The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-03-15
THE PAINTING HABIT.
SHUN THE CRAZE If YOU ARE NOT
ALREADY A VICTIM.

| This story OF One Unfortunate Dune.
Life shows tO What an Untnmcd
Thirst For Paint May Hiring the
Most Respcctnbic of Mem
OF all the vices 10 which the head of
family can he addicted the paint craze
is probably the most devastating in its
effect upon the mind. clothing and
purse.
Unlike drunkenness and PLAYING OH
brass instruments. it is vice which
can he practiccd without publicity. and
this Is doubtless one reason why il is so
awfully prevalent
There seems TO be something wonder.
fully fascinating III TIE private paint.
brush and the cans Of prepared paint
that are extensively advertised ms com.
bining the twofold mission of preserv-
ing and beautifying objects upon which
applied.
The man who mas once allowed him.
! self to paint the kitchen chairs or the
dog kennel takes II step which ho can
rarely retrace His thirst for paint
grows with indulgence and lie soon
comes to feel wrctchcd unless lie has Il
brush i'll his hand
Among private painters there exists
strange and morbid dnnwillingncss to al
low IL particle of paint to be wasted
The man who bnys Il pound can of blue
paint with which to paint table and
finds that after the work is done he has
quarter Of Il pound Of paint left. in.
stantly tries - find some other article
of furniture o.. which to use it
Tins IA 10 rovcfupflx. 1o1 on fr,,,, ,,,,o p
article of furniture to another and re-
duces himself to poverty. madness and
despair
The story of man who was once IL
respectable and worthy ratepaycr of an
adjoining municipality presents Il fear
full illustration Of the misery caused by
private painting The man in question
was induced by an indiscreet friend to
buys pound Of red paint with which to
paint IL small dog kennel Without re-
fiecting upon the danger to which every
one exposes himself who takes the un-
hallowed brush in his hand. this man
painted the dog kennel. and with the
quarter Of IA pound that was left under
took to paint the bathtub in order as
he told himself. that the paint should
not be wasted
He found that when the bnthtub was
not moro than half painted his supply
Of paint was exhausted. and he there
fore bought another can With this he
finished the bathtub and had this time
three-quarters Of II pound left
1t was. Of course impossible for him
to allow so much paint TO be wasted.
and accordingly he began to paint the
six kitchen chairs There was enough
paint for five chairs only and the
wre1ched man saw that he could not
help buying ~ third pound. nearly all of
which was left after the sixth chair was
finished
With hungry eyes and excited air he
now roamed through the house seeking
whit he might paint. and finally de-
cided to paint the woodwork of his
study Two additional pounds we're
used .fore the woodwork was finished.
but he found that in his anxiety to
finish the work without buying sixth
can of red paint he had laid OH the
paint SO lightly in some places that the
result dissatisfied him
AS a remedy he resolved to run a mar
row bar of black paint around each
pduel' anu therefore DOuStlC Il pOun1 or
the best prepared ivory black. Not moro
than half of it had been used when the
work was finished. and it became neces-
sary to find something on which TO use
tho remainder.
The unhappy man now realized when
it was too late to save himself that he
was confirmed painter and that he
had not sufficient strength Of will to
cast the accursed paint brush from him
no matter If he did thereby waste near
ly pound Of ivory black. He pursued
his downward course with great rapid
ity. Needless of the tears of his wife
and the entreaties of his daughters. he
painted everything in the house on
which paint brush could bc laid
His wife and daughters could not go
into the street without showing by their
involuntary patches of black paint that
the head of their house was q private
painter His money gradually found ita
way into the pocket of tho storel.ceper
who sold the paint. and his health
eventually gave way under the inhu-
ence of painters collie. Montreal Ga.
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