The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

fatal character OF the fortunes endured
by being present at many autopsIes.
As a result OF my study and close OBJ
Servation am convinced that the I'M
happy beings whose ailments are be-
yond the reach OF medical ocience have
a right 20 demand the relief that death
alone can afford. When a murder Is
committed we leave no stone unturned
70 bring the criminal TO punishment.
That he may do no further harm. and
also to deter others from following In
his footsteps. We deem Il our duty TO
AXE his life. Society Is thus protected:
Justice Is satlshod.
rs justice more commendable than
mercy
"Oiitn. impelled by far less worthy
motives. nations engage in warfare. In
4 spirit OF aggression or revenge men
laim and kin each other Those whose
dands are dyed deepest In blood are
salied heroes
rs It more heroic to cause misery
han 10 end n?
ITO my mind the step from the legal
'secu;lon Of a criminal. from the So
allied yalorous staying Of men In bat
ie 10 the humane release Of a human
being racted by hopeless pain, ought
lot t. be an impossible one"
Since he has publicly givoa voice to
his views Or. wend,e finds that they
are not. after all. 90 very unusual. A.
most everyone he has met has bad
-omcthlng TO say on the subject. VERY
aany are wholly In sympathy with
him. One man who felt deeply the
reasoAablcness Of the doctors argu-
ment. quoted an instance In his own
family. His father was afflicted with
disease that had hafiied the physi-
,ians' skin. Remedies were exhausted
and recourse was had TO narcotics. with
inc they failed to relieve The pain
vas unceaslng. sgOn.zing. The patient
Begged the doctors and his friends 4
help him TO end his torment He wal
no longer the fond parent The subtle
polsons OF the opia,cs no longe
soo,hed-ihey maddoned. lila min,
had given way. The nervous tension
was having a damaging effect upon IN
helpless friends. They had completed
exhausted their resources. Then the
Joined their applications TO his ap
peals, and the doctors increased IN
strength OF the drugs The end brough
che peace that he had struggled in val
10 win for three years
Doctor wend,e told OF a poor leps
who was a patient at the county no,
pital IN San Francisco. When the nj
ture OF his disease was discovered b
I was Immediately Isolated hut
some distance from the hospital ",
prepared for his reception and there !
was left. absolutely alone. to await n
release OF death. His food was dop1
tied at a distance from his mlserab
abode and the attendants made goC
their escape before his approach. le
from his breath they should contra
the loathsOme disease. The doctor
knowing they could do nothing for h
physical welfare. aid not 20 TO hlr
fearing they would carry contaglon
patients. who. being m and debllltatc
would be doubly susceptible. And the
the poor wretch had been for weel
when Dr. Wendte heard OF him. and
company OF some humane friends vlsi
; "a him. They found him IN a state
b depression closely bordering on maai
j. The awful solitude was worse than u
disease lie longed most pitiably Z,
!. the sleep that knows no waking" II
n visitors had come laden with dAlntll
|. and such things ~ they could leave.
help him KIN the leaden hours. y
y wend,c asked him u he would pref
4 to so 10 the pcs;hoase 10 remalnlu
n there alone. lie seemed to think I
! would. but two days later. before a
rangemeRts could be completed. he Ia
entered into rest" by his own hand
Would Il not" said DR. wendt
y have been an act Of humanity to ha'
saved him the torture that led to 81
cidef"
=" And In case a law could be pass
permitting the death remedy" ask
!, DR.. wendte's interlocutor. TO who
y would you intrust the responsibility
y determining the issueg"
y The most feasible plan 20 my min
~ replied the doctor. would Be 70 b
- q commission Of eight persons Of n