Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-08-17
LgTERY RELICS.

From the New York Register, publish
ed March s, 1888, loaned us by Mr..
Frank Fairbanks, we extract two more
items OF interest.
As glass blowing Is a comparatively
new industry IN this section, and as the
longevity OF the glass blower Is said TO
be greatly curtailed by his occupation,
and as one OF the Bowling Green papers
recently SAID that glass blowers blowed
glass all day and blowed their money into
the saloons at night" we would direct
their attention to the following patent
issued for this purpose (glass blowirg)
fifty-eight years ago:
"GLAss BLOWING by MACHINERY.
Among the prizes by the Paris Academy
OF Science, at their last sitting, was the iol-
lowing ITO Israel Robinet, workman,
for The substitution of the action Of ma
chine for that OF the human lungs, in
glass blowing, 5000 francs" By means of
this valuable invention, the health of the
glass blower will, in future, be preserved,
and the project of this manufacture great
ly improved, both as regards accuracy OF
form and the capabllity Of making articles
OF greater dimensions than was formerly
possible"
The second item or article is the fol-
lowing, which gives us little incite into
the early history Of Gen B. +. Butler,
as we'll as some startling statistics on the
temperance question So years ago:1
THE PROCESSION.
Benjamin F. Butler Esq., in his admir-
able essays, land which, by the way, he is
pledged TO re-commence about this time,)
puts down the whole expense OF ardent
spirit to the United States, at Sl20, ,00O,-
900. II Is presumed this is correct, and /
therefore shall make it the basis Of a few
remarks. We will suppose this sum to be
in specie-in Spanish dollars. How long
will IL take man TO connt it-counting
100 a minute, and continuing at that rate
uninierruptedly 12 hours each day? As
lie would count 5000 an hour, it would
take him 10000 hours, or AZ years and
some days 10 count the whole.
II each dollar weighs an ounce, the
whole 20,000,0o0 will weigh 81, 500 tons.
This would load 27,S75 wagons, giving L.
500 pounds to each wagon.
Place these wagons in a continued line,
and allow yards TO each wagon aud hors-
es and the whole would reach one hundred
and nine miles.
Sixty millions of gallons OF ardent spirit
are annually consumed IN the United
States. This, allowing IS gallons to
hogshead. would require $3.50 hogs
heads, and 60 gallons over. Allow
hogshead 10 wagon, and 952. $50 wag-
ons will be required. These wagons, al
lowing yards 10 each, and 251 wagons 10
a mile, would reach 3,794 miles.
There are 100000 drunkards in the
United States; three-fourihs of whom are
heads Of families, and each Of these FAM
lilies on an average embrace four individ
uas besides The drnnkard himself The
aggregate number of these ia 225, 900
families. and 100000 individuals, exclu-
sve Of the drunken head, who goes among
the 100000 drunkards.
There are 100000 paupers in the United
States, made 10 by ardent spirit, and 75,-
600 criminals.
Now, drbelievcr in the temperance RI
form, and oproser OF temperance societies,
take your stand with me on some emf
nencc aud see this procession move on,
lsl Comes The man spending 4I years
counting the money paid as the expenses
OF using ardent -pirit in the United States.
"a. The 27375 wagons loaded with
specie and carrying 500 pounds to the
w"gon-these reach one hundred and nine
miles.
Sd. Come the 952 $50 wagons having
the 100000 900 gallons of ardent spirit
one hogsIlesd TO a wagon, with moderate
d'inker for a driver. These reach away
back 1874 miles, and they will be long
passing by.
4h. Next come the 300 900 drunkards,
a spectacle loaihsome and sickening; these
are followed by women aud children
paupers-crIminals--but enough-mv
s'ul revolts al the sad. painful, shameful
sight-o when, when will our land he
delivered from this worst OF curses =
Temperance Recorder 1888.
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