Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-05-13
Selected for the Spirit of the Age.
An Exchange Proposed.

"Wanted.-To Exchange good Brandy for
neat cottage and Lot, in desirable part of ths
city, suitable for a small family"
The allowed appeared in morning paper
and furnishes text for extensive commeu
and much reflection. These exchanges arr
going on daily, and not only are cottage.
and lots being exchanged FIR brandy, bu
farms, ranches, mining claims, fortunes, con-
stitutlons, regulations, and lives, are all daily
being exchanged for brandy. We leave the
reader to follow the subject in his own i'm
aginatioD, and ask him to reflect. -Pac;fc
San Francisco.
Exchanges, of the kind spoken of BY
our California contemporary, are almost as
common hereabouts, as in the Golden State
Then are hundreds of establishments alone
our streets, which are opened for and >us
tanned by this business They are called
Coffee Houses, Saloons, Restaurants, etc
but these names, like the curtains anc
blinds whicn they keep over the window.
and before the doors, are used to hide from
the public the real nature of their transac
tions. They should be comp elled to hans
out sign, proclaiming what they really
do. 1t would run somewhat as follows -
"Wanted-the health of young men-theil
moral principles the hopes of their pa.
rents-their prospects for this life and the
life to come Wanted-the homes of han
py families, the hearts of wives to be pro.
ken, children to be reduced to beggary and
rags Wanted-the property, the reputa-
ton, the happiness, the bodies and the
souls OF men. In exchange we will give
men, fiery rum, sweetened with sugar
tlavored with lemon and nutmeg-rum in
all 1t forms, and under all it's various names
"Our terms are most liberal, for we viii
give glass of rum as long as our customer
has half dime to pay, or rag of clothing
to pawn-we will take the wife's garment,
or the children's bread-anything that W.
can turn into money we will receive fol
men. Our attention to business is unin
termltted. Late at night, and all da,
Sun lay we are ready to attend to th'
wants of our customers. Even whe,
their families are left shivering and starv
ing at midnight, we will stay in our den
to crafty those who wish to deal with u
to fire up their passions, and send then
home IN fine demoniac frenzy.
Gas an evidence of the thorough an,
satisfactory manner in which we do oul
business, permit us to add, that those VIII
commence exchanging with us, seldom
leave US as long as they have strength t,
call at our counter, or anything to spenc
when they get there. If you could see tn,
palsled, tottering, blue-eyed, ragged. shiy.
erlng wretches who have bartered to u.
eVerythlng-farms, stores, homes, health
food, clothing, character, and their hopes
OF heaven, and who still come to us when
ever they can buy, borrow or steal few
pennies, you would not doubt for momen
that we are among the most popular Of
brokers. Thousands have dealt with u:
IN spite of all the entreaties and efforts O
ministers, lecturers on temperance, friends
wives, children-nothing but death coulc
keep them from the destinations of our ex
change.
"Come, then, ye who have land, houses
domestic happiness, peace of conscience
hopes of heaven-anything that is precious
come to our counter and we will take il
from you, and give you rum"
Such bulletin should be placed before
the door of each of our drinking houses
1t would be fair statement of the busi.
ness dane Within.-C g. Herald.