The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-10-07
More Efficacious Than I'M
prisonment Where Brute
Strength Is the Only Su-
perior Force Recognized.
SPANKING is GOOD
FOR SOME CHILDREN.
Magistrate Doesn't Paddle His
Own, but His Wife Does
1t for Him When Neces-
sary.
By Ethel Lloyd Patterson.

The way of the wife-beetar is hard
these days, particularly out in Bay
oune. where Reco der Hynan Lana.
rus presides over the Police Court
An eye for an eye, and beating for
a beating, DEGREES this Solomon Of
domestic disputes In consequence the
impetuous ones OF Bayonne now pause
to consider before breaking the face"
of wife or knocking her block"
loose
In the hand that rocks the cradle Re
! corder Lazarus has placed tho slipper
o. retribution. If the lady in the case
seems to be at loss when and where
: % apply II, he gives her the benefit OF
, his personal suggestions, backed with
the majesty of the law. A spank in
! time will save nine. he encourages as
ne spurs on taltering zeal.
Il really believe in whipping and
spanking under certain circumstances"
he said yesterday. But do not think
they should be INDUCED in ind,scrtmi-
na.ely.
When Whipping Is Needed.
There are some cases. however, where
on thorough whipping would accom-
| piish more than months of argument or
Imprisonment. These are the cases
where the only superior force that the
offender recognizes or understands is
actual brute strength. Many of the men
who habtually beat their wives are Of
this type. Whipping would be an excel
lent punishment for them for two rea-
sons First, because 1t is in q language
they understand, and. second. because in
many instances the wife cannot exist
without the support OF her husband. and
therefore his imprisonment would be
Furnishing her, too"
Should the wife do the whipping, or
an officer of the court?'
We'll. / suppose some OF the women
would get lot of fun out of doing It
| themselves
How have your theories worked out.
or have you any means OF knowing
whether a permanent reform has been
lnaugurated?"
''Oh. yes. l see to that. After man
has been before me once for wife-beat-
ing, make him bring me report OF
his conduct written by his wife each
week That does away with the chances
OF backsliding."
MOT Good" fc- Women.
Cant you imagine any time when
woman would be really better for
sort of friendly beating administered In
gentlemanly way" asked.
No. 7 certainly can not" answered
the Recorder. lit is never permissible
under any circumstances. in my opinion.
10 strike a woman"
Blu, children should be spanked7''
Some children should be spanked.
he corrected.
do you spank your own"
Never did. My wife spanks them
it."
What type of child should be spanked
rather than reasoned with"
The hardened child; that Is, the d.
minutive OF tho hardened man, who
should be beaten. / will Just tell you
a little story that will illustrate what |
mean.
Where Spanking Cured.
Several weeks ago on the street
overheard group OF boys discussing
another boy, who was passing.
There goes Bobbie Jones. one said;
he's not afraid of the cops He's been
arrested six times Bobbie overheard
the remark, and before he turned to
strut away. paused long enough to call
back: Been arrested seven times. not
SIX Well, / took a good look at that
boy. and l waited for him 10 be brought
up before me- Sure enough. in about
week he was. Now, the thing to do
in that case was to make him under
stand that he was not really a hero
That to be arrested was neither manly
nor big. ! think | attained the desired
result by simply sending for Bobbie's
mother and having her administer a
good, sound spanking, In consequence,
Robbie has ceased TO be either q dra-
matte or romantic figure to the boys
OF his neighborhood." the Recorder fin
ished with laugh. That was a case"
ne said where spanking was the
very thing"
And were YOU, yourself, ever spanked
when you were child?" i asked.
Yes he replied, Il was. and | don't
mind saving I ragautal a.