Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-06-30
An Object Lesson.

By the side of our beautiful lake
stands a great hall where, year by year,
are gathered the fruits of our various
industries; and the value of this object
teaching can not be Over-estimated. 1t
seems to me that if the managers of the
great Exposition can induce some of the
great liquor houses to place on exhlbi-
ton a type of their workshops they will
earn the lasting gratitude of the mothers
and the boys of Chicago. "How can 1t
be doneo'' Easily, as you shall see."
Select prominent place and put
there IA fac ,simile of the handsomest
saloon in our city, graced by the pres
cnce of a number of our elegant men
and promising boys: close beside this,
duplicate, in all its horrid detail. the
drinking. gambling den of the ''black
hole,'' and print here simple state
mcnt of facts:
These are fair samples of the work
we are turning out; to be sure it some
times requires a number of years to
reach this stage of finish, but when it Is
reached there is no going back, it is
done for all time. and its effects go on
way down the centuries.
See that young man, note the splcn-
did promise in his face of a life of use
frlncss and gladness, the same individ-
ual appears in the farther vlew-yes'
the very same-nO wonder that you re
incredulo,ls, SO filthy, cringing, horri-
BILE.
ave did this job in less than ten
years. We can do as much. may be
more for YOU 1--WE have sent thousands to
the penitentiary in less time). Will You
put Yourself under our care, my boy!
"Think I'm severe?' Yes. L know
it sounds hard, but isn't it true? But
protesting. .all who enter the gilded
dens do not reach the vile den you pict-
ure here" Surely, not, but tell me, DO
YOU find many in the black hole that dld
not take their first lessons in this course
within the walls of sO-called ''rcSpecta-
BILE" dram-shors, and if we could wipe
out forever the palace where drink Is
sold, do you not believe we could save
the boys?
You fear the picture every way
Overdrawn?' | think not; suppose, Tor
illustration. that near our picture of the
high toned saloon you see man ex-
planning the beauty and power OF
magnificent-lo looking machine; you ask
of its practical use. and the superintend-
pnt tells YOU that it is "a machine Tor
the destruction of human life, for crush
ing souls out of men, and that at least
100000 per annum are slain, besides =
large amount of preparatory work for
the oncoming host who are to furnish
new material as needed in proof of
which he points out to you a ghastly
pile of murdered men, women and chill
dren Merciful God. you are permitted
to do this work in civilized country,
i'm Christian land? 1--WE are not only
permitted to slaughter thousands of
people yearly, but we are actually en-
coIlrayed in the work, because we pay
the Government Il large dividend for
the privilege; no wonder you are
shocked at the statement, but 1t s a
fact: our work is scattered over a vast
territory, and the effect is not so palpa-
Bile, and therefore the people are easily
mi>lcd regarding the actual amount OF
the damnablc work. We are amazed
at the blindness of those in authority,
for the money we pay into the treasury
does not compare with the great outgo
which our work constantly entails up
on the Government in the way of re-
pairing damages, to say nothing what
ever of the awful destruction of human
lives: but these political economists are
all out in their calculations, seemingly
Bows. clcar-evcd. and unspOilcd by
the SophiStrieS and falsehOods of un-
ScrupulouS men. are not the cases par
allcl, and will YOU lend us your aid to
put the brakes on this dcath-dcallnS
machine. i niOR Sight0t.