Magic lantern - Temperance stories part 2.

	Temperance stories, part 2.
Father, dear father, come home with me now...


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The Drunkard's Progress.
Set of 12 magic lantern slides of which 5 are shown here. Framed in mahogany. Size: 7 x 4 7/8". Made by by T.H. McAllister Optician N.Y.

Where is my Boy Tonight ?

1. "The boy of my tenderest care"	2. "As he knelt at his mother's knee"	3. "O could I see you now, my boy"	4. "But bring him to me with all his blight"
		O where is my boy tonight? O where is my boy tonight? My heart o’erflows, for I love him, he knows; O where is my boy tonight? Once he was pure as morning dew, As he knelt at his mother’s knee; No face was as bright, no heart more true, And none was so sweet as he. Refrain and first couplet of a well known temperance song written by Robert Lowry (1877).
5. "O where is my boy tonight"	6. My heart o'erflows, for I love him, he knows"

This is a set of six slides produced by T.H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician, 49 Nassau Street, N.Y. They tell the story of Where is my Boy Tonight. These are 3 ¼” x 4” slides in the Economic Series.

Progress of Intemperance.

			These 6 British magic lantern slides measure 3.25 inches square and are made by the British manufacturer W.C. Hughes, Kingsland Road London N.

The Stomach of a drinker.

This is a set of eight slides produced by T.H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician, 49 Nassau Street, N.Y. They tell the story through pictures of what happens to a stomach from Drinking. On the front at the top is a white strip with STOMACH AFTER DEBAUCH etc, following the number of the slide. On the other end is written, T.H. McAllister Co, 49 Nassau Street, N.Y. They are edged in black tape.
The paper which came with these tells the whole story the slides are portraying. Here are some examples so you can get and idea.
Plate No. 5 – Represents the Inner Surface of the Ulcerated Stomach of the Drunkard. It exhibits numerous small corroding ulcers, covered with white crusts and with the margins of the ulcers elevated, ragged, and inflamed. It is sometimes called the aphthous state of the stomach.
Plate No. 8 – Represents the Inner Surface of the Stomach of a distinguished individual who died in a state of Delirium Tremens. The inner surface is covered by a dark brown, flaky substance, resembling the black vomit, which, on being removed in several places, shows the stomach to have been in a state of high inflammation before death. In some points it was quite dark, as if in a state of incipient mortification.

How Cissie Saved Her Father.

1. John Smith certainly had a happy home.	2. Cissie saw her father in the 'Spotted Dog'.	3. He went home just a little bit unsteady.

4. Mrs Smith did her best to make home still more cheerful.	5. More and more frequently was John to be seen at the 'Golden Dragon'.	6. The poor wife and the elder girl, Cissie, were crouched together.

7. The blow came with terrible severity on the most innocent.	8. Young Jack was slowly dragging one foot before the other on his way home.	9. The City Missionary learnt the story of the unhappy home.

10. Cissie slipped and in an instant one of the wheels had partly gone over her.	11. He heard Cissie pleading with God for her poor drunken father.	12. Perhaps no happier home could be found for miles.

Again a tear-jerking temperance story about an essentially good and upright husband getting drunk. He stays out all night while his wife waits up for him. The little boy becomes ill and the girl gets run down by a horse and carriage. Then the man realizes the error of his ways, gives up the drink and the whole family lives happily ever after. The set is made by Theobald & Co, England.

Why Santa Claus didn't come.
Why Santa Claus didn't come.

The Drunkard's Daughter.


The reading.	1. Her Mother Dying, She is Left Alone in the World.	2. She Endeavours to Support Herself by Sewing Shirts.

3. Payment for Her Work is Refused for Alleged Imperfections.	4. Unable to Pay the Rent, She is Turned Into the Street.	5. In a Moment of Despair, She Plunges Into Eternity.
	A set of six slides produced by T.H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician, 49 Nassau Street, N.Y. They tell through pictures and story what happens to a daughter as a result of her mother dying from alcohol. The slides measure 3.25” x 4”, American format. A heartbreaking story providing extensive dialogue for the performer.
6. "Take Her Up Tenderly, Lift Her With Care."		The set was also available in black and white.

Poke your own Fire. A beautiful hand-painted set magic lantern slides made by E.G. Wood. Complete set of twelve square slides.

1. Introduction.	2. The Globe Public House.

3. The three Men inside the Tap-room.	4. Sup off Lads.

5. Outside under the Gas Lamp.	6. And they'll find the benefit.

7. Signing the Pledge.	8. Ikey in his new suit of Clothes.

9. Ikey addressing the country folks.	10. Ikey on his way to work.

11. Poking his own Fire.	12. Thinking of the Past.

The Gin Shop A set of twelve beautiful magic lantern slides made by York & Son, around 1885. The images are made by the famous artist George Cruikshank who also made the images for 'The Bottle'. 'The Gin Shop' is a poem by an anonymous poet.


1. This is the gin shop all glittering and gay	2. These are the drinks that are sold night and day	3. This is the landlord who coins his bright gold


4. This is the landlady, all jewels and lace	5. These are the customers, youthful and old	6. This is the drunkard in rags and disgrace


7. This is the woman with woe-begone face	8. This is the pastor, so noble and kind	9. This is the pledge the poor drunkard signed

10. This is the church, to which, one Sabbath-day	11. This is the text which the good pastor chose	12. This is the cottage, the home of delight
		This is the text which the good pastor chose. Luke 19 verse 10.