Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-26
PTTILEss PARENTS.
CHILDREN MALTREATED: BY CRUEL
MOTHERS AND FATHERS.
Some Horrible instruments Of Torture.
Cases Of q Startling Natare Brought to
!. Light by tho Pennaylvanis Society for
the Proteotion of Children.

Cases of q Startling Mature Brought to
;. Light by tho Pennaylvnnis Society for
tho Protection Of Children.
It hardly seems possible that . man
with the figure of an athlete and the
strength of Samson would deliberately
strike q child of six years full in the face
with all the force of his brawny fist, and,
as if to make it further deplorable, the
Door, defenseless little creature, his own
offspring. But such brutes exist, and
this case is considered mild one in the
annals Of pitiless deeds that come under
the notice Of the Pennsylvania Society
for the Protection Of Children from
Cruelty.
At the society's new home Mr.. Crew,
the enthusiastic secretary and prime
mover in all the good work done, in a
conversation yesterday unfolded expert
ences such as would appear to belong to
the times when torture was recognized
mode of punishment for old and young.
Some of the cases would put to blush
even the most cruel practices of those
olden days, and yet they are occurring
daily here in Philadelphia, and the
victims one and all are children. To
the parents who regard the treasures in
their homes as the most priceless boon
that heaven ever bestowed, and whose
every thought is for the care and COM
fort of their little ones, this society pecu-
liarly appeals. :.
How mother's heart will bleed II
through accident or disease a little son
or daughter must endure the pangs of
suffering, and if punishment must be in
f1icted it falls more heavily on the
parents than on the little offenders. Yet
there are mothers, and fathers, too, who
somehow seem to have been given the
children, but the love That comes with
the first weak cry has never found a
place in their hearts. To them they are
a burden, constant source OF annoy
ance, and only fit to slave, and toll, and
as their reward receive cuffs and kicks.
scars and bruises.
i. "A CHAMBER OF HORRORS.
In their new building the society hxs
secured a long felt want. .Supplied,wii:!:
every convenience and many comforts il
must appear yeritable haven of refuge
to the little waits that are rescued FROM
the streets or out of the clutches Of the
inhuman monsters they call father and
mother.
In a room set apart for the purpose is
collection of straps, whips, bludgeons,
knives and chains, an assortment worthy
! of a chamber of horrors, yet each one
has been taken from the hands of some
fiend in human form, and bears histor,'
that seems almost improbable in this
city of homes. A heavy chain, thirty
inches long and weighing from four to
six pounds, with links strong enough to
secure some wild beast, was taken from
around the neck Of u frail little boy,
whose case had been reported to the
society by outsiders, who heard the
child's cries at the torture inflicted.
His little sister, frightened ut the ter
rible punishment, attempted to escape
by crawling under the table. The in-
human father ceased from beating the
boy and turned his attention to the little
- :. He dragged her out by the .arn,
.l:, i holding her by the ankiss;-
!. :numped her head up and down on the
/; .ss.s.::.I until the child fAcame unconscious.
sn tho officers os - ;e society arrived
~ ..s.S 20 house it wa. covered that the
1 =.sl is wrists ana; eB Were broken
1870 she had to be 2 ace removed to
! Esa hospital.
! AN, INHUA..N MOTHER.
| mother case in which q woman and
|, lother figures is one Of the most
'i.e..l tless instances On record. A long,
f. q, knife elected the history, and for
52., hard hearted Indifference it has no
equal. A woman with her three chill
dren, ,ivingin one of the worst sections
down town, reveled in all sorts of vice
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