Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-17
DRINKING WOnEN.
The Intemperance of the Fair
Sex Exposed.
Nav York Sun.

when Nine. de Stael asked Napo-
leon what was the need OF France"
said Rev. DR.. Fulton yesterday morn
ing, he answered, Mothers That
is the need of this country and of this
time. AS 90 tho mothers, 50 60 the
children. 1t is natural that the chill
dren should follow the mother and not
the father. Have you ever seen a
barnyard cock strutting about and
putting on airs? Some old hen may
pay attention to him, but the little
chickens do not. That is the csndi-
tion OF affairs in many homes. The
mother has her way, and the children
side with her. The mothers influence
is the most potential influence. Why
are our academies so poorly attended,
1t is because the mothers have turned
aside from their old anxiety to see
their sons we'll educated. Dress,
fashion and such friyolities occuTy
their minds, and their children
resemble them. l do not wish
to say anything against women.
have the highest conception
of womanhood. We must have
women with us in all our attempts to
do good. Jesus proclaimed himself
as the Savior of women. He cast the
evil spirits out of the women. In no
age are they more exposed to them,
and the chief among them is the evil
spirit Of intemperance. An intoxicated
woman is a pitiable and forbidding
sight. But they do not often expose
themselves in public when in such a
condition. They drink in their homes.
A short time ago application was made
for license to open liquor store in
one Of the most fashionable neighbor-
hoods OF Brooklyn-in fine brown
stone house. 1t was explained that it
was intended to establish, not an or
binary liquor store, but family room,
where women could send for ale and
wine and liquors. If those who ap-
piled for their license were not sure
they would obtain custom, they would
not ask it. The devil is smart; he is
very smart. In the Garden of Eden
he began with Eve, and by appealing
to her vanity, succeeded. 1t is SO to.
day. Women spend more money for
kid gloves alone than is required to
support all our churches. | would
not dare mention the sum spent for
artificial flowers. Satan rules in the
kingdom of fashion.
"At present there are 200, 900 men
on strike. This is largely due to dis
sipation. They had good wages, and
had it not been for dissipation they
might have saved money. 1t is won
derful how q man can get along if he
does not drink; but a man cannot be
provident if he has not thrifty wife.
A bad woman is terrible ally Of the
devil. In England aud in Scotland l
have seen women walk into bars and
drink liquor as if they enjoyed it.
Here they do not do that to such an
extent, but they send out for liquor
and drink it in their homes There
are hundreds of liquor saloans sus
tanned by their family entrances.
The evil exisss, although like the ma.
laria III certain beautiful portions OF
Long Island and Staten Island. i'll
cannot be seen. Its effects are visible
The police records show that aore
men than women are arrested for in.
toxiGatloN, yet more women than men
drink. Cine cause of this is the de-
sire Of women to be like men-to
share their pleasures. Young women
go to Coney Island and they drink
wine and beer aud liquor. In eating
saloons they drink, Yesterday | saw
twenty WOMEN sitting in an eating sa.
loon drinking ale. If the mother
drank, the children will also dgink
and this intemperance is spreading
Another cause is Womans weakness.
Physicians adyias them to drink as a
geWedy f0y this, and thus acquire q
taste for liquor, The daughters Of
some Of the best tamiliSa have thus
become drunkagda Iknow one ele-
giant hoAss in which it is necessary to
sOn1ne as prioner the beautiful
young daughter, lest she should 60 out
and become drunk; aud thisvice leads
to all others. Il has been truly said
that there would be 20 brothsls If the
fires Of lust were not kindled by wine.
A young girl came 10 me lately and
confessed that she was one Of the lest.
and ehp did not qoom 20 he ,,,,ol