The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-04-17
How n Serves as Bulwark 10 tho Rum
Power-iiow ~ Might Bo Made rot,nt
fDr f,ood

Powsr-iiow ~ Might Bo Made Potent
for Good. .f.
People follow the dictates Of fashion
rs II she were veritablc goddess No
matter what may be the prevailing
mode Of dress, they observe II slavishly.
The question ns 10 whether II is bccom-
ing TO the individual has no weight;
'it is ths fashion. aud that settles tho
matter. Crinoline or clinging draperies;
high-necked dresses or low corsages;
smooth bands Of hair. or frowsy name
Of bangs shading tho brow; "peg-top"
pnntaloons. or skin-iight ones; high
hats or low whichever may bo The
fashion, that men and women wear. 1
II IL oitcntimes unbecoming, some
times ridiculous, but all the same II Is
followed.
This servile obedience 10 the whims
a those leaders oi society whose ex-
ample sets the fashion is seen In many
other things than In morc matters Of
dress or personal adjournment II pro
scribcs the style OF furniture In our
homes. the patterns Of our carpets and
wallpaper, even the architecture Of our
houses II decides the manner OF sery-
Ing our meals, onr hours Of receiving
campany, our mode of entertaining
friends. And In the fact that fash hion. In
the highsreircleso Of society declares that
wines and otlicr drinks ara Nc ri1eur At
dinner, tho ruin power finds one ofits
strongest ,bulwarks A host may, be
convinced that to do so II morally
wrong, and Yet lack the courage to'set
the fashion Of dciinncc. II cost moro
than most people know for Mrs, Hpyes
TO Danish LIQUORS from the White House.
And IN the fact that she did thus defy
an unwriitcn social law. mny bc found
the reason for much Of the cheap wit
and boorjsh rjdlculc that was cast up
on her and General Hayes while the
latter wns President. nand which sven
yet crops out in many newspaPers from
time 10 time. 9"''
What can b. moro potent for evTl
titan ihe example set IN this way for
boys and gsEls-the men OF the, next
generation. their wiycs mud the moth
ers Of thu nnst iu succcaionP I Gan any
parent talk sobcrly 70, his child Of tha
danger of tampering With rum. IN any
shnpe or foruil warn MIN ofthe terrible
drink habit which oeequars tbe7 will.
fenumhs the consclcDce aud makes its
dayotecs the yrricst slaves who 'crawl
| Gods fogtstool.-l and 10 the same Tins
allow wines at his table, Example u
stronger than prccept The child will
follow the first and scorn the second.
The great evil Of the fashions ble tolsr-
ance Of strong drink Is that u pcrpetu-
ates the vice OF intrmpcrance, and
braces up tho rum power. 4 IL furnishes
fresh crpp Of driinkards among tbs
men-ay, and Aometimcs the women
Of to-day. and prepares tho way for a
second amsng tho ehildren BY fsmIl-
larijng them With Tho Internal stuff.
"Tohch not. Taste not. handle not" 4
q precept that can not be too strongly
impressed. law that can not b too
closely observed.
The eyil Of which we speak rraohe.
much further than 10 The circles Of 90
ciety wherein this abominable fashion
Ia sci. A new style of dress Is followed
throughout all social grades down "a
the very poorest The same n true Of
this. Though the vast mass of the pco
pie may never follow tho mode Of hav'
Ing rum In some form upon the table,
vet they fellow those who set snd OBJ.
serye that fashion BY tolcrating those
who drink. To drink rum Il counie.
nanced IN "onr best soclety;" henc<
the practice ls tolerated By assry lsrgs
majority u the people Of the country
SO long as man may get Intoxicated
and vet nrthin his soclh standing
among the class which claims 10 BE- ouI
"aristocraey." 40 long VIII the mas o.
our people socially tolerate drinking
man. Ht si z Ifsd sgaI NJ
No more telling blow could be deal
al the rum power, no deeper wount
could be given to the Mlnotahr whs
dcyours tho Nations strong mon ant
youth, than for society" % put IL
stigma m the drink habit n wins
were bansshed. not only from IN
tables but from tho homes Of society
people, n the men who drink wer
rigiily cxrlndrsi from all social gather
invs In hs eirclc, Il drinking lEep
made unfashioBable. what might.
| revolution would be workrdl7 The p6
tent inausncr " fsshisu vouhl BE ~
erted against rum anil its detotecs
thousands and tens Of thousand
Of young men. fiot w andef th'
| domination u rum. would be saved
the chilaren - to-day utIuld y
free from the terrible danger
Let q man who Il a slave.
the habit be a. rfgidly ostrseisc'
socially a. IL woman who has trans
errssd The Law n morality and ther
Y no more reason why he should b
admitted IN society than she. fus heh ha
iust ~ ssriy Inst bic hosor--as'
driakinx and dealing In run vosI1 B
rrcoknizsd = she foul ss1 dlD1oo@gv
blsshiass NJ really au. IA eQ14
/ saloon openly 41aid nus Is 4z5<W1
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