Correspondence of the Columbian Fountain.


PHILADELPHIA, March Is, 1916.
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Mr.. Editor do not know whether my
scribblings can be of any service TO you or not,
at least they may give you the shape of the
times. The glorious tide of temperance seems
to be onward in the Keystone State, and as an
index to the shape this subject is assuming
here, two facts may be mentioned. The in
siitution in this city of grand ''Temple of
Honor" and the rapid spread of the new order
in the State. A brother said to me yesterday
10000 drunkards had been recovered by the
Sons of Temperance, in three months, in this
State alone.


Last night meeting of the Medical Students
attached to the University, held public meet
ing. which was addressed by several Of the
| professors. Ten years ago, how different was
the current Of opinion in our schools Of medi-
cine, how differen, the practice. The preva-
lence oftotal abstinence principles in this inst,
tuition cannot fail to add 70 its high character
| am glad to learn from our friend Church,
who is now aboring here. that your Fountain
is full, and pouring steadily forth lis streams,
whose purity shall wash away The stains of
foul intemperance.


In my last adveried to the legion Of appli-
cations for "bis to MURDER" .'permits to rob-"
or what else you choose TO call them, and ask
ed if Sons Of Temperance should sign them
have heard two discussions OF this question,
and although it would seem hardly debatea-
bic point, and that no Son of Temperance
would join in asking such thing, yet there
are, in the various Divisions throughout this
State, a large number of legal gentlemen, whose
clients are the rumseIlers, and, sustaining
this relation" in the language of one Of them,
'they are sworn to be true to them, and they
are bound TO fight his application through
court they had as well sign the petition


"Then better do as dc" said high mind
ed member of the bar, "refuse to sustain the re-
latio,i."


BY the way, the Pennsylvania Press could
break up the traffic at once if they chose, by
refusing to publish these applications. On the
contrary, one paper has been known to publish
three times IN The same issue, when the applica-
ton was too late. What miserable subter-
fuge. Yours in L. p f. Howard.


