The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-13

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ami anu, Stste, It T.. only the
,hrtf f1IA former self left. for him
o az 10 commence the rug gle Of
lie. ! ~ his twenty-five 'ars in L.
loran ervice in the Il of this
flood rcking vampire o. IN nhood.
What ia he edge of b > Il like
, saw with it's teeth ED and
,roken? 1t cannot riI tue board of
ife near so we'll. lii EN-, lency Aas
,ope. Let memory's h d race before
your vision the i've ( many dear
friends and acquain I'D es. You seel
some loved friend % son. What a
noble, generous fellow he was, but
,xhat a demon the cursed liquor or
drug made of himi What hardships,
and in many instances, degradation
he brought upon his wife and inno-
cent children. How the bite of the
serpent rum, more deadly than that
Of a rattle snake, poisoned not only
his life, but reacting through him in
less violence, poisoned his family. DO
you, my soothing friend, coldly cynical
In the security Of your selfish ego
tism, believe that this friend or
friends would have brought this about
II he had thoroughly and understand
ingly known of its awful results. He
knew by hearsay, or possibly by ex.
ample flashed before him at one time
or another. But he thought he wasI
stronger than that I'm his fresh young
egotism. He could play with this 81
rcnic seductive. and insidiously at
tractive drink and not become over.
come. He could refresh himself when
weary and respondent with its slim.
ulating and enllvening influence and
not become a drunkard. He knew
vaguely, but how dimly. How sad It
is that the world is full of such illus
uations today Juvenile courts place
10 per cent. of the cases brought be-
fore them at the door or fault of alco-
hol.
l contend that by appealing to the
two most powerful emotions in the
child's mind, self interest and fear,
that we get the first underhold for
the death grapple in the struggle be-
tween man and alcohol. The educator
with keen and delicate knowledge,
gently plays upon these tender yet
powerful emotions. until in passing
years he has forged for the now man
child rope of, steel that win pull