The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-12-09

It occurred to me to ask how they
could punish criminals, for their diff
ferent parts would escape one by one."
Well, she answered, d believe they
did have good deal Of trouble that way.
They used to box up the parts separately
and ship them to different quarters fthe
world, and then let them ind their wav
together again as best they could. The
chances were that the man never would
come 10 himself, if may say so, enough
to ever be Of much use to himself, or OF
much damage 10 nybody else. But after
awhile people got tired Of receisinganon
ymous express packages sent to them
containing foreign and lonely vital or
gans which were without home or moth
er. Now they have abolished all crimes
by making them all punishable BY
death"
But how can you Kill anybody ?" I
asked.
We burn the parts separately" the
maiden answered.
Ishuddered.
But doesn't any one ever die ." I
asked, feeling that the subject was be-
yond me.
Very few do," said she. @when We
find that We are aging We gradually ex
change ourselves of with somebody else.
Ii isn't considered good form to do It.
None but the poor die-those who can
not afford to pay the difference of an ez-
change
Do understand. then" said I. that
when you find yourself growing old You
lock for somebody who is younger than
you, but poorer, and pay him 10 sen his
young and healthy members and take in
exehang eyour old and decrepit ones 81
%That is our system The rich change
every year 10 keep up with the fashion.
The poor are hung up in the pavnshops
most of the tine
1 saw one Of these pawnshops myself,
and as We were going by stepped in and
got my lame back, with which had 50
much trouble, exchanged for q second
hand one, only slightly damaged, war
ranted to stay without hitehiDg. Il had
4 patent adjustable loop on top, which
saved buying and losing collar but
tons.
Iwonder if you have considered the
many advantages Of this system Of ex-
change d? OF course you are still thinking
- But bow it grinds down the poor 20
Very true but not more than does our
American system. And strangely enough,
they both work in about the same way
You think It unjust that the poor of this
far-of land should have all the sickness
and old age, while the rich have all the
youth and beauty. But tell you, friends,
as have walked on Fifth avenue in New
York and seen the carefully nurtured
and splendidly developed children ofthe
rich, and then, as 1 have walked with
the children of the poor, who work in the
sweat shops and live in foul hsles and
novels, have said to myself, this IS no
fairy tale or parable, but It vas indeed
become true that the poor sell their flesh
and bone that the rich may become beau
tiful and strong.
But viii not mnralize. 1 was going
70 tell you what nice plan this was
The well-to-dO never grow old This
beautiful young lady with whom was
talking told me without blush that she
was 247 years old on her last birthday.
OF course she has been made over 4 good
many times. In this remarkable land
loving wives tease their husbands, not
for diamond rings and seaiskin cIoaks,
but for neT pair Of eyebrows, new dim
pied chin, or some white tapering fingers.
And I am told that in the highesr cir
eIes the promise to love, honor and
obey has become pledge to love. hon
or. and beautify the bride, so that in this
country It ali depends on the husband
whether the wife keeps young or not.
Isn't that true in America, too
was much interested in the village
through which we were Salking. Per-
haps what most attracted my attention
was the manufactures, They have no
steam power. What is more natural
than in this land; where the human body
Is 50 wonderfully developed, they should
turn It to account And this they do in
many ingenious ways. In one large fac
tory which I entered the whole motive
power WAS furnished BY countless pairs
of human arms turning the Wheels, and
oftentimes the owner Of pair OF arms
would rent one Of them by the day, and
leave it and go home 20 do as he pleased
with the other This saved confinement
in the close air Of the factories and ena-
bled the men to earn double days pay.
In America, yoa know, We often speak Of
hiring hands. Here il was literally
done That was ali ony one could 90.
They didntdegrade men by eallingthen
hands."
A still more ingenious way of using
power that with US is entirely wasted
saw in another shop Here young girls
were working. With their fingers they
were doing all kinds Of fancy work for
themselves. but they were also chewing
gum, and their jaws were so attached to
machinery that the motive power fur
nished was turning PondeEous wheels
and running great factory
But my whole study Of these interest
ing phenomena was interrupted by an
occurrence for which ] could never see
that was to blame, We we're walking
in the fields. this young woman who had
been % kindly showing ne the way and