The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-04-24
TEACHING TEMPERANCE.
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Oakland. cal,
The bcnellccnt effects Of agitating the
question Of teaching Temperance IN
public schools Is not confined to tlie
States which have secured the scientific
Temperance instruction law. Through
efforts IN this department the subject
has been brought to the attention Of
parents aid teachers al over the coun.
try, aud this can not help being beno-
fetal, for Il has caused an arrest ~
thought upon avital subject, and think
ing thereon has led TO grand results.
Thousands Of children ARE being taught
Temperance at their molher's knee, or
IN the family to-day, because the W. G.
I, U. has educated the conscience of
Christian parents along this line In
hundreds Of schools the effects Of alco-
hol aud TOBACCO upon body. mind and
heart are being taught because. through
tho same agency teachers have been
convinced that, ~ employees Of the
state, 90 whom IA intrustcd the train
ing OF IL future citizens, they are In
duty bound 10 teach those things which
shall guard them against the worst foe
threatening good citizenship.
In many schools outside the favored
eighteen States this teaching Is system.
atIcally done from approved text
books. In others, where the Introduc.
ton Of textbooks Is not possible. OK.
cellcnt work Is done through oral les.
sons. for which the teacher makes
special and careful preparation with
the aid Of the best authorities. Again.
much has been accomplished by plac.
ing Temperance books Of reference In
school libraries. aud encouraging
teachers and pupils To use them. The
latest device Tor introducing Temper
snco In public schools comes TO US
from California. The Oakland w. q.
I. U. have published u set of arith-
molical questions which ara given 10
teachers 10 be incorporated with their
class questions. We give n few from
those designed for each grade. II they
do not teach scientific Temperance
they do set children thinking concern.
ing the benefits Of practical Temper.
anCe;
T. There nro 1900 saloons In the Unlted
states, aud l6l,Dl public schools. how many
morn saloons than sohOolsf
There are about nbl.Un drunkards IN tho
United states, How many cities OF i0eD IN.
habitants each would these drunkards formG
u a. " family spends ~ cents day Tor
beer how mitch is sexpcnded IN wecksl ibl
How many loavos Of bread. nj 10 cents loaf
could he bought for the same money!
T. ~ A smoker spends ~ cents day for
cigars; how many dollars will he spend Ia one
half u Year. b.l How many looks nj 3.
apiece, could he buy with this money!
D tdl A. ~ cents d gallon, what Il d famlly's
bcof bin for 20 dais. taking two quarts daily
p How many pairs OF shoes NJ q pair, will
tllH money purchasaf
young man. now 81 wears Of age began
tn smoke cigarettes At the nge of II. and
smoked " cents worth daily. How many
books worth 81 each. could he buy with the
money Epenti
= a poor man, seventy years OF age, was
sont 10 the nlmshouse. Hal he saved the
Year. of age, providing be spent an average
Of VI YEAR. how much would be have had7
n a teciOtaler aud whisky drinkcr started
toFrther 0n Hiournay. cnch with bis his own
horse aud buggy, Thr distance was 20 miles.
Tho horses each travelled nj tho rate OF smilr.
an hour. The ieelotaler made tho journey In
- days The drinker stopped thrss times 4
DAY nj the saloons on the way for his dram,
loslnK on nn Averages OF fifteen minutes every
tlmo. How many days did II take him 10
make the Iourneyf
y "a IA early fiur- srhnhsrfe G1unfy, N.
v. was bought of an Indian chief for harrri
pf whisky. " the Indian drank one half q
pint day, how long did u take him 10 sral-
low the whole countyf o. A the county
contains .id.0D hcrs. afld the whisky was
valued at u gallon, what waa ths price per
acru. -s ~
~ How many cylindrical tanks 4 feet In
diameter, and u fnet deep HoHld II lazs 10
contain the gTsnDts0 gallons Of liquor con.
sume.i in the uniic'I states last Year UHlon
Signal.