Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-06-19
SOMETHING IN ARITHMETIC.

II figures don't lie, and e1perince proves
they do not, there are twelve saloons in
Perrysburg-a round dozen-over the
counters of which Distilled and fermented
alcoholic poison is bartered to all who
have the money to pay tor it, without re-
gard to age, sex or previous condition.
Twelve gin mills.
The census of 1880, il we mistake not,
gave the population oil Perrysburg at 1909
souls. This gives one saloon to every $50
persons Say one half of these persons will
comprise females-that will leave one sa-
loon to every rs males. Allow one third
OF this number to be under sixteen years
Of age. THIS will give one saloon 10 every
SO males over 16 years old. Say that one
fifth of this number does not patronize the
saloons, that will leave 40 persons TO every
saloon who do. We believe this estimate
to be within bounds.
To pursue this mathematical demon
stration somewhat further, il is not too
great a stretch in our calculation 10 sup
pose that each OF these 40 persons, will at
low estimste, average 20 cents daily 10
appease their appetite for liquor. This
will aggregate $S daily for the forty per-
sons, which goes into The Golfers of the "a.
loon. No one will barge this estimate as
being an exirnvagant one. Tor il is not
likely that saloonist taking in less than
that amount will continue in the business
u very great length of time.
Here then il $S received In one day by
one saloon. In The (12) saloons this will
amount 10 IL times SS, which in equal to
$96 recei vel daily. In one year the,e are
1856 days. Then we multiply S96 by 800,
and this gives us product according to
the ruleof multiplication OF S35,O ,O4O, that
are squandered over the saloon bars OF
Perrysburg in one year!
Think of it, reader-$35,0 ,0i0 worse than
wasted-squandered Tor that which brng'
discord, wretchedness, misery, dispair, deg
radiation, qnarrels, rioiting, fighting. mnr-
der-tbat which ruins, devasta es, blights
and leads to crimes untold. What heart
burnings, what anguish, what damnation
il deals ont TO all who come within iit
terrible influence. 1t blights the sacred
circles Of lome-it clothes innocent child.
hood in rags-it introduces hunger into
the scantily furnished home-it cover'
with blackened bruises the neglected wife
and mother, by introducing the husband
and father in the shape of run-curSec
demon, who becomes terror in the house
hold that he should protect and cherish
The home is converted into n hell-lov'
,s transferred TO hate father into /
6end.
Thirty-6ve thousand dollars Squander-
: ed in drink Is IL any wonder that then
} are families in this town who during tn
cold winter monlhs require aid from ih
open hand of benevolence? S35,040 viii
keep 100 families In -four for one year
, averaging six members TO family.
II, will comfortably clothe and feed 2
families of ordinary size for one year.
Equally divided among all the familie
6 within the corporate limits OF Psrrysbur
!, each family would receive more than $40
= annually.
. What suffering could be alleviated wit
Q such sum iudlciously and wisely expen'
e ed. whs, happiness would follow in !
traln-wheress now II only starts our bo,
i IN career OF vice that can only lead 10
drunk ards grave or to lelons cell.