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Show rAHEN I S GO INSANE. Over Christian Science and Sear Tlic'r Children with Hot Irons. San Francisco Examiner: Ten years ngo in Paso Rubles n pretty sixteen-year-old Svyedbh g rl became the bride of an Industrious young man, u ti itlve of her own country. During these ten years thu couple lived lu comfort and contentment . Five children were born to them. Today those little ones are worse than orphaned, for their parents have been committed to the asylum for the Insane at Agnows. They are fan-ailca fan-ailca on religion. Converts to the doctrine doc-trine of Christian Science, tln-y refused medical aid when ibell youngest child was taken III with convulsions. They claimed to see si range, supernatural visions, mid in obedience to what they declined a ill vino behest they seared their children's bodies with red-hot Irons. They nnd selected the 5th day of April as the dale for Ciuclflxlon of themselves and children. Their mania Is the mure remarkable becanse they are people of education and Intelligence. Intelli-gence. Fnrtumitely .lt is rare ,th-t a father nnd mother lose their reason simultaneously, as did this unlmppy couple, whose children, cast upon tho world unprotected, now call tho "poor form" of Monterey county tholr hume. |