The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-11-20
EVERYTHING BUT CUSSING
Liquid Without Glasses and Glasses
Without Liquor-Nothing to
Mark Wet and Dry Spots.

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thick eyeglasses. He is evidently a
foreigner. From time to time he
draws leather covered notebook from
his pocket and jots down something.
He refreshes himself occasionally
with draft of water from the cool
er, using the glass in such cases made
and provided by the Pullman COM
pany.
Eventually the porter enters the
smoking compartment and removes
all the drinking glasses. Our friend
however, does not observe this.
A few miles further along he is
again thirsty. He cannot find the
glass. He rings for the porter and
asks for it,
ives in Illinoy now, subj" explains
the porter. Its gin de law to have
de glass heah. De bod O. health d
Ian me in de lookup eff | let yo' have
it,"
The foreigner mods his head grave
ly, and the porter withdraws. We
take it upon ourselves to explain to
the stranger the why and wherefore,
telling him that the public drinking
cup is illegal in Illinois.
| Zone may obtain drink of liquor,
however" he asks.
Eyes. In the dining car"
He goes forward and obtains his
drink and returns with an expression
of satisfaction on his face.
Soon the porter comes in and re
places the glasses.
yves in Indianny now, suh," he
explains in response to the mute in
quiry. mo law on de public drink
in cup in dis state. Soon's we strike
Michigan, though, l halter lock dem
up once mo-. Michigan law don't al
low DEM"
another real drink" states the for
eigner
Soon he returns, this time visibly
aggravated.
How is this?" he asks. "A few
moments ago l was served drink of
whisky in the dining car. Now they
tell me we are in some kind of terri
tory and they cannot sell it to me"
I'VE are passing through chain of
! r1o;,,
is illegal in them to sell intoxicants;
therefore the buffet department is
closed until we reach what is col
loquially termed wet territory There
is no wet territory until we cross the
eastern boundary of the state of In
diana"
But can drink water from this
public glass;"
ooh, certainly-in this state, but not
in some others"
The old man sits in deep medita-
ton for time, stroking his long
beard thoughtfully and blinking
through his thick glasses. At last he
asks:
GLOW does the law do it,"
DO what?" we inquire.
"How does the law make it danger
Gus to the health to drink from a COM
mon cup in Illinois or Michigan and
yet safe to drink from the same cup
in lndiana?"
"Why, you have the wrong impress
ion of it. The fact is"
"And how does the law make it
right to drink Intoxicating liquors in
one county and wrong to drink them
in another county? If thing is wrong
in one place it is wrong everywhere.
If it is right in one spot it is right in
all spots. Right and wrong are ele-
your law can change them"
But the law does not change them;
it simply means"
And how can law affect the
health of community? Does the
law put germs in the glass in Illinois
and Michigan and take them out in
Indiana? If | cannot drink whisky in
Indiana, and can drink water there,
does the law make the whisky drink
ing criminal and the water drinking
germ proof? Do you have sections
in your country where theft is allow
able, and other sections where the
thief is apprehended? Will We pass
through any counties where l may
forge a check with impunity? Will
we find sections where the law will
allow me to do murder? Is there
some territory where it is illegal to
shave? This country grows more
wonderful as pass along"