The Juvenile Instructor, Vol. 30
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Excerpt from The Juvenile Instructor, Vol. 30: Organ for Young Latter Day Saints The illustration represents one of the many forms of execution practiced among the savages of Africa - driving a spear down through the shoulder of the condemned man until it strikes a vital part, and death ensues as an end to the sufferings of the poor wretch. This mode of killing is quite humane compared with that in vogue among some of the native tribes of the "dark continent," where torture of the most dreadful kind, and mutilation of the body in the most shocking manner, are the popular treatment for criminals. It is described by those who have witnessed it as swift and sure in its operation; and this we may well believe after a glance at the murderous-looking spear head whose point rests upon the victims shoulder, and at the powerful negro whose arms are uplifted to deliver the fatal thrust. That the ruder and more cruel methods of execution have been by the people pictured in the engraving abandoned in favor of the plan described, is no doubt due in some degree to contact with Europeans, who, whatever their faults and their cruelty toward the savages whom they conquer and exact tribute from, are nevertheless averse to native barbarity when manifested toward one another. The military display of native troops in the scene before us, as well as the presence of a foreign officer, all indicate that influences of a so-called civilizing character have made themselves felt. So, instead of flaying the victim alive or slowly roasting him to death, as is at times customary with the wild races of mankind, or shooting him into shreds before the mouth of a cannon, as enlightened Europeans are accused of having done at one time as an example to all future rebels, the native magistrate has tempered his idea of justice with enough of mercy to warrant the condemned a speedy release from his suffering. The methods of doing away with persons guilty of grave crimes and deemed worthy of death are almost countless in their variety. They run the whole range of human and even fiendish ingenuity, from the latest application of scientific force, as illustrated in the deadly electrical chair now used for condemned murderers in New York State, to the simple but horrible practice of burying alive. The subject is a gruesome one in any aspect, and can have little interest for any proper-minded reader of the Instructor. We think the less said about it. therefore, the better for the feelings and imaginations of our little friends. As they grow older and read more carefully the day´s doings as told in the newspapers, they will be apt to hear and learn more about the offenses leading to capital punishment, and the manner of administering it; and for our own part we are quite willing to have that part of their education postponed as long as possible. A. G. C. One great trouble in doing a mean action is that you are compelled to associate with yourself afterward. If you could only have nothing to do with a man who was guilty of such meanness, it would be a relief. To rejoice in another´s prosperity is to gain content in your own lot; to mitigate another´s grief is to alleviate or dispel your own. Getting money is not all of a man´s business; to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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