The St. Mary banner., 1922-09-30
FOPNF2 l.. S. L. NAN DISCUS.
SES NEW TARIFF.

That the new tariff increases the
cost of necessities of life from 20
per cent to 225 per cent is shown in
a recent article by ". O. Scroggs,
formerly professor Of sociology and
economies, Louisiana State Universl
ty, and now on the staff of the New
York Evening Post. DR.. Scroggs re-
counted 'the short and simple but
somewhat intimate annals of morn
ing hour in the life of plain mid
dle-class American consumer"
The following is DIR. Scroggs'
story in the Post written to fit the
form taken by the senate bill.
"Hs day begins when he is arous-
ed by an alarm clock, and the new
tariff bill raises the duty on this ar
ticle 81 per cent. His first act is
to throw off the bed covering, on
which the duty has been increased
so per cent. He jumps from his bed,
on which the duty is advanced 133
per cent, and dons a summer bath
robe, with the duty up 60 per cent.
and slippers, with the duty increased
33 per cent.
''He walks over a Brussels carpet
duty up 100 per cent? to close the
window, the duty on the pane of
which has been raised 33 per cent,
and adjusts the shade (duty up %
per cent? and curtain Cup so per
cent? Then he enters the bathroom,
stands before a mirror, on which
the duty has been raised 100 per
cent, sets out his shaving stick, sub
iect to an increase in duty of 67 per
cent, his shaving brush (duty up 80
per cent?, and razor (up 100 per
cent?, and begins his tonsorial op-
erations. This over, he devotes his
attention to the bathtub, on which
the duty has been raised 100 per
cent. Towels with the duty up &C
per cent?, soap (up CT per cent?
toothbrush and hairbrush (up 80 per
cent each), and comb Cup 67 per
cent? are next in demand.
GAS our consumer dresses, it may
be noted that the new bill increases
the duty so per cent on his under
wear, SO per cent on his hose, Is
per cent on his shirt and collar, ~ |
per cent or more on his necktie, and |
so per cent on his suit of clothes.
"Our consumer decides to discard |
his waistcoat and transfers fountain
pen Cup 100 per cent, penknife (up
200 per cent?, and lead pencil Cup
80 per cent, from his waistcoat to
coat pockets, picks a fresh linen
handkerchief (up 80 per cent?, from
The dresser Cup 1873 per cent?, pol
shes his eyeglasses Cup Is per cent?,
and after giving his clothes touch
with q brush (up 81 per cent?, is
'eady for breakfast.
cat the breakfast table our con-
'umer spreads a napkin (duty UP Is
Der cent?, on his knees and turns on
he current for his electric toastar,
IN which the duty has been advanc-
ID 160 per cent. He drinks water
rom glass on which the duty is
Is per cent higher, and begins his
breakfast with an apple (duty up
700 per cent? baked with sugar
duty up "a per cent? in an alumni
lum dish (up $50 per cent? on a
astiron stove (duty up 100 per cent?
1.-The duty is also advanced 27 per
ent on his chinaware, 20 per cent
n his table silverware, 200 per cent
N his oatmeal and 225 per cent on
lis butter. The cream for his coffee
as been removed from the free list
nd subjected to a duty of % 1-2
ents a gallon, and his eggs also
ave been taken off the free list and
nade dutiable at cents per dozen | i
he salt for his eggs likewise comes ,
# the free list. as does his bacon
nd the flour that goes into his !
read. Even the duty on the salt i
haker gets boost of as per cent. t
THE only things on his table that
ave not been subjected to a higher c
arlff duty are his coffee and his {
rinking water"
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