The Meeker herald., 1891-08-29
THE WHIPPING POST.
Romans Used tho Lash Moro Than
Any Other Nation.
whippisg n Queen Eiissb~th's Time
risgsliatsea IN France aud iloi.snd-tss
u tAs RsA u kussis aud the Ortest.


Tho hrxt mention OF whipping as
punishment occurs in the NTH chapter
OF Exodus, where we find that Pharaoh
whipped tho officers Of the Israclitcs
when they didnot 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 u punishment
farther than any other nation. and their
judges vero surrounded with an array
OF divers kinds o! whips well calculated
To alright the offender who might b.
brought before them. The mildcst form
OF whip was fiat leather strap called
the (sruia, and one OF the most severe
VAS tho fdgeiyan., which was made OF
plated OF hide and almost a. hard A.
iron.
From ancien, times the use OF whip
ping can be traced through tho Middle
Ages down 10. comparatively speaking,
more modern times, when 1t u easter
10 ind record OF the use Of the rod.
In Queen Eli,abeth's ,imo the whip
ping-post WAS an established institution
In almost evory village In England. tho
municipal roaonls Of tho time informing
US that tho ssusi Too " tho cxccu,ioncr
for administering. tho punishment was
-four pence . head" In addition To
whipping being thought, an excellent
corrective for crime. the authorities OF
ncar,ain town in iiuntingionshirc must
have considered the use OF the lash as a
sort OF universal specific az well. for tho
corporation records Of this town men
ton that they paid ci:ai-pcne. TO
Thomas Hawkins for whippin. two pco-
pie " had the snalipox."
In Franco and Holland whipping does
not seem To have been 10 generally
prar,ic"d. Tho last woman who was
publicly whipped In Franco by judicial
decree was Jeanne ST H-mi de Vaiois.
Confess. do Ia Motto. for her shar. In
the abstraction Of that diamond neck
lace which has given point to so many
stories
In connection with the history of nag.
"lla,ion In Franc. may b. m.ntIone,.
~. custom which prevailed there land
also In i;alyl In oiIca time, Of lsii.,
visiting their aeqgalnt.ncca while atill
In bed on the morning Of tn. Festival
of ;h- inncc.n,s," and whipping thea
for any injuries. either rva, or fancisd.
which the victims may have don. 10 tho
fair fas-ilan,s during tho pas, year.
Among the Eastern nations tho rsl In
various forms played prominent part.
and from ahs, NJ r-si Cillua might 10
said 10 DO alIaost governed by IL, ia.
pan II a,nguiariy free from the practice
OF whipping. bui make u, for IL los hay.
In. a remarkably sanguiBaEy crisiinai
sulir.
Russia Is. however. par excellence q !
home Of the whip shd tho I'D. tho l.u,. /
alan, having brcn governed from ,ir,c |
Imm-morial by she u.r Of the lash.
Many a! tho I:uaslsa monarchs wprr |
sdcp's in the Use Of tie whip. aal wero
aiso particularly lascniuu, in nialia.
,hlnes unpleasant, Zoe those ar,uni
thrm. Catherine II. was - rariicu.
larry fond OF this variety OF Punishment
,which sh. often administered In per.
sonl. that IL accounted almost 10 = pas.
sion with hsr. Il Ia related tina, aho car |
rl-i this cras" 80 far tina, ono limo tho |
iahi-, of the cset had 10 com, 10 the
Winter Palace sith their ircsse. ~ al.
lus,ed that ihr Emprvs. could whip at
uhrW " shc tsts "a thcl.HcI.
While the instruments II torture used
in Russia ~cfc OF rpra, variety. the
most formidable ''panishor' VAS tho
EnoG', an instrument OF Tartar origin |
and 81 shich description, differ. In its
ordinary form Il appear. To b, . heavy
leather ,honl.. ai-nu, -ish, Zee, in length.
attached Ia a handle tao .-ot long. tho |
lash being conceive. ;hus making tao |
sharp edges aloas i,s entire iuasth. and
when Is fell on tho criminals back 1,
would Gu. him like q flexible double.
edged swoci. ''Runn!ng tho gau,lc."
was also employed. bu; principally In
the army. In this tho offender had TO |
pas through long limo OF soldiers.
each o. whom gave the offender stroke
with a plan; switch. Peter tho Great |
limited tho number Of blows IN hc given
to 1900. bu; unless II were intended 10
Kill 'hc victims. ;hcy seldom gave morn |
than 1000 at = time. When tho offender |
vas scu'cnccd To . greater number Of
strokes than this. the punishment WAS
extended over several days for tho scs.
son above stated.
Whipping. after dropping out Of sight
Tor a umc In England. was rvin,rviucr,i
In England In 1911. In order to put .
check on crimes Of violence. The Law
was 80 framed that tho Judges nigh, add
logging at discretion to tho imprison.
meat to which tho offenders wcrc also
Tho frat Instance Of this
punishment being used was ., Leeds.
where t~o mon received twenty-five
lashcs each before entering their nvo
and ten years penal scr,itudc for gar.
o;ins. Tho whip used In this instance
VAS tho cato-ninc-tatls-
Tho ~hippinR.post Ia also still used
In some parts Of this country. notably At
New Castle. DEL, Nhcrc tho cat 10
still administered for minor oflenscA
Judging frsos whipping tha. tho writer
oncc witnessed. y appears 70 be . very
mild form Of Punishment