St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-31
is SUICIDE A SIN?
Robert G. IngersOII Says II
Is Not.
What the Genial PhilOsO-
pher Really Means.
Other Equally Eminent Men
Differ From His Views.
A Question Involved Each
Of Us Must Decide.
A Letter Of Powerful Interest
to Our Readers.

The eloquent Robert G.. Ingersoll, in
a recent communication to the New
York World, takes the ground that sui
eide is not always a sin. New York's
most eminent clergymen, statesmen
and judges, Immediately filled the col
umns of that paper with protestations
against the great thinkers theory.
What Mr.. Ingersoll really said and
meant was, that under certain circum-
stances suicide was not sin. For in
stance, he thought that in case of a
person suffering with sickness and
hopeless of a cure, it would not be a
sin TO end such suffering by self-de-
struction.
Mr.. IngersolTs idea was the hui
manitarian one of arresting pain. But
he forgot that it is often difffcult-nay,
impossible to draw the line when a
disease is durable or incurable.
Mere suffering should not be warrant
for self-des1 uction. Countless cases
of terrible, yes, eXcruciating suffer-
ing, have been cured even after all
hope was lost, and doctors have pro-
nounced the disease incurable. Many
a sufferer from disease has been
brought to the verge of suicide and
afterwards. recovered perfect health.
An estimable lady, Mrs. Lila C.
Root, who resides at Sc Elm ST., New
Bedford, Mass, tells the following
facts.
II was very nervous" she said, land
my kidneys were in a terrible state,
and l had awful pains in my back
i ell 0irrl7T
My headache was source of great an
noyance, and l suffered much at GER
tain periods.
Il cannot speak too highly of DR..
Greene Nervura bloodand nerve rem
edy, for it cured me of my terrible
complaints. Why, I felt so miser-
able that l often thought L would take
my own life [ thank God for di-
recting me to this wonderful remedy.
1 deem it my duty to say that L think
DR.. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy the best medicine in the
world"
Case after case like the above might
be cited, when all hope of cure had
been abandoned, and the persons given
up to die, and yet this wonderful
medicine has brought back health and
Joy unto the stricken households.
SUICIDE Is S0ll-QSSIIQCllOll II ID JNioI
as much suicide to neglect ones health
when slightly i'll, or when apparently
trivial symptoms arise, as TO deliber-
ately take ones life. To feel nervous,
to have weak nerves, to be tired, list
less, languid, to have headache, ind1-
gestion, constipation and dyspepsia to
pass sIeepless nights, to wake tired
mornings, to be ever so slightly run
down in health and strength-these are
the sure precursors of serious diseases,
to be later followed by prostration and
premature death, unless attended to at
once.
Suicide is a sin, and it is suicide to
neglect your health. Take this grand
medicine. DR.. Greene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy, and it will make
YOU we'll and strong. Take it because
it cures: take it because it is ply
sician's prescription, the discovery OF
DR.. Greene, of So West 14th ST., New
York City, the most successful spe-
cialist in curing nervous and chronic
diseases. and who gives his great med
icine double value by allowing all to
consult him, free of charge concerning
their diseases, either personally or by
letter.