The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-06-05
Lets have a Drink o.

\ temperance paper gets OF the following.
The riiicul.u-, absurd American custom II
- asking i responsible FOR seven eishth-mini
we say seven cIghths. and mean IL. tDo-Ofall the
liquor consumed in this country. Abolish that
custom to-day, and when there are eight barrels
% liquor drank now there would De bur one.
We believe this. and believe il can't D. -ain.aid.
We appeal 70 any number Of drinkers fr their
opinion IN the matter. To this custom We owe
our drinking between drinks" which .lne
was. with more truth than poetry ia h- sui.
-aId va the only thing that hurt, or words &,
that elect.
What @ ridiculous piece Of folly "a j. t. 20 int,
a place. II ~ tue mood Tor liquor, and @ ak FIVE
~ -ix acquaintance up % Inns with YOU yctit
= done All the time. and iy r~artie- who ucrIars
W1ut tEr money Tor st1esIus- hut NOT e. Do il
when your acquaintance are about, j. u be look
el rIpn a. % small potatoes and few ia the
bal lake the following o. au illustration OF a
delightful q" tx liable {. arise from this absurd
custom.
You feel in a mood for q glass. You 20 for il.
Meet q friend just - you aEr about o. enter % yin
mill. q. a-k him Enter. an! he comes uuDn a
group " four or five OF hi- friends who have inst
entered. ami arc c,uyer-iu- Tor q moment. You
are introduced all roInI by your friend. Where
are You now? with = dollar in Your pocket and
I've Or sIx fellows ON your hands. only one of
whom yJu ever saw before. and morally bound by
custom and imIellcd by false pride - ask item
q jim yJu IN % social giass.
lou can't get out 81 Il they know You come
IN for liquor, and o. your friend introduced you
and didn't invite. why yOu must d. the hOnOrs.
ami you say You are glad Z, SCI them IAN internal
by the way) and ask them up. II yOu arc
known at the bar all right If not, YOU have To-
borrow Of your friend. liDw's that? PERHAPS
some Of the Iarty might ask you sOme other time.
but the chances are they wouldn't know vJu from
baked apple. y most absurd. dead fraud this
asking in connection with lIduJr. Do we u.k.
rEW rrgErrl Dr l.4.rfrTr.rr4.- ... T...l -
Icckues, gloves OF boots with u.s. Come in
mi take q bottle u wine with mc - men will
and take yuu by the arm, and in YOU 20. Do
hey ever say, 80 come IA have q hnt with me- ''
Are You continually urged 70 cat things? Do
hey ask You ~ TAKE pocket knives. lead rcnclls.
.air dye, tp1th powder, paper collars, or Gnbrcl-
- with them! No, this - asking business i
Ouhned % liquor. IL J. liquor lIbcralItv. or n
u-tpm, rather, that cxtcldS itsclr % No other ar
icle. II we except oysters and cigars, but IN these
i limited.
Take 81 party Of Elk Germans. who 20 in for
lager. They sit down. and each one drinks
hat he wants. AMI pays for what he drinks. lie
forced and bantcTcd because lac don't drink
lOrc. The same with Engli-hmcn. Frenclincn,
nj all other people ON tie face 81 the globe. cx-
ept Americans. You know how it would be
xix OF the latter. did they 20 in for lnser.
mere would be t~hirty-six glasses drank, or Iaid
y, II not all drank, because each must ask
b. OtheIs. I~IumbUg Folly
Imagine u ease like this, did the .. asking"
usiness extend beyond the confines Of liquor.
wo gentlemen walking up Broadway. One is
-tracted by Il fne display Of bDttles-no, boots.
iDes, 6c., IN a window. e. Bob, let's 20 in and D.,
ave some boots" IN they 20. Take hold.
1b. What's your fancy - ..Thank you, Tom.
1t I'm not taking boots just now "Oh, get e,
lake hold. One pair won't hurt YOU {
No, excuse me-, Tom" Take something. 4
Jb. Take home a pair of boots for your wife. ;
mt see Inc do this thing alone Bob comes
and takes a pair Of boots. It's 10 use. i
no could withstand Toms appeal? c