CORRESPONDENCE.

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SODA WATER AND SPIKES :
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One Of the great objects of uewspaper enter
prise is to furnish the public with the earliest
intelligence Of new and important discoveries,
whether they pertain TO arts, science, politics.
or morals. AS yourpaper Is specially devofed
to the temperance cause, any new discoveries,


IN the art of manufacturing drunkards, should
be made known through its columns. The
new art consists in mingling the fiery fluid in
soda water. The fire is Modified by the soda.
and in this way the fluid is made palatsble.
even to the uniniiated. But this is not the on.
Iy advantage gained by this new discovery. Ii
is a most excellent blind or cloak. Those who
in some measure regard public opinion. shield
themselves from its censure, by spiking the
soda A genteel looking man approaches the
Soda Fount, in presence of number OF by
ISLANDERS, and calls for ga glass of soda-------
with a---S-p-i-k-e-i It," The unsuspect-
ing looker-on is unsuspecting still, while the
cunning one is supplied with soda, and spike
of rum in it. Those engaged in this new in
vention have no reason to fear being robbed
of their patent, inasmuch as the patcntee will
lin no case survive the term Of his patent. Will
soda dealers please take notice-your invention
is discovered, and you must select some other
"word" in order any longer to deceive the
"rabble." RoruNpA.
MEssRs. EDITORS: Will the reporter for the
National Intelligencer. professed teetotaller
and Son Of Temperance. deny now that he
pufs not only the genteel grog shops in this
| city, but also the lowest dens, where negroes
and the lowest and most degraded whites con-,
glegate and riot in all the misery Of drunken
ness7 II he does, only refer to his puff Of
seventeen Of these drunkeres in the lntelligen.
Ger of Monday morning. think If this gem
tleman is in the service Of the grog sellers, he
had better Withdraw from the ranks Of tempe
rance, for, | repeat, that Consistency is jew.
ell"


The reporter. in another par, of his report
for The most respectable paper in the country.
warns vsiters 10 beware Of pickpockets, after
recommending them 10 e. TO houses where they
will not only be more liable 10 have their brains
| picked ou, with alcohol. If this puff Of seven.
teen Of the low grog-shops Of this cily was put
in the lntelligencpr with The knowledge and
consent Of the high-minded and gentiemanly
propie.ors Of that paper, am forced 70 ex'
claim, ''how have the mighty fallen!


OBsERvER.