The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-11-10

RHUDcrlSEhs
Charity is Christian virtue Ont OF
it proceed hospitals, asylums, and aims
giving in general. But do We not, in
Our indiscriminate alias giving, over
look one Of the most iranti'l causes OF
want and dependence Why not try to
discover the spring, and dam the stream
at its source, rather than wait till the
flood has devastated the plain !" Is
not can ounce of prevention better than
pound OF cure :" What are the causes
of poverty! When this is understood,
Itse remcdy will be 'lhore simple aud
certain. Below are few fircts and fig
ures which charitable people should du-
ly consider. If it shall appear that near
ly every pauper is addicted TO The ha-
bilual use of "liquor and tobabco"-
which substances are unqucStionably
neither food nor drink--it will be seen
that there is big leak in the economy
of fliving which ought at once to be stop.
ped, before "Chariy". b. further bled
ior the aforesaid chewing and drinking
paupcrs.
In an article of self,imposed taxation,
a distinguished statistican says that the
consumption under the various items
OF spirits, wines, and beer at the present
time U870) in Great Britain and Ireland
is as follows;
.. t QadRIaics. Expenditures.
Home and foreign spr-
It's 2O4lS,j35 gals. sl52,0il,l6O
Beer of average strength
7I95S3S2 2S,7b2SO
rVrfi'ss winsss anu I5,i5i,74 6I039G2j
Cider, perry, homemade .ooo
wine ETC. ,,, say I,VVViVV
Tobacco 0i,BO3,ozO Ids ohlol,1oo
SOL, ,8l7 $40
We have here an expenditure of
more than SIG per head of the entire
populatioa-meA, uOmca, and clatdreR; or
of more than $65 for erery dduh male in
Great Britain and Ireland. The gross
amount seems perfectly fabulous but
it is competent for any one to test il by
the government returns, which are in
) dispu,able.
Now here is one cause of pauperism
9 which Christian charity is required to
3 support. Would it not be as well to
9 shut down the gates on the causes OF
i this great evil Here is work for TeT-
y perance men,-indeed. for all Christian
i men and women. Each must take
Q ground on one side or the other of this
6 question. Reader, where do you standi
) Are YOU a slave to perverted appetite,
IS and on the road to pauperism, disease,
y and drunkenness? or are you on the side
{. of temperance, and sufficiently self-de
i; nying to resist the common temptation
Y, to indulgei "There is no danger in safe
e ty." Ifyou neither smoke, nor chew
3 3 nor snuff, nor drink, you will be mucI
n, better in every way,-in body, soul, anC
(. (. in estate, than you fall into the cost!
8. and disgusting habit of vulgar men
j. Honest poverty is no disgrace. Ther
yS yS are many poor WON en- and children
Of brought to the very door Of deaII
as through the dissipation Of men. Others
hS throug IL fire and flood, are recuced fron
o. aflluencc TO pepury in day; such ar
,o proper objects Of charity. But as f.
ks those who wilItully and by seIf-indul
lsr er gence bring themselves to want and be
" come mere "dead weights" on the TEN
to perate aud industrious, we have com
rs miscration and pity, it is true, but los
ys of sympathy and of charity than for III
~. other unforLunates who are dragge
VI, down by them, In looking further il
IN in. to The causes Of pauperism, il will b
,oldi seen that there is sad lack ofcconom
u. on tho part Of many, and absoluI
NV wasteiulness on the part OF other
Itnsi Their money goes for trihcs, kncknack
in bogus Jewelry, gewgaws, lottery llcl
VI. Ss- cts, confectionery, theatcrs, negro mil
ose strcls, and the like. Those who a
III called on to support paupers are IN dut
3no pn. bound to find out the causes, and, as i
ter as possible, remove them We simp
ITS, ire give the hint, and leave it for those il
ST- ;,T. terested to pursue the subject. Let tho
' 81 who have the faculty Of econ0mizil
nh IahS teach the came to others. Childr'
the should be taught self-denial and ~
/ of hepiuness. AT present, the rule amoI
lri- both parents and children seems 10
an. to find something new or somslhil
r. more to desire. Time and money q
expended on useless objects. In stir
ualing the minds of children to enlC
e a prise, lctitbe on something outside offs
something which would tend to ecvf
and improve them, and carry out I
Ion doctrine that At is more blessed to gi
'Der than to receive. Prom the Phrcnotc
Row. iCdl Journal.