Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-11-04
Stand Back Gentlemen and Give the
Ladies' n Chance.

placed in public sight, and properly called |
such, but under the guise OF bakeries and |
stores have n convenient little |
back room, where the bibulous female can |
pnrtake of her 'bitters' unperceived. This
private business Of tippling has been given
away by n married lady OF that city, who
Is heartily ashamed of this degrading hab'
il OF her sex. She Describes one ot these
places and her experience there IA follows;
One of these bars is in a trimming and
dressmaking store. There Isl secretary. or
what looks like one, closed up, and when
the cover lets down, it discloses three or
four Bohemian glass balls and snme small
cut glass tumblers. You can have whisky,
brandy or wine In this little alcove, by pay.
ing fifteen cents drink tor it. A week ago
was in there with two Indies, when one Of
them whispered, am going to treat YOU
and we all went back there and were treat.
ed. never felt so ashamed in my life. /
told them it was just awful, but they said
it was no ,rorse for ladies TO be socidbte than
their husbands. A very nice young lady
who was with us was real boozy, and gab
bled M I never heard her before. There is
another place where they sold fine candies
and ice-cream last summer-one OF The best
places Of the kind in the city-and they
served liquors in variety of fancy ways,
I know where there is very fine bakery
and confectionery store up town, where
there ia n very neat and COSY little bar In
room off the salesrooms. The bar is at
tended by the lady of the house. ! have
never been in that place, but Mrs. -
says it is the nentest little place imagina-
he The finest liquors and wines are sold.
She says the women are learning to make
spiced and fancy drinks. 1t is n very fine
family, everybody goes there. The lady
and one of her daughters are members Of our
| church"
This is style of early pietv that ia con-
verting the world at tremendous rate.
If strong drink is nsefnl, and healthful, and
needful pass it ronnd-stand back gentlemen,
and give the ladies chance. They do so
in London. My moderate drinking friend
would you like to see your wife going this
road Z? How about licensing such places
tor her acco ommodation ?-The Morning aio
Day of Reform.
And why not? fit is a necessity fol
man, why not for woman?
We often hear the apology for youn,
man who has tampered with his enemy
strong drink. till he has lost self control
" Poor fellow, he cannot help it, he inher
tied the appitite from his father" And NJ
doubt he did; and may not his poor siste
have Inherited the same unfortunate desir
for stimulants? Has not the female of
spring the same aptitude for inheriting th
qualities of the parent, whether normal o
depraved, that the male has? And are no
those customs and laws of society mos
cruel and unjust that accord to the one ur
bounded privileges for qualification, Will
it withholds them from the other?
We are greatly shocked to find thT
women are beginning to learn and ava
. themselves Of the same means TO gratif
their craving for stimulants that are Ell
, ployed by their fathers, brothers and To-
ers, but really, the wonder is that this hi
not occurred before and to greater extel
with such examples before them.
D Well may we stand appalled, AT the pro
! pect and weep for the future of society
: customs of this kind continue. When
4 becomes fashionable for the wife and mot
Y er to use the intoxicating howl as does Il
: husband and father, where will be o
! peaceful homes? Yet the way we a
4 drifting this seems inevitable. Will I
2 moderate drinker pause and reflect up,
this state of things and ask him self Ii,
q much he is doing to promote it? How
II he is personally responsible for il? L
every patriot, philanthropist and christi
st ponder this subject in his heart to see il
sr is not called upon to do something to st
% the growth of this poisonous, deadly Il
% of intemperance.
lie These developments must be alarmi
q every reflective mind. So long ms Il
fearful practice wns confine, to one sex
,c dreadful as il is--there was still hope
of ultimate redemption from the EVIL, |
it. this phase Of il IL most hopeless.
RS Yet God il able to save, but we are
or instruments aud every man, woman u
child has duty to perform. How C
serious, thoughtful people, especially th,
who claim to he followers of Christ, stn
... with folded hands and look complacen
upon this impending rum? Why 1
+, Indifference? Is our town type OF
" towns OF Ohio, or OF our country? And
u the little handful OF women composing 4
Its Union all the temperance women in
IA Are the others in favor of the reign OF H
lis Alcohol with all its misery and erin
al Must we conclude that they are praclicl
NJ, the habits OF our Cleveland sisters in 3
!, ret and are therefore friends and support
,N of the liquor traffic2 If not and they HI
ne the power of reflection how can they sta
81 aloof from this work which calls so lou
he for laborers and means. Have they no
les ing TO do and nothing to give to help
ne this reform? Have they no interest wi
,Is ,Is ever in the matter? Have they no h
Of bands, brothers, sons, sisters, dnught
he friends or neig hbors who are in peril
nd they think their prayers uttered in gill
lly mansions or downy cushions all that is
'al quired OF them
IA There is WORK to he done to stay
''ss ruin. Some must sacrifice their ease and
ito We. MONEY is needed, and sacrifice
A. called for in this direction also. We h
est few brave, earnest women enrolled '
an regularly contribute for this purpose, fr
or the scanly hard earned fruits Of their di
Is toll Such sacrifices are donbly blesse,
", Esirayed.- 3-year old heifer,
as with white star in forehead and white 4
,m ,"s on back and hind legs. Two 2-year
NJ, | steers one dark brown and one roam co