The Brunswick news., 1913-04-18
THE woRLD Grows sETrgaI

world is seemingly making toward
higher and better things, my gain a
little courage by a momentary glance
backward oyor the history Of tho past
one or two centuries.
Those who arc engaged in what
they think is reform IN the matter Of
the use Of Intoxicating liquors, for
instance. would find much to create
in them the idea TINT conditions now
are better than they were a hundred
years or more ago. although their
general statements on the subject
would lead Us to believe that tho
world is becoming worse and worse
In the mattqr Of indulgence In Intoxi-
eating liquor
One hundred years ago in England,
more than six times as much liquor
was consumed, century ago, even
ministers kept intoxicating liquors on
their sideboads, end even pastoral
calls were not thought to be complete
unless tho minister was duly served
With generous dram.
Now, In this community, to say
nothing Of the whole country, any
man in the respectable walks of life,
who would be seen taking drink in
private or public, would be the sub
cet Of more or less criticism The
.ttitade Of England and America has
'eRtircly CHANGED and, in general,
drinking Is now frowned upon, where
a hundred years ago drinking was q
social custom tacitly approved by Ill
Glasses. 1t Is well to point ont that
this very radical change hes come
about, not by law or the enforcement
of 1t. but by the education OF the poo
pie to the fact that an undue indill-
gcnce in intoxicating liquors cyitubly
has bad effect upon the b dy and
soul of tho drinker. 1t lis due, also te
the other fact, that people have dis.
covered that there are very few peo
pie who can indulge the habit with
out becoming Its slave, with all ite
attendant evils. England has shown
a remarkable ange IN Its attitude
toward drinH yet it has very few
laws on the ect Education, IN
formation al lining have worked
the reformati
/. A hundred ago gambling war
as open as the sale of dry goods Ia
now There were no attempts at cor
cealnent, and society looked upon II
as one OF the necessary forms 81
amusement Now. gambling Is NOT
only prohibit in every ts.asel
in the union, by law, but is frowncd
upon by society, and he who is known
to indulge in IL ls regarded as an un-
safe man not to be trusted with burl.
ness affairs.
Sports were vicious and violent a
hundred years ago. Bull fightin 5.
bear batting, prize lighting and &. Il
fighting were the chief amusements.
Those who would attempt to indulge
I'm bear batting, bull fighting or co, !.
fighting now, would soon make the
acquaintance of the Society Tor tho
Suppression OF Cruelty to Anlmal,
and would find themselves very muca
discredlted by the entire community
IN which they live Prize fighting has
been robbed OF most of its former
hrni lily y, hut it is also under the ban
of fhea law and public opinion in
iraiori Of the states Or the Union.
coniSast the clean, Wholesome
game sf baseball. the universal aud
national game of this country. with
the brutal spectaeles Of century
that passed then for amusemcrts
and gain small idea Of how we ha,
progressed toward higher and bot
ter form OF recreation
The Bible was curiosity, in the
homes Of the working people Of Ems.
land, hundred years ago, and the
homes Of America we're in not much
better situation. Now, nowhere IL
the English speaking world, need any
individual be without that great book.
He may have one, anywhere. for the
asking.
Ccnvicts were sold like slaves. i
century ago. and the bodies of exc