INTEMPERANCE,
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Near the close otthe Christian Almanac. for 1929.
is an article entitled The cost of intemperance,''
prepared by Sidney Z. Morse. After discussing
the subject at some length, the writer up the
result of hs investigation in the following bill Of
charge -


The People ofhe United States,


To lNTEMPERAEcE, DIR.
To Sc 900 gallons of Spirits at 50 cts per gall
lon, 26,OOOOOO
To ,344 ,000, 900 hours of time wasted
by drunkards at 4 cts. per hour 55,76O,o0o
To the support Of 10000 paupers,
made so by ntemperance, 100000
10 loss by depravy of $4,000 crimi-
nails, do unknown, but immense
To the disgrace and misery of 100000
persons (reatives oidrunkards.) ancalculable
To the ruin ofat least 80 900 and proba-
bly, $4,000 souls annually, aafn,tet unspeaka-
tles
To loss by premature death of $4,000
| persons in the prime of life, 3O,000,O0O
| TO losses from the carelessness and mis-.
management Of Incorporate seamen.
| agents, &c. anknolOn, bat very great.



Certain pecuniary losses, lin roundnum
bers,l Sl2O,OoO, 900
Losses which cannot be estimated, infinite eternal