The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-17
"a WHlFF FPoM HE'LL"

Editor Of The Bulletin: ! will rot
give an outline of my sermon Of the
evening, but Use the space which you
have so kindly given to me each Mon
day morning, to reply to the statement
made in your issue a few weeks ago
in which the quotation made from
the Saturday Evening Post, was called
in question by the Board of Saloon.
keepers OF Cincinnati AT a meeting
Of the state Liquor Dealers of Ohio
at Wirthwein Hall, Columbus, Ohio,
one of the delegates in the course Of
a speech on How to Build up the
Saloon Business gave the following
suggestions.
The success of our business Is
dependent largely upon the creation Of
appetite for drink. Men who drink
liquor. like others. will die, and If
there is no new appetite created our
counters will be empty, as will be our
Golfers. Our children will go hungry,
or we must change our business to
The open field for the creation OF
appetite is among the boys. After
men are grown and their habits are
formed, they rarely ever change in
this regard 1t will be needful, there
fore. that missionary work be done
among the boys, and | make the sug-
gestion, gentlemen, that nickels ex-
pended i'm treats to the bows now will
return in dollars to your tills after the
appetite has been formed. Above all
things create appetite"
The above was the quotation | used
in my sermon. Now, in reply wish
to submit a quotation from The Ala
bama Citizen of October list. 1907, in
which the editor, Mr. Brooks Law
renee. says of the quotation in ques
tion:
The above was given the Anti-Sa
loon League by a gentleman who was
present at the time Of the meeting anc
made exact notes Of what was said
| The delegate who made the speech
supposed that none but liquor deal
ers were present.
There has been a pretense of vas
indignation among liquor dealers be
cause of the Whit From He'll ut
tered by one of the liquor element a
saloon keepers meeting in With
vein hall. Columbus some years ago
They have frantically denied and chal
lenged for proof For good and suffi
Client reasons the Anti-Saloon Leagu'
has steadily refused to publish III
name OF our informant
We are now in q position to give th
people Of Ohio proof that this kin
of work is being carried on anon
liquor dealers.
Liquor dealers are placing sample
of raw whiskey in the hands of schoc
boys.
A nursing bottle similar to the on
pictured here was taken from tn
hand Of a schoolboy in one Of ii
schools Of Troy. Ohio. about the begii
ming Of June. 1904
UF tfit tIlEiu4lit tNii A1llt7A a'''r
one ounce Of whisky The boys ha
consumed about one half Of IL. n
other half remains. The whole mi
sionary- outfit is before US as "
write
This bottle was contained in a sma
box. which bad on il the card
lone Funkhouser. saloonist. southea
corner 81 the public square. Tfo
ohio. r. was circulating among Il
boys in the school with others Of q
same sort II was taken from q
son Of a leading Methodist
The teacher. whose name ne 81
not give because the teeth q the
loon wolves would be Immediate
fastened upon him. smeiiel Fhiss
Tin the school room and was f1us /
, 70 investigate what vas gciag On
This bottle Is three inches in heig
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