Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-02-25

What Wouio u procure. IL Woulo purchase eie'en
yards and half of broad cloth at four collars per
yard enough TO furnish full suit for himself and
two sons and cloaks other outer garments for his
wife and two daughters. Does the poor man laugh
at these practical detals' HIS wife and children will
tell him that they are worth knowing This sum
would purchase s65 yards of shifting cotton at IL
l.. cents per yard, or 1873 yards of printed cotton
at Is ceots or 81 yards Of any worsted stus at 80
cents: and his wife can tell him how long this would
SIMPLY the whole family in shirts, or his wife and
daughters in winter summer dresses. Expended
in boots and shoes, at 81 for and s so for the
other, il would purchase six pairs Of boots and
fourteen pairs of shoes; and his wife can tell him
that these would serve the whole family for more
than wear. But If he go to market with the pro-
ceeds Of his daily savings from the dram shop. what
can he purchase OF any kind of butchers meat at
ten cents per pound, 456 pounds; almost enough
for years consumption. or flour, j, would buy,
at 81 per barrel, about l-2 barrels; Of bread, at
ten cents per loaf, ass loaves, or more than one
daily OF coffee or sugar al ten cents per pound,
it iii purchase ass pounds; Of tea at fifty cents.
81. pounds; Of potatoes 81 bushels, at fifty cents;
of butter 1873 pounds, at 25 cents. Each OF these
things in the quantities here mentioned, can be pro-
cured by any poor man who will dispense with
alcohol at the cost of only ninepence daily, and
which we believe to be greater degree OF modera-
ton than is found among The majority Of moderate
drinkers Is he astonished the results OF this cal
culation Did he ever consider how much Of better
things than alcohol he could procure for himself and
family in one year, by abstaning from one glass
Of brandy daily!
But the poor man may say that Notwithstanding
this moderate indulgence. which he never intends
to exceed. he deprives his family Of no such COM
forts. The pale faces, the emaciatsd forms. the
squaid rags which we find among many poor moth
ers and poor children, plainly tell US of privaon in
such things. through the moderate indulgence OF
the husband and father in alcohol. But family
still have enough, notwithstanding such indulgence,
we will ask the poor man TO carry the calculation
through several years. Let him save his ninepence
daily invest the amount at six per cent at the end OF
the year, and pursue This for ten years. and then
coun, his savings II will amount to $6O1,4 II
he carry this process through twenty years, lie gains
$l677.25. IL he cave quarter Of a dollar daily,
instead of ninepence. and many poor mon who
consider themselves temperate. might save this. II
no, more, he will have $l2O2, 80 at the end Of ten
years, and $3354, so at The end o. twenty. Either
Of the latter sums would be very convenient in
setting up his sons in business and his daughters a,
housekeeping and they will be ready for such
favors " hen abou, their twentieth year. Now we
| ask every poor mechanic or laborer 18th family
who consumes only nnepence duly in drink. TO re-
fleet upon these calculations, and then ask himself i
both he and his family will gain by his subs'itu
ton of cold water for any distilled or fsrmentcd
liquor? We anticipate the answer Of his vile and
children. If he drink only 10 the value of six and
a quarter cents daily, he may, by saving it, buy
many comforts; for $22,sl will purchase COM
Portable quantity Of clothing or provisions for a
small family. WE might mention useful and en- err
timing books, Of which this small would pur-
chase many.
| We say nothing about The saving in health and
constitution. II the moderate drinker think that his
moderation improves his health, let him inquire oil
| reformed total abstinen.s >