Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-05-08
TAVERN REGULATIONS.


perauce, are prohibited by the divine law,
al by every good innkeeper.
8. No gambling, nor any kind ilmpro
per amusements, will be allowed on any
occasion. The best amusement, to every
refined mind, will he found in reading
useful books, and conversing upon inte-
resting subjects.
4. Remember to keep holy the Sabbath
day, and duly observe all the precepts,
and commands Of the Supreme Law
Giver.
A 1cord to Travellers and Lodgers
The above regulations were not design.
ed to abridge your liberty, nor interfere
with your real enjoyment. But on the
contrary, TO abstain from what God has
forbidden, and practice what he has en-
joined, is essentially requisite to our pre-
sent peace and future happiness.
Profaneness, intemperance, and vice OF
different kinds, which are presented to
view on every side, must remind every
good man Of the importance OF being con-
tinuaiiy on his guard against such DANCE
rous enemies to his present peace and tu-
ture happiness.
There is no person OF decent manners
who will designedly and unnecessarily in
jure the feelings Of another. And yet. by
the use Of improper language, how often
do those who would be thought gentlemen
in the most sensible manner wound the
feelings of their inmates and fellow travel
lers. Profaneness places the gentleman
upon level with the most degraded and
worthless part OF communicated all who
will indulge themselves in the use of pro-
fame language, declare, that they are uni
ted with the prince Of darkness, and are
the children Of him who is going about
seeking whom he may devour. The ex-
ample Of such persons is more destructive
than the pestilence. Thousands Of children,
and some the fairsex have already caught
this loathsome disease.
How many, who might be blessings to
the world, are. in consequence of an i'm
proper use of ardent spirits, become nui'
sances to society? Intemperance not on
iy destroys mans character and renders
him a useles and loathsome Object, but it
needlessly consumes that property which
was designed for noble and important pur-
poses.
According to the returns made by the
marshsls in the year 1910, it appears that
in one year more than thirty three millions
of gallons of rum, brandy and whiskey,
were consumed in the United States. And
since that time the quantity is probably
much increased. Should this be reckoned
at one dollar only per gallon, which is far
short of what it costs the consumer, it he
purchase, as is common, at the tavern or
tippling house, what an enormous sum OF
money would be required to satisfy this de-
pravt d thirst ? IL one year only sufficient
property might be saved, merely in ar
dent SPIRITS, to erect suitable places of
worship and school houses, as well as make
good roads throughout the Union. May
ali think of this every time they lift the
intoxicating bowl TO their lips.
Aud let US remember, my fellow travel
lers that the property thus wasted is The
Lord's-,o whom we must one day give
an account of ourselves, and the manner
in which we have improved the talents en-.
trusted TO our care.
Shall we net rather employ all that can
be saved from the necessary demands OF
nature in doing good By prudence and
economy. money sufficient might be laid
ND to feed, clothe and educate all the poor
children in our country. Societies tor
lettering the condition of the poor, and
promoting christian knowledge, have been
e,,abli,hed in this and other countries, aud
have been found of great utility It's ho-
ned that every individual will soon become
connected with some one Of these socle'
Ties or associations for doing good.* lii
be only one cent that can be spared, this
might purchase tract which perhaps may
be the means OF " saving soul from death,
and hiding multitude of SINS"
*Many societies and associations for do
ing good have been recently formed in Eu-
rope and America But perhaps no one
has been instrumental of SO much good,
as the Sunday School Society. That all