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Source: Mother Earth Source type: magazine Document type: editorial column Document title: “Observations and Comments” Author(s): anonymous Date of publication: October 1906 Volume number: 1 Issue number: 8 Pagination: 2-3 |
| Citation |
| “Observations and Comments.” Mother Earth Oct. 1906 v1n8: pp. 2-3. |
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| excerpt |
| Keywords |
| McKinley memorialization; society (criticism). |
| Named persons |
| William McKinley. |
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Observations and Comments [excerpt]
At the recent unveiling of McKinley’s bust the
mob of patriotic women of both sexes behaved like violent lunatics.
Shrieking, screaming and kicking they endeavored
to possess themselves of a bit of rag or cord used in the ceremony. The successful
ones, carrying their trophies home, greatly rejoiced in their rare luck. For
such things have been known to cure constipation, nose-bleed, toothache and
corns. It is also said that they help to fructify sterile marriage.
Fraudulent bankruptcy, empty wallets and swindling
enterprises, however, are absolutely proof against their magic power.
Various papers severely censured the superstitious
savagery of the mob. They have failed to note, however, that the barbaric behavior
of these patriots is in keeping with the spirit of our inheritance. [2][3]
In the middle ages (often even to-day) the public
execution of criminals was attended by a great concourse of people—mostly delicate
women—who fought desperately for the ghastly souvenirs.