The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-15
TEMPERANCE.
BY MISS G. S. BURNETT.
To the Teachers of Utah

In former article spoke of having
Temperance day" occasionally, al
one means of imparting Temperance
truth. Let me describe such day
The school is a grammar grade, ages
ranging from twelve to sixteen. The
walls are decorated with temperance
notices made of evergreen and bright
colored paper. special invitation
having been given, many parents and
friends are present. The exercises open
with welcome song, followed by q
short address of welcome as follows:
Dear Friends:-We welcome you to
our pleasant schoolroom On our first
temperance day. Though we are
young, we believe we can tell you some
thing about the curse of drink that
abounds all over our country. We have
learned from 1.-The Pathfinder" how
alcohol Injuries the body and destroys
the brain. We have found out how ii
makes men cruel, by its effect upon the
moral nature. We have read that the
habit grows with the indulgence, and
that is why the young man who means
to be only moderate drinker loses self
control and becomes common drunk
ard. We are glad you are interested in
this temperance work, and we ask you
to help make better laws for US. II our
essays are short and contain few
thoughts, remember we have much to
learn. Hoping you may enjoy the day,
again I say Welcome.
Recitation, 1.-The Temperance Ship, :"
1.-THE Two Glasses Singing "We're
Coming By and By" Essay, Cider. ;"
Some people wonder why cider Is in
cluded in our temperance pledge. 1t is
because it contains alcohol, and that is
just as poisonous in cider as in whisky.
Cider is made from apples and is very
good when it comes from The press. but
IN little time the sugar that is in it
turns to alcohol and in q short time it
becomes 'hard cider" In the country
men put it in the cellar and drink it all
winter and by the time it is gone they
have so learned to like it that they
sometimes get beer or whisky to take
its place. Many boys learn to drink at
home. People say it is not wise TO
drink sweet cider. The trouble is they
do not stop when it ferments. | once
heard lecturer say if you would tell
him when pig became hog he would
tell when sweet cider became hard.
Essay-"Why young man should
not drink"
Young men, you should not drink
because 1t makes your breath smell bad,
and girls don't like that. 1t makes
your nose red and then you don't look
pretty. It makes you talk foolish and
you don't talk any too well at best. 1t
makes you act like a monkey when you
ought to act like man. 1t makes you
waste the time you ought to spend in
reading that you may know what is
going on in this great world of ours. 1t
makes you spend the money you ought
TO use TO buy home for you and some
good girl to share. 1t makes your
mothers heart ache and your father s
hair turn gray. 1t makes your brothers
and sisters and companions ashamed of
you. 1t makes you despise yourself for
being such simpleton. 1t keeps you
out of the Church of God and it will
finally keep you out of heaven. Young
men, you know all this is true. Why,
then. will you touch such dangerous
stuff? How much better to live clean,
pure lives. Live so you can look an
honest man in the face. The eyes of
the world are turned upon you. Your
every action is watched, you cannot do
wrong without its being known. Think
of these reasons and do not drink.
Essay-',Ihe Drunkard's Home"
Did you ever see the drunkard's
home? 1t is hardly worth calling q
home sometimes, for it is nora fit place
for any one to live in Let me tell you
about one saw last week in the coun-
try. The house was an old rickety
frame one. In the windows were old
hats and clothes. The lower part of one
had board nailed over it: The gate was
Oft the hinges. A pig and few chick
ems were running around the yard. a
little boy with hungry look was pick
ing up some sticks to make fire. When
the door opened, a pretty little girl
about three years old met him, but she
she was so ragged and looked so cold.
l did not see the mother and l after
wards found she was away washing for
q neighbor to get some food. And
where was the fatherP In saloon a
II lie away spending his weeks wages in
drink. There are many such homes in
our country. But some rich men are
drunkards and their homes are not
happy either.
Recitation I'll Marry No Man if
he Drinks"
Recitation-Cold Water for Me-"
Essay-"Intemperance."
Intemperance is great sin. This
nation spends more Tor drink than for
all its food and clothing. Over 100000,
600 were spent last year. The nation is
to blame for this, since it licenses men
to sell what it knows will hurt those
who drink. sixty thousand men die
drunkards every year. Then. think of the
misery it causes. Y! how the fathers and
mothers suffer. hope intemperance
will soon cease and then We will not see
so many poor and unhappy people.
never could see why men should drink
when it does so much harm.
Singing Temperance BOYS and
Girls are We"
Recltati5n-"Poor- house Nan"
Recitation-"The Signboard,"
Essay" Beer"
Essay Essay-"I i,Te Dr. -,ankard's Child"
sInglng-"T ..aoh Not the Cup"
1 1emark ov visitors.
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pr -eySMms and few of the essays.
There is not room for all The Cslifor-
MA teachers are trying to interest their
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