The Delta independent., 1910-04-29
What Is the Harm in
A Glass of Beer?

w. C. T. U. school contest in Delta,
by one of the grade pupils. 1t is
regarded as marvel by Prof. Con-
dit, Superintendent of city schools
Ages ago, when man was driven
from the garden of Eden, Lucifer,
the ruler of the fallen angels, called
together seven of his most duti-
full servants. These evil spirits met
in a chasm. The high walls of rock
towering on either hand, were blaz-
ing with blue and red flames.
The place was one of the entran-
ces to the lower regions, and the
agonizing groans of the lost spirits
and roar OF thunder, We're well suit
ed to this dark, death-like place of
terror. No ray of sunlight has
ever penetrated the darkness, and
the flames alone furnish light for
the evil inhabitants.
After calling the chosen spirits
together, Lucifer addressed them
thus: Il give each of ye permission
to bestow a curse upon man that
shall remain until the earth shall
cease to be-" With that he took a
DldCh DOoh lioh Siitll, anu pre-
pared to write.
The demon of drunkenness was
the first to speak, and he said: 81
give to man alchohol. 1t shall make
him lower than the brute. Any man
| who once partakes of it shall sink
lower than the beasts of the field
This drink shall be called liquor
Lucifer wrote the curse and called
the demon of disease, who cried,
: | shall give to man disease. There
shall be a great many different dis
eases, but each shall be bothersome
and cause much suffering. No human
shall escape, and many shall die"
With that the demon withdrew
The next demon who spoke, was
the demon of disaster, who said.
Il give to man the cruel storms.
will send Thor with his mighty ham
mer to destroy man and the work
of man l will also send floods and
fires
After writing the curse, Lucifer
called the demon of cruelty. who
said: Il shall make man cruel to
his fellow men, and to all living
things. | shall make him invent in
struments for torture with which he
will punish his enemies
The next demon who spoke, was
the demon of toll, who began: 81
shall disease the soil SO it shall
bring forth nettles, thorns and this
ties. l shall send the poison SER
pents to torment. terrify and slay
man, so he will have to toll and
| fight
| Lucifer wrote the curse and called
the demon of fear, who said: Il
will make man afraid Some under
my power shall be towards They
will fail to sleep at night because
of their terror. They will fear the
| storms, the fires, their enemies. and
| they will fear to be alone"
Lucifer wrote this in the book,
and called the demon OF stealth,
who appeared in the form of a SER
pent: a." said the serpent. Il give
to man a glass of beer
Lucifer took the cup, tested the
contents, and looking up with won
der in his eyes. asked: What is the
harm in glass of beer?" The de-
mon of stealth answered: Beer is
"a liquid which contains small per
cent of food, and it also contains a
small per cent of alchohol. Men will
drink it and form a habit of using
stimulants, because they will be un-
aware of it's evil effect. The beer
| will weaken their will power, and
when stronger drinks are offered
they will not be able to resist them.
1.-The food that is in the beer will
not rebuild the ruin wrought by it's
evil qualities. Women will give it
to their children as a mild tonic
and thus will ruin many a man, for
he will form the habit while child.
and as he grows older his system
which has been weakened, will de-
mand a stronger drink
"a woman will give it to her hus-
band, unaware of the effect. and will
help to lead him to ruin, while she
would dash glass of liquor from
lis lips in horror.
| / am the demon of stealth so |
shall give to humanity something
that shall represent the giver, for
glass of beer has the same spirit
as that of serpent. 1t creeps slow
ly and stealthily, while the unfor-
tunate object of his wrath. waits
unconcious of the deadly evil that
Is lurking so near, and will have no
suspicious until they are in the
deadly tolls of this enemy So the
beer drinker will be at last over
taken by the evil.
women shall go so far as to have
beer on their tables, so their chill
dren shall grow up with the temp
tation, and but few will resist It,
Many a man with noble impulses.
will take a glass of beer, either with
i III, fear TINT ha will not h1 ,.a,n.,ln