Show use of ducking stool common in old times the ducking stool wits was never neler in the bew ingland colonies very common it tras more extensively in the southern especially virginia rut flut wherever ulle rever it was used it was rescued for one purpose to reprove bolding rol ding women in new england there were not ninny anny places where the flocking clicking stool was especially favored though it may be that the magistrate ubo a ho ordered a woman ducked ahn the weather became more boore seasonable may have given a hint as to the reason there Is a record of a woman who was unfortunately drowned while being ducked the ordinary practice tige in ducking was to submerge the duckee for about a half minute she was then brought to tile the surface for air and asked if she repented if she began again where she was when she was interrupted she ghe was sias dropped into the pond again and this process was kept up until she promised to be good frequently it was uns surprising how much water was necessary to quench the fire of feminine tempers the woman who was drowned had been ducked several times and finally her unaccountable silence inspired the duckers dockers to inie investigate whereupon she was found to be dead this w was a 8 considered to be unfortunate but her own fault boston herald |