The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-31

- ASTER. in its religious aspect. stands
first and above everything the most
- marvellous. the most astounding ta~
most remarkable holiday in the world
Equally wonderful Is the Easter feast.
when viewed from It's Industrial aspect
The average person has never stopped 70
think, perhaps. that 1t a most cruS-rra-
tive estimate-So.Or0.rOn eggs Will lie
eaten in the United States next Sunday.
This figure Is low. anG il - more likely
that the CONSUMPTION VIII he ahout 100
10000. This means that II would taxi.
I.OOO.0oO hens 1GO days 20 provide, tn,
Pegs necessary for this one DAYS enjoy
mCnt-
And how do we get those f,urcs5
Easily enough There are IN the United
States about So.n".wo people II every
man. woman and child. therefore. c9rS
hut one cSg on The great church holiday.
We have the first figure II. however.
every man. woman AMI child eats two.
we get the latter. II Is true that rlrrr
ere chronic dyspcutir~ Who never rsu-l.
IN egg. and there are halIc4 too vnriu-
20 enjoy them: lIt. 10 couutc~halaure
this. there are thousands Of iron >turu
Bched. ravenouSIy nppetited boys -
whom the consumption " a doom ..-,--
on Easter sunday & n matter of easy
accomplishment. 4 man with 4 fnuG-
ness for figures has c~rfmatrd that IL all
the eggs that are {" I,,. eaten next Sur-
day were rolled int" one e.: they waulc
make II mound bigger than an ordinary
:""untaln and the shell wuu,I u" Iar-..
enough to hold All the population oC n
city the size IF chicago Tn. rrr'.alt,.
size Of the bird that would - rr,,,i-.t
90 lay such an cCE offers cuticInc posi-
hniucs for those ua'hrm1tica,Iy in
CIined
A prominent preacher who has IN cor
ncctiOn with his WORK. made \ thorough
study Of economic conditions. Is author
fly for the statrncut that II Il were
not for thu "" great church holidays
faster aud Christmas per cent "
the business enterprises in the United
STATES would fail Within one v-ar. Al
first this statement seems rather strong.
ani It must he admitted that it cannot i've
IN any way VERIFIED When. i.w.v.r.
one considers the vast army Of Iacu AMI
women that are em!!gycG the world over.
preparing Tor these IVY" holidays. the
statement seems more reasonable \
careful canvas among host If III.
smaller retail dealers IN The ,i-v = N,.y
York brought ont n" admission than ~
many Instances = WAS Tn. Christmas III!
Easter trades that made tie - .S'e.l,e -
The stores possible From Christmas To-
Easter business i dull PeafI, are -
covering from tae extra drain On Tie
pockethook. caused hy the one. and are
preparing for tile unusual drain that Wi.
hc caused by the other. There are hats
{" lie trimmed. new spring f-ocAS and
coats 70 he purchased. and 81 course
eggs for the children And Iet 4 -,
understood that JusS latt,- itcr. i c:e
Of 10 small ms--eut- Ne Ir~-c- dos H.,
simple Easter E@u-.v.'' with IKE -,-a-cI
,Sg baked !n his side >.t-c,. fa- tae
rising Ecrcra'Iou- A. VII Ire seen 10y
some Of tie Illustrations IN tbs page.
the EI>tc- LuElv has kgTt fc,,y a@-ca>,
- the times and U1HrS his rounds with
the eggs fyr Tie children in an anty-ro-
BIC. These T:~;c- novelties c-e N
n,ary cases FLY - elaborate - ;lc
christmas toys arI co>- - much. The
lays when children were SHr'>:r! w.ta
l few eggs l.,..I IN ceCcS - mako
Them N-oWu Or In c"-.a pee, - ra.c
hem yellow. a-c gone forever gone with
Ne days II rlc C-'-a..,-, and the Oh
horse car Na-.sayy.- creations 80 >@-l-
md paste ard chocolate have -abcu Their
oIaCe. and W, can ~ rta- 3 : -. Tor
he best? t. We. 1-S been c-aw:--
md EXPANDING. Tie people IN !. have
Taxet plentiful a,I ca:l;.-cc q multiply
Alien E.SI w. ,-2- --.a ;--: Eve. AL
,ut Of the s.g.'v las gown ,.e tc.r1:-l