Show al J I 1 RELICS OF DARKER TIMES ignorance in many forms st 11 II work works misch ef all england has been ind gnant grant at the crime and at the insufficient pun ashment of a mother who punished her daughter brutally tor for a bad habit almost every one can remember such an illustration of punishing children for being ill III which occurred in his neighborhood or family during his childhood the tact fact arouses the thought that the old time punishments of the insane of the aged etc are by no a means past to every oculist oculists s office offic 0 are frequently brought the pit able victims of stupid school teachers who are still often punishing children tor for the astigmatism myopia or hyper opia which has prevented pie vented them from seeing figures on the blackboard or from studying diligently or from being as bright minded as the teacher wishes we know of one railway superintend ent who punishes his men who are growing by discharging them it if they wear glasses one won ders if the detestable superstition of the evil eye and the horri horrible ble punish ment inflicted on its supposed posses sor has not arisen because of mug mas american medicine |