Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17
GAMBLER CHEATS HIMSELF
Produces Nothing and Does no Coco
to Anybody.

to Anybody.
All forms of laxity in the religious
social and spiritual spheres Of our be-
ing, questionable modes Of dress, dance
in vogue-all are coming in for Their
share Of discussion and consideration
Recently Ebert Hubbard had to say
about gambling the following:
The amateur gambler is not neces-
sarily bad man-primarily his intefits
are honest.
He plays first simply for recreation
then. to add interest, the game trans
forms itself into penny-ante.
From this, to betting all the money
he has, is very easy evolution when
the fever is on.
He wins.
But to quit when you have won and
not give your opponents a chance to
win their money back, is more or less
disgrace.
He plays again-and loses.
Then he wants to get his money back
OF the morality Of gambling, moth
ing needs to be said-all I affirm is
that it Is simply absurd to enter on a
habit where success Is defeat and to
win is calamity.
The successful amateur gambler
graduates into PROFESSIONALISM has
to, for business men shun him. No man
who plays cards for money can keen
his position long. The fact is, none OF
us has a surplus of brains, and If you
are going to succeed in business, all
the power you have to your credit is
demanded. The man who can play
cards at night and do business in the
daytime hasn't yet been born.
Life Is bank account, with so much
divine energy at your disposal. What
are you going to do with it? If you
draw your checks for this, you cannot
for that-take your choice. And, above
all, do not draw on the Bank of Futur-
ity by breathing bad air, keeping bad
hours and bad company.
The man who succeeds in business is
the one who is in bed at ten o'clock at
night; and only one thing he Is jeal-
Gus Of and that is outdoor exercise.
Gambling robs man of rest; and
the keen edge of his life is lost in the
shuffling Of the paste-boards.
All he gives to his employer or the
world is the discard.
Outside Of the play he is a weak, in
efficient person, and his weakness is
very apt to manifest itself in burden
ing his friends.
The curse of gambling does not fall
on the gambler alone, any more than
the drunkard is the only sufferer from
his fault. Suffering falls upon everyone
within the radius Of the gambler. II
your gambler is on a salary he very
often comes around for his wages be-
fore pay day; then he gets to discount
ing his salary to a money shark; then
if he can, he will borrow his pay be-
fore he earns it, without first consult
ing you. He intends to pay it back
oh, yes! He wins and pays it back
This encourages him to borrow more
| the next time.
He takes more in order to win more
He is now obliged to play heavily be-
cause his debts are accommodating.
1t is an old story, and dozens of men
in Sing Sing can tell you all about it.
One bad feature of the poker game
is the poker face-the impassive white
| face with its cold smile. 1t reveals
nothing-nothing but untruth. In time
the habit Of the gambler becomes fixed
he is living lie.
In strict scientific economies the
gambler is a parasite and thief. He
consumes but does not produce.
Gambling means blurred vision, weak
muscles, shaky nerves. Loss of sleep
lack of physical exercise, bad air, ex-
citement, form a DEVILS monopoly OF
bad things.