Discouragers Of Suicide

Discouragers of Suicide.

A favorite method of suicide in Japan lately has been to leap over certain waterfalls. So frequent have such occurrences become that police are now constantly stationed in their neighborhood, and large notice boards are erected bearing inscriptions in large letters, of which the following translation is an example, says the St. James' Gazette: "Do not drown yourself here. Intending suicides are warned that heaven disapproves of the utilization of Kegon waterfall for the purpose. This is certified on the best priestly authority, and serious consequences in the hereafter are guaranteed. To drown here is also forbidden by the prefectural authorities."