A Sad Case
-♦- (rER J'BKHS ASSOCIATION). Auckland, August 9 Edith May George. 17 years of ago, employed as a nursogirl by Mr Walter I/owl*, batcher, dissolved 31 match heads in a teaspoouful nf milk and drank the taste to-day. Upon bemg questioned, the unhappy young girl confessod that *be hud attetnptod to poison herself, and gave as her reason for doing so that she wan not good enough to live. There is every reason to bohovo that tho girl is nufTorinjr from religious mania. She wan iv tho habit of attending tho Helping llaod Miaaioti and the Salvation Army Mrvioes, and of late she has oxprftMed great concern as to her eternal Miration. Last night, upon returning hrnne to her mother* residence, in Hobion •troet (her mother states), she refusod to go to bod, but aat reading her Hi bio aud my tog prayora. Although repoatodly urged to dnsiot she still continued, stop* piug up until Ut« in the night. At tho lime the g:rl cummittod auioide at Onohunga by eating matches, liin George Mid that that was what she would do . »l#o if poople were to talk about her. She wan taken to tho hospital, and is in a nt jkAarinti* (tnmtti inn *
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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 35, 10 August 1893, Page 3
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204A Sad Case Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 35, 10 August 1893, Page 3
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