The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-19

that AIr. Chambers idea had been an- tieipated. In 1854 suicide became alarm
 ingIy common throughout Francs. An article. entitled The Suicide Villa
 published in the Follet Of November of that year, recognized the existence and spread of the mania. evil, crime, or what you will, and declared that it would be an act of enlightened pailan- thropy to make the violent ending as comfortable as possible. The writer ad- yocated, therefore, the construction of pleasure-house in a outskirt of Paris, where any person disgusted with life could find suicide in all it's forms. adorned with everything that would mask horror, and at such a triiing cost that suicide would be within the reach of the humblest. Black-robed servants would courtsously show the various rooms. In the garden there would be a canal of deep water, with handy Swiss and Chinese bridges to serve as jump ing-places- Thsre would be elegantly furnished pavilions for those who wished to follow Werther, and the pis- tols would be of Lepage's most ap- proved make. 4 tower would be at the disposal of any one who should prefer fatal fall .tIn the interior of the villa, rooms dramatically sealed, provided with good beds and chafng dishes, will be at the disposal of lovers who wish to
 con6de to charcoal the last chapter of
 their romance. In salons there will be
 daggers and other sharp weapons, and
 also stout silken cords for those who
 may prefer to snd their days suspended vertically between the sky and the
 earth. In the library the complete
 works of M. V-- will await those who ] wish to borg themselves to death" Bath-rooms would be ready for imita-
 tors of Seneca. Or if any one should
 choose the death of Socrates, hemlock
 would be served in a golden cup, or
 crystal glass. Poison would be served
 also in the course of sumptuous feast, E and one might choose from an elaborate I menu. according to his taste, a vol-au- l vent with poisonous mushrooms, arsen-
 ie sauce, birds stuffed with morphine ste, etc It would be sweet to die in
 such a villa, far from noise and any dis
 turbance; to be able to choose ones death under the gilded ceilings of 3
 palace, or under the shade. of bowers
 and to find in the last moments, silence
 discretion, respect. Near each instru si nent of suicide would be found lega { cap for the inscription of last wishes
 and dictionary of rhymes for thoss
 who, obedient to the fashion of the day
 desire to bid the world a poetic farewell
 But that which would give the estab
 lishment a philosophical and consolato
 " atmosphere would be this: To de I light the last moments of the amateurs A in the parlors and gardens of the Fun N ereal Tiyoli one would find mingled wit # the lethal instruments all that make 3l up the joy of iifss-flowers, women gen N tie melodies, exquisite wines, master I pieces of art. miracles of luxury. And
 perhaps, awakened to a better menta < condition by his pleasing aspect alf these engaging pleasures, he that enter 1, ihere with a fatal deferYIin8 tioil BE < leave with a smile on his lips, with
 conforted mind, and ask of heaven t lefgthen the days which he had puf posed to cut short"
 MT. Chambers improved on thi ,, scheme in one respect. The one that er : tered the Lethal Chamber paid no fe whatever. The building with it's con i, veriences was a state charity. Hoy . much more graphic the description tha
 we have translated from the French Yet some may say that the mystery 6 MT. Chambers building as a purely lii erary stroke is more effective than tn < French detaiL---Boston Herald