The man that rum made

Introductory material

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Danger- Signals

This is the man that rum made

Drunkard and a destitute family with a snake in the background

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This is the weed that sowed the seed For making the man that rum made

Men blowing very heavy clouds of pipe and cigarette smoke

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This is the cider, the rumseller’s tinder, That goes with the weed that sowed the seed For making the man that rum made

Boys drinking cider from a cask; mother pouring cider from a pitcher for the family sitting at the table

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This is the beer, the jolly good lager, Firm friend of cider, the rumseller’s tinder, That goes with the weed that sowed the seed For making the man that rum made

Three men being served beer by the bartender; fat man downing a glass of beer

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This is the wine, the red, red wine, Alluring from beer, the jolly good lager, Firm friend of cider, the rumseller’s tinder, That goes with the weed that sowed the seed For making the man that rum made

Couple getting married; table with carafe and glassses of wine; couple drinking wine

Danger- Signals

This is the whisky, to make you tipsy, That follows the wine, the red, red wine, Alluring from beer, the jolly good lager, Firm friend of cider, the rumseller’s tinder, That goes with the weed that sowed the seed For making the man that rum made

Two cobras; intoxicated man dressed up as a whisky bottle; bar scene with drunk patrons

PURE SOUR MASH WHISKY DEATH & CO WHOLESALE & RETAIL

This is the nose that blossoms and grows On the face of the man that rum made.

Man's face with drinker's nose; cigarette smoking paper boy; human billboard

FREE LUNCH WITH LAGER BEER WINES LIQUORS

Destitute mother, children and cat under capital T-shaped gallows

This is the cheek, all flabby and weak, By the side of the nose that blossoms and grows On the face of the man that rum made.

Drunk human billboard with police officer; face of man with drinker's nose and flabby cheeks

This is the eye, all bleared and awry, Surmounting the cheek, so flabby and weak, By the side of the nose that blossoms and grows On the face of the man that rum made.

Bleary inflamed eye; man sitting on rat infested prison bunk

This is the throat of the whisky bloat, Below the eye, all bleared and awry, Surmounting the cheek, so flabby and weak, By the side of the nose that blossoms and grows On the face of the man that rum made.

Drunkard begging for bread from lady; view into drunkard's sore throat

This is the story the stomach will tell,— The stomach that once was healthy and well,— Far worse than the throat of the whisky bloat, Below the eye, all bleared and awry, Surmounting the cheek, so flabby and weak, By the side of the nose that blossoms and grows On the face of the man that rum made.

Illustration from The man that rum made: with temperance lessons and stories

A Healthy Stomach B Stomach of Drunkard C Stomach of Drunkard with Delirium Tremens

This is the liver, all pickled and shrunk, Produced by the alcohol, making him drunk, Thus aiding the story the stomach will tell,— The stomach that once was healthy and well,— Far worse than the throat of the whisky bloat, Below the eye, all bleared and awry, Surmounting the cheek, so flabby and weak, By the side of the nose that blossoms and grows On the face of the man that rum made.

Diseased liver; group of drunkards hanging around

This is the group of little blood cells, Each crippled and killed by the poison which tells, So fatal to liver, all pickled and shrunk, Produced by the alcohol, making him drunk, Thus aiding the story the stomach will tell,— The stomach that once was healthy and well,— Far worse than the throat of the whisky bloat, Below the eye, all bleared and awry, Surmounting the cheek, so flabby and weak, By the side of the nose that blossoms and grows On the face of the man that rum made.

Diseased blood corpuscles; woman with girl and baby watching man getting drunk

This is the wreck that alcohol made Of the man who once was sober and staid, Whose blood was diseased by the little blood cells Being crippled or killed by the poison which tells, So fatal to liver, all pickled and shrunk, Produced by the alcohol, making him drunk, Thus aiding the story the stomach will tell,— The stomach that once was healthy and well,— Far worse than the throat of the whisky bloat, Below the eye, all bleared and awry, Surmounting the cheek, so flabby and weak, By the side of the nose that blossoms and grows On the face of the man that rum made.

Poor mother with three children and cat; drunkard lying in snow

Grandma Duncan and the Children