,Ep!CA'S ANGEL. OF MERCY

/ mace before I" write the HE 81 ''i'A H""' "
+ The c>pIanaion is itself illustrative OF h'f char
: a,trr She hal tie strongest hi>lh' '" 'io ""'H :
anal .rc meyer would heel any of thr frequent
| SOLICITATIONS addressed to her hf if!c''S WIZ"
,otur,1l, and pro,rrlv desired that ~" materials
for an adcuua:c biography III her "h"uId hc pro-
,,rod limos, nj the close Of her on@ lie S.i'
v.,s pcrs,,!cd 10 make an effort to put her papers
i, order but disease and old a@c ha' 'heh ''PP'"
her strength and she was unable 10 carry ""' "''
purposc II NAV bc sad therefore, tha' II" h''P
was obtained from her and il Is from FER P'|''S
and tho letters written br her ana preserve" ny
thc REGIMENTS that Mr.. Tiffany has r"n''rnc'c"
What in view OF the attrndan, dlilcui'ics. W"''
bc REGARDED as Il remarkably good ami satisfactory
life of her.
Mr. TIFFANY observe, Of Mss Din that sh" rs
the fonrdrr Of enduring. in>tilnt'"ns "i mercy !"
,rcric, and in Europe has simply II" peer in tho
annals of Professionalism. To find her pniaiI'1 III
i'm, respect II is necessary (" I" back I" the hTrs
Of such memorable Roman Catholic women rs ST.
There's, of Spain or Santa cniarI of A>">'I. ana
10 H.. an lng work they did in founding thr"I2h-
out European Chrisirudom great c"nFrIl''"I 'N-
tahllslncr,." We do NOT think the parallel >i4-
ccs,cd real nor the comparison Happy Ih''' i
10 resemblance between the practical good rir''"h
hv Ms, DIN and the founding "f c"hV'h'N avn
mcuascric> The truth is that this American
woman stands absolutely alone, and n'i'l"r III
Truc>t,ntl,m nor in Catholicism can hr' peer o'
Cnund. he work ,.lc did MS not one - I" Tue
h,nciirrnc" or permanent value oi wi'h ANY
,louh or dispute could exist. Her He was Spun
~ ur,r,otlur civilization III rclicN M SUFFERING.
in srcurn, AID and comfort to the must helpless
and the mos, afflicted OF all livin- creatures; and
Of her more than of most lah"rrr> II ii'F DE Na''
that her work, do follow her.
nt,,r mcmillan and IN respects a Saucer
hi,, !, would L. dliiirul 10 roInt "Ht III" never
knew hat il was 10 he u chilli. Separated carry
from parents VIII" lived unhappy she was T'"ir''
hy u erardn"thrr. who 10 many Nift'ir> "i "
Snar,nn kind united EaIL and gloomy Furtan-
ism which chilled the soul of IN" SENSITIVE @il'.
Bu' out of this severe discipline eh" brought a
sense Of duty and cdp2cIty fer "ndIr'n' P'''-
less in the difficult and io!lN"'r career before her
In her Young womnnhood She kept giri, school
IN I}r,ton ard kept II 50 we'll 'h.i >hc acquired
modes, competency, though al the sacrifice of her
hcllth She broke down and had /" give mp
lie school, 81" went t" Engand for rh nee "i
air and VAS taken seriously III there. ami tor
rc htcc, nlunti>-thc only similar experience in Il
lIic c>"rI.n- to c,lty-hV" years She r"I''"d
,rc tender care and ho>p,aty "f an In..I>h
tamily. IA" always looked back I" that 'IWc
as tic one real holiday Of her HE. Then for H."
domestic relations from which She shut out
and then for the first and last time she yielded
to the charms Of her surroundings and enjoyed
n-r dependence. With her returning health came
r,s'ctsrr>. The future WIS pui'r "hsrTrr. Size
LID been forbidden by the doctors :" Ic'Grn -
tie scho" and n"ihn. else 81 ,-.">'ed lt~"i' 81"
returned I" the | ritcd States wrhoni d, definite
r'irr">"
~ the tiuI" referred f.. nfty wears ago. ~"
,"a''u"-' "f insanity ~ Iris AMI mo'.y other
c"V'iiI", ltd been pIartr1lti unclaimed from
&c lia"'irc of the Mrid'" ACES. In Fi"n'r l'r"I.
H. H.. ,rrd '"n"lly and IDL". AAI iir'"IF'"I
r.orr rn.!.h,"rcd aId hunarc inc'Hr'iN T."
former bad at the hci.i.t of the lem 81 I'r''I,
worried lie Committee of Saic'l t" let hlIn r\-
riILicIi i,r patients At l;i'r ir". .ud. '">Pr"
D'aIi.oI, predictions. h" had >ur''r'.'d N ">'ah
lIs4i:.e hi, treatment Bat VA" rev hri hA !
uoi ~ Vet spread TAR. and tn Uch hr . ,'h"r> ~
l'nlaGcii.l had h',i!i AID "p'c an ~, i'u ri'"r
'Ac pi.ucIplr Of u"n-fr,'rilut the Treatment
:rncr.liy III operation. W, essentially ,A,".r nu
rc!ucya Tic 'r.l"sI.,>iirb tl"w Il INSANITY.
| - dciuouilrnl pos,.ssIon. ;.ci"I only :" "Hr
from whIch the insane derived II" nh'l-"f."
! O." ih"r sihcrIn., II Tics ""n' n"i p'>~NN"t
! & lie. is ticy we've hI"i.t dangerous 90 m"i"N
/ u.t>iuG animals 81 i"' 'r.,icI .rr"r';I'-i; -
! tie ..n! 80. ni London t""u ion u.ii; i"t:>
! p.il,d ne la,i l,hcm IIospii. -...lrd !s'i.''n
,. first ,ls, snow and t.th'r 81. 'iId",> .,ri
! i.od,t>. ,h"v were ""n' I" rcPur "a "i'N'I>. t.
lu-h hearth; AT iic antics Of tie "I.|i i".,. and
10 tiIi.tt" t'ir lu'1inati"i> ".th gently i".i"I
h., wa,rilu. tie Iui"I> AMI tir,tcnii- 'slr,ior
! II ii. most yI"rnt Inhul,c>. lA"~' Ny" h""'l.'
,in,.~l IL. t i'ii ard ilc I'lr, that "trr ~" IA 81
! l.nrn,.c>, lln,iir DID n" require +" h. rhhi"''
slow pen 'iailns -" p"pElr of i'' in"''l'"i
| uilJ Md p'"pl" "'rIN" h"I" Wric r-'i"'"I ~
| h..,u.. neither rshis nor i,rlns, |" saN that
| they were treated IKE animals conveys tar t""
n..orallc an Impression of tn" prevailing practice.
| SO man would lave Thought of uanE 'l'il" or
horses or cyrn swine as tines" uni"rr"na''N w"r"
| i.rd
|, -. Vie arci,lrn'al discovery "i IL" wy ~
| vllrl some N,,,ichu~',,, HhaIirs we've treat 1t
| that gave Ms, li> the work "l her hi". "'r
| n,l.>.nn a> II may very we'll hr called NJ "''"
I'll tine ,ilIhs whIch >prci1ll> nt'cd her tor t''i
work came luto play. and >h" appeared - r'' 1t
administrator ~ we'll ~ rci"rnlrr. She began
| hy cullr.,.n. Facts. s." wet h'r" AID there.
r>aiiIncd tie CONDITION Of the il,an" HiaIri"It"I
AZ puillr cinra~. and having ""'umuhi''i "'""
: wh,inm. ~ l,!cicr ut the urgent need 81 reform
,,,, adIrc.>c,I 10 the State Lc-i,ldtHm m"n"rI'l
| ,,hIrli stirred ,hai hr Is nightly. 81" al"',
/ had 4 remarkable power of presenting i"tt' i"f"I
| bly, and her argument vs. - t"nrltut "iI"''
| aYd downright that II could no be- rNHd"d She
did not hesitate. Ia tell all the truth I" tr Mt-'
chu.rtiS lc.isi1loi,. They then l"LrLcI and T."
duuhi generally Tor tine first iIinr, that ~ tlr'
inl, and alnisholsc, II was customary I" herd to
! gr,hrr the sane and the lus'nc the Imm"rrnt amt
the guilty: that the insane were often pnrI>"d
| to.rthcr unfortunately III rooms without fires
in the depth ol winter. and not seldom without
| gla,s in the windows: that no attempt WIS hId'
| to preserve ceauifcsS: that IN many places iil'
! iu,an, we're kept caurs or vaults, chiIrrl fo
the floor or walls, walowinr III nth. iml"rir"tN
| of not ii all clotIc'I, lcl wors" than hos. and
c\prsc 10 all the bitterness. of NrA Enslanl
| winter The catalogue he'd of with iir Enai
cambridge Jail. and il embraced ms anrrs from
all over the State. Mr. Iihany has given s.v-