The Red Cloud chief., 1879-03-13
ABOLISH TREATING.
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Treating" constitutes one Of the
chief perils attaching to the custom OF
imbibing spirituous liquors, and there
Are few persons who could not, II free
from lis shackles. r~esiric, the indul-
gence Of their thirst 10 . decent moder-
alton. A man meeting = group oi his
friends jus, IS he is bent on obtaining
his afternoon allowance Of ''sherry and
bitiers" must, il he does (, violate
usage and il he wishes TO do what is ex-
pecied Of him, ask them ali TO join
him. Suppose the whole party 10 mum
Der seven. Seven drinks are poured
down seven throats, willing or unwill-
ing. Wha, is the immediate result Of
this hospitality Six other individuals
feel themselves mortgaged with al OBJ
legation TO equal il. There may be =
little chat, and then some one says
''Ah, let's have another drink" Then
seven mor drinks are poured down
seven throats. More talk. Another
happy thought by another member Of
the party. Seven o drinks descend
the seven throats. More talk. A fourth
inspiration by n fourth participant.
Some one who has done his fatcd duty
tries to beg of; has business 10 trans
act; ought not 10 drink any more. His
objection is vetoed by The asking party.
who is already slightly stimulated per-
haps. "No Sinking, ole TELLER, come
on" Repetition Of the gulping act by
seven performers. Every one feels the
mellowing influence by this time
Charley" says No. Six a~lectiona,ely
to the genius of the bar, "Giv's mother,
All hands roupd!" Encore the feat of
seven lei swallowing seven drinks.
No. Seven's turn has arrived. The hap
py relief is ear lie happens To be the
least experienced Of the party. lie is
already full Of bliss. His words are few
but expressive. "Set 'em up again.
hic!" Up they 90, and then down they
go-seven more drinks. Let US see.
Seven times seven are forty-nine. And
all because one man felt like taking a
little SHERRY and bitters." Perhaps
he goes home to his dinner aiterward.
Perhaps he don't. Perhaps he fails
TO see his wife and mother-in law until
the next day. Such is life in n country
where /" treating" is the custom.
There are a hundred phases Of the
evil. Not the least ludicrous is the plight
in which n tippler finds himself when he
meets at the bar a number of acquaint-
ances, and is doubly conscious that he
has not enough money to 60 around
and can not get credit for the requisite
number of drinks.
Remarks something like the above
were addressed to a Herald reporter by
a gentleman who is an enthusiast in the
new temperance movement. The re-
porter afterward paid a visit TO Mr..
Henry II. IIadley, a lawyer, whose office
is in the Aston House, one of the chief
promoters of the Business Mems Society
for the promotion and Encouragement
of Moderation.
sour idea," said Mr.. Hadley, had
its origin in 1876 at n meeting of the
Congressional Temperance Society
shortly after the death Of Henry Wilson.
That event, it was said, was Immediately
caused by the excess which he INDUCED
in at the dinner given him at belmont
co.'s. 1t was suggested by me that much
more good might be done for the tenn
perance cause by laboring to induce
men to be moderate in their indulgence
than by preaching the doctrine of total
abstinence. We think it better you
know to go along with q man a little
way on the path which he has chosen
than to stop him at the steep declivi'y
where there is danger on either side of
his falling to greater depths"
"But your ultimate aim is to induce
men to be total abstainers?"
"Yes, where they can not drink with
out getting drunk. We have nothing to
say against wine to such ss a control
themselves in ~partaking of it. We think
that q man is much more likely to keep
the pledge for n fixed term than he
would be for all his life. No man can
look forward with confidence in his
ability to fulfill a promise which covers
all of his future life."
"Is your society yet organized?"
"There is q nucleus of five trustees,
whose number may be increased to Is.
Those that are yet to be added will be
selected from the highest social, bust
ness, and public positions. We are al
ready assured that one or two Senators
and four Representatives will serve, but
I Am not at liberty to mention their
names. Our system of reform tends
toward total abstinence, but by q grad
ual progress, and at the same time it
rights of the manufacturers
and sellers of intoxicating beverages.
We believe we shall gain an immense
following among young men. 1 was
asked by the members Of the Congress
sional Temperance Society to perfect a
plan for this movement, and they prom
ised to cooperate with Us, both by their
and their influence"
The blue pledge of the society, which
renounces only the practice OF "trea,-
is embellished with an emblem
r~eprcsentinv Mclean hroodin0 ber