Show HOW TO STOP BETTING practical solution offered by the century Maoai lne vow ITOW was dueling stopped only by the eo evolution lotion of a code of 0 public sentiment which elude made it a m csc to insult one a fellows by word or died and removed the one gromad upon which the men ot of honor had rca rea eon kion to defend the duel how shall indiscriminate betting be stopped if our parallel holds good by the samo mean means we have done aay a ay with hab bab its of direct t insult let ua us do away also ale with that indirect mode of insult which arises from the habit of clort fl catlon of one a elf melt at the expense of the earth in general we have learned to despise swagger when it 11 Is intended to give offense to an individual let us carry our ethic ethics farther and despise it altogether many of us already do this in theory let us have our condemnation felt in practice if it we have once reached the point of making it a part of our 1 social ocial I rode code that bluff and brag and loud talk of every eiery kind are unworthy of gentlemen the enly present justification fi for betting will fall to the ground the rest may be left to take care of itself century magazine |