The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-07

ton Workhouse. and he makes 1t clear in the
following letter that the lot OF n criminal
lunatic is far happier than that Of a mere pauper
or Of a pauper lunntic who has never been for
tunate enough to take a fellow mans life.
loves letter to q friend sufficiently describes
his punishment and throws some light upon
the degree OF insanity which has earned for
him so onviable an existence:
Idernsay you think me very unkinde for not
Writeing to you before now. wanted TO get q
Wss aI RS SfSd fo to r ssI P''SSS Sc IrS again | hS %fa YOU YOU
came TO see me at NcwRntej that Chief. Wader
there is u very good man. never had the least
Know now SsSS'Y Who I have to Thank for or Il, ! am
very comilrtable here. l am worry kindely tret;
ali the atendents are ali very kind
and respectful to the patents. We have
every day. There is books to read: ,perol-
ideals, and the daily paper 70 read; billiards.,
everything that is %nessery fer our amusement.
Band plays out, in the grounds, and there is
selves. We have our beer and Tobacco and
plenty OF fruit; IN fact, l am very comfortable.
than TdmIonten. It's ali over with L the briefs
now. l might have done worse. Please give
,mny best wishes to all, and lot me know any
the Kitchen, we SIs cam my sor ssst 5sSs Tifb o to f H1i Ia
have to do is to SeRave myself. You must not
believe all wat the papers said about me- being
fork; that was lies that I left her on my own
accord for reasons better known to myself; and
that | refused tho adinintStcration OF the chap
Itn =" IL sop ~ ~ rTmuest ~ H. Ss, ao,r mao Mi asI
could, lid not want to scandalise her after
she, as Sntln 10 account. HonetnE you are luite
tw s. rs 'h's leaves mo '0 present worry com'or-
Lowes loic!eure 70 W. utS.naIso w
we N'Nf'aluon !, Nv IL on"' ~ WOMAN
VINO" ne murnsreu "uu 'th.!oyru nun as"
servant u ""u |" "iSe"''Ee '"m - various
reasons
win reference 10 'h's SUBJECT II IS interest
NIX 10 SEQ what 'he niedl'ai protess'oh thihNs
Vi tie PIE" ol lhsa"'!y III criminal cases, Az
see.eiuaS > meeting vi Nv nrl'ish Meuuca! AS
"'ta'tI" no" S'.'lhS a. Eo',outsn, W. =
eIcr j LoHuon IltFo"uceu " "iscussioh III .he
point nc helo 'h"' Ill oruer "es'aplish IIe
pea oi ihsani'S II WIS necessary u ProNe ,uo
eN,s'en'o III ne "ce"Seu vi o"e VI "oleo t"e
i"iio"ihs ni'h'". c"hu'i"ns' generating o'-
fusion SUN c"n'"Hioh o' niinu 'ha' IL accuse"
was ihcap"o'c VI uIprcc'a'ihei n 'heiF 'rue re'a-
Ilohs 1T circumstances uhuer ""ich the ac'
was conin"'euo '"e 'ohseauehce VI JIG ac''
eA'iehhe ii"uei""'y Vi nio'l'e' eNt'onie IN
pr"uehce III III "''' an" Observation-Disclosures III
'he vi '"e Nol!'i"hai sell
III 'u'heFi"nu' q peputy commissioner III
L"naey q "c"tal", n'iu 'h"' 'He ia" sn'"lu
recognize 'naC ihtoNica'ioh per Sc Is INSANITY
During the parliamentary session that Is now
almost at an end. interestin foreign politics has
been so overwhelming that domestic Affairs
have scarcely ever struggled into public notice.
Still. here and there, some measure dealing
with purely home AFFAIRS has managed to gain
Prominence. one mas been the bill dealing
with compulsory vaccination. In this the
Government which, on account oil its over
whelming majority. has been characterized as
the strongest OF modern times has made
humble submission 10 the clamor OF a minority
In q style that is absolutely astonishing.
There 10 no need to discuss this Dill at length.
1t was framed TO improve the vaccination laws
OF the country. improvements were certainly
necessary. ana improvements were provided.
nut from the outset IL was lald down that one
point was 20 be respected. This was that vac
cination should remain. as OF old. compulsory.
On this the Government was to be ns adamant,
and Mr.. Chaplin. President OF the Local Govern
ment Board. who was in charge OF the bill. was
duly adamantine. But at the last moment the
adamant became as clay; Mr.. Balfour threw
over Mr.. Chaplin. and u clause was inserted in
the Dill which practically makes the compul-
sorry feature nugatory. This clause provides
that no parent or other person shail Do Liable
TO any penalty under the vaccination act. 1851.
II he satisfies W justices in petty sessions that
ne conscientlouslN believes that vaccination
would be preludlctal TO The health OF the child,
II the Government. and the House of Com
mons generally, believed that such a clause
was advisable there would be nothing wonder
ful in its insertion. But when 1t Is plain
that the majority OF members disapprove OF
their own work. and that the Cabinet also dis
likes it., there is some interest in searching FOL
the cause OF this submission. Many individual
members OF course had an eye upon the
anti-vaccinationist vote in their constitu'
encies. especially II it happened to be
a worRingman constituency. But why
should the Government give in? 1t has
driven an unwilling party into the Government
division lobby often enough. Perhaps the lead
ers were merely considering the Reading cleo
tion' which was going on at the time. The anti
vaccination party Is strong In Reading; 1t Is ar