The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-03-05
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respectfully p-eseat for veur careful
consideration The following sta.istics,
trusting that tbev viii incife %
sEesens aetian 81 who read them
TIE hgures are carefully sollstei
fToa. tie Report of thc Chef - The
Bureau D. >ictis1.es~ fJ- fhe vear
+ ending June 80. ISL. the Eepsrt-
of the State Temperance Unio8. and
Reports on the criminal and depend
ent population ef the State. made
bT the Citizens Association q the
Leg Stature. IN Is6s II al estimates
we have adopted the minimum
amounts. and by satisfactory tets
proved their accuracy that ID charge
of ezeggeration can invalidate their
claims The facts herein embodied
appeal loudly 70 ar bar especially -
f1z-pay,rs
The amount Of liquor consumed
annually, iHelading whisky. imported
spirits, imported wine, native brzndies.
wines aHd eordizls. ale. beer. aad
porter. Is 81. 900. 900 gallons. valued
a. so 900 900 ; o. IS gzlI1as. a. 8 c7st
Of 81, . each iahabienr II eoua1v
distributed. this would give tr5
barrels Of t0uer 70 eTery nan. v-o-
nan aid child o. tn b1rrs7s n each
family o. Eve members.
There are n the State 100 COO
drunkards. over 10000 of whom are
dependent on public and pri-a-e
charities The aggregate annual
cost Of maintaining paupe-s. a1d
arresti1E. irving. and maintaining
criminals. made such bv alcohol. ii
- 2,259.9I0.65; cost Of keeping insane
and idiots, produced bv st-0ng drink
s. l55 0o1 Add 70 tie above
amounts. Tor waste of tine. ind0lence.
neglect q business. shortening q
life accidents. sickness. and hospital
services, the direct aud Indirect results
. alcoh9i. S29 00g. .539.49- making a
total e Se2 s543I966. or Al annual
loss q more than s25 % everv nan.
woman aud child II the STATE taken
o1t q the eomf5r1 q The people and
wasted N manufacturing voc n.1r-
f5GH one tiirt q our proportion q
the entire national debl. about xh-eb
Ne manifest - great c01cern- To
replace this vast amount the ifguor
seller pays annually into The S-a-e
treasury f0- license. about Sgf5 GOO
Compared with ether experdf-u-s-
or liquor bi- : H0Ts Hra H--r.y
ii0'>s - much a. ne annually paw f5r
church pr0pertv. support Of preachers
benevolent collections and S1a5zv-
school support combined Tu0rs tFT4
ts7 'sHlss - much a. We annually eT-
pend IN railroads and seqrIy sns Ear+
g. much as al q tbe railroads II tie
state originally cost
Our * leading articles q produce
a1I consumption. embracing bread
Stu1- cotton goods. boots and Sboez.
clothing, Eoolen goods. and box
Newspaper and Job printing. eos- al
l1aly less than tw0-thirds o. 01r
liquor expenses The number of
deaths annually produced bv aleo55I
n or state / not less than : $50.
cases Of suicide. 3S: murders -.
raP@S- l-I: robbeEies. $50: arson.
400 ;i4reeay and theft. 9.4s0-lreduc=d
and averaged from I. :. Grin. Re-
Portsl: 70 say nothing q countless
braTLs, rowS. fights. wife-bearfuz-
child-beatinEs and the Ike.
From Is 70 % wears the nortalf-r
O druakards : tkTss tines CT gralt
a q temperance men.
There are Hs0re hGH f01r sr1--
shops, licensed and unlicensed. 70 oTe
school; while nes-lv loo. 900 Of the
children and wards Of druuka-ds
seldom, Il ever, attend school A.
eohol I the mortal foe 70 this fortress
Of our eommoawealth-the common
school
The reports Of police commissioners
and Nagdalea houses prove strong
drink the growing eause Of that
monster .SociaI EriL. leading the
otherwise virtuOus 70 the path OF her.
whose steps take held on hell
These figures are but faint reprezer-
tailons Of tie crime. poverty. irnor-
21ee- shame. degradation. suzerin-
and eternal ruin caused BIZ alcohol.
Vet are sufficient 70 nerve the am q
the brave and true f1r is destruction.
We cal your attention % tie f5I-
ioEIng comparison. based on 6-urs=
taken from thereport OF Comnissioner
Wells in 1855.