You can often hear from representatives of the older generation that today's youth need to be whipped. But both children and adults have little idea what kind of punishment it is and how it was carried out.
What does it mean to "flog"?
This concept is absolutely transparent and has no double meaning. To whip with a rod means to strike with a bunch of rods on the soft parts of the body. Usually this method was used as a punishment for a child for wrongdoing. This procedure served several purposes. Firstly, the delivered physical pain was supposed to inspire children with fear of punishment, and therefore prevent them from committing new pranks. Secondly, the psychological factor is also very important. Flogging with rods is not only painful, but also shameful. This was especially true when the punishment procedure took place in the presence of other children, for example, playmates or classmates. This humiliation left an indelible mark and hurt the child's pride.
This was a very popular way of education in England. There they flogged with rods both at home and at school. This tradition is preserved in our time, but only in certain communities.
For some reason, it is widely believed that it was our country that became the progenitor of this cruel and even somewhat barbaric method of punishment. However, this is fundamentally wrong. Research by historians proves that rods were used in many states, including developed European ones.
This method even has its own Latin name - "flagellation". If we consider the art of different countries, we can see such a French engraving. The picture shows a cozy living room. In front of the fireplace in an armchair is the head of the family, reading the Bible. Nearby stands his wife, who is preparing rods in order to flog her daughter. A ten-year-old girl nearby cries and asks for forgiveness.
How flogged in the old days
Historically, this method of punishment has developed a very long time ago. Children were flogged with rods not only for committing dishonorable acts, but also just like that, for the purpose of prevention, or, more simply, "to be disrespectful."
So, Erasmus of Rotterdam recalled in his memoirs that he often experienced beatings with wooden rods. His teacher did this simply to see how sensitive his student was to pain. Later, corporal punishment was used only for the commission of serious misconduct by children (running away from classes, insolence in conversation with teachers, open disobedience). In private schools, this procedure often replaced the punishment cell.
Why the girls were flogged
In the 19th century, until 1830, this viewPunishment was widely applied to girls. Why and how were girls flogged with rods? This method, rather inhumane in relation to the female sex, had its own gradation. So, there were three degrees of punishment. The first - the guilty student was beaten by the head of the institution or the teacher in the presence of one of the servants. Second degree - flogged with rods on a special bench in the presence of three servants. Of these, two held the culprit if her hands were not tied, and the third inflicted beatings. And finally, the third - the implementation of the procedure in the presence of the whole class. With the most serious offenses, all the students of the institution became witnesses in general. When the decision was made for third-degree flogging, the girl was dressed in a nightgown before being taken to the execution room.
If we consider more ancient times, then women often got it for various misconduct. So, in ancient Egypt they were often flogged for adultery. With the advent of the Christian faith in the European world, beating women began to be regarded as an immoral act, and gradually it was used less and less.
In the UK, the fair sex was flogged in prisons. It happened approximately as follows. The woman was brought to a room specially designated for this type of punishment. A wide and long bench was installed in it, equipped with straps for tying hands and feet. The verdict was read to the woman, in which it was stated in detail why she would be beaten. After that, the guilty person had to lie on the bench with her stomach down. HerThey tightly tied her hands and feet, because of which she could hardly move. Then the process of punishment began. There were heart-rending cries and pleas for help. Sekli at that time is cruel. After that, the woman was taken to her cell, very often the unfortunate people were brought there in an unconscious state.
When Queen Elizabeth of England flogged, as a rule, in public. Flagellation took place in the prison yard on specially equipped platforms. The area did not allow to accommodate everyone who wanted to be present at the punishment.
What are rods?
The answer to this question can be given by studying the historical works of teachers of past centuries. Rods are rods of various types of wood. The most commonly used hazel, willow, krasnotal, tarmarin. The rods are tied into bundles of three to five branches (if birch is used). If harder varieties of wood are taken, then one branch can be used. Each twig must be at least 60 centimeters long and no less than half a finger thick. The ends of the rod must be split after soaking so that there are no overlaps. In the old days, this option was called "velvet", since the marks on the body disappeared very quickly - from three to five days. Of course, if it was necessary to flog children for disobedience, the softest types of wood were used. They could not inflict severe damage to delicate skin.
Preparing the instrument of punishment
There is absolutely reliable information about how the selection of a quality spanking tool was carried out. For this rodsoaked for several hours (and preferably two or three days) in ordinary running water. There are also reports that in order to cause much more suffering to the victim, the rods were placed in a s alt solution for some time.
Then the spanking caused severe pain, which then could not go away for a long time. The birth of such sophisticated technology has its roots in ancient Greece. It was there that the guilty were flogged with rods. The philosopher and historian Homer tells about such cases in his writings.
How was it right to flog?
It turns out that flagellation is not as simple as it seems at first glance. There were certain rules for preparing tools for her, as well as the technique of striking. How to whip with rods? The main rule was the need to measure your strength. The person had to experience severe physical pain, but not remain mutilated. The scars were not meant to remain on the body forever. Therefore, the person who carried out the flagellation had to control the force of his blow.
Modernity
Of course, the time of cruel punishments is gone forever. In modern times, such a method as whipping, or flagellation, is practically not used. Although sometimes there are cases of demonstrative beatings in order to prove one's position.
