Thursday, October 25, 2018

Which Reminds Me

Ah yes, in reading our history books, about the temperance movement, which occurred mostly during the latter latter half of the 19th century and early 20th century, until the Prohibition era of 1920-1933, what was the name of that elderly lady who appeared at a saloons or taverns wielding a hatchet? Hmm.... Google search and, ah yes, there she is, Carrie Nation (1846-1911), also spelled Carry. She also warned about the health risks of wearing corsets, which actually was true. Her first husband died of alcoholism so perhaps she had some reason to be upset, although not really that much. Her arrest record was appalling, to be sure.

Even so, who does that? Nowadays, no one dares to say a word about alcohol, given the multiplication of addictive substance abuse issues now permeating society. Thus, whiners have no reason to be complaining about hatchet jobs when actually no one does that anymore. Nobody wants that thankless hatchet job, so your bait is useless. Needless to say.