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Show SCEOOLMi.'AMs AND THE ROD. WaB woman evor outwitted? Modern Mod-ern civilization and latter-day Christianity Chris-tianity have both proclaimed ogainBt ferrules and whips in the Bchoolrcom, and set their faces firmly against ear-pull'mg ear-pull'mg and nose pinching bb incentives incen-tives to youthful good-behavior. The abolishment of these instruments of juvenile torture and relics of barbar ism, was a ead blow to the sour-tern pered, benu-less schoolmarm, who frequently resorted to their use to relieve re-lieve a lorging, aching heart. When society interposed in behalf of the schoolroom incorrigihles and put a prohibition upon the rod, the only means of consolation to tho ordinary schoolmarm was ruthlessly taken from her, and iu their trusting simplicity sim-plicity trustees and educational boards thought they had acheived a wonderful victory over a race who had terrorized tho youth of all ages and tyrannized over the juveniles ol every land and clime where books and kindergartens are known. But it was a mistake to suppose that the formidable army whose uniforms are corkecrew curls and blue hosiery, were to long remain under the disconsolate, dis-consolate, agonizing restraint imposed upon them. A eavior of tho race has riien up among them. She has given deep study to the matter, and as the result of thought has found an ingenious ingen-ious way out of her trouhlea. Her name is Miss Garland, and she tenches tchool in Galveston, Texas. Corporeal punishment ia strictly forbidden, for-bidden, but her plan secures all the effects of the birch and split stick, and more also. A few days ago an unruly little pupil, Mollte Adams, was called, up for chastisement, and as Mies Garland daro not use the whip, he commanded the wicked little girl to swallow a good, Bolid dose of cistor oil. Mollie has a particular aversion to castor oil, but she swallowed, acd of course her punishment was complete. com-plete. Liko all well regulated par ents, Mollie'a father and mother took her part and complaiocd to the school bo.rd who, at last account, wero laboring with Miss Garland, the lady explaining to them the effective, anfi at the aamo timo harmless character of the new mode of pun:hmeut If the officials will only sujtain her, aud the invention goes into general use tho scboolmarrus will rite up and call Miss Garland blessed, for nothing coukl be more grat fying and sooihiog to tho vexed and troubled feelings of : tho lonely teacher, than to administer : a dcic of caster oil to an uncoutrolla- ; bio pupil. The smilo of grim satiafac- ' tion that would overspread her coun- ' tenance after the oil was eafely swallowed swal-lowed wo.ilJ be Romethint; almost i angelic. 1 |