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VOL. XVIII THE TEMPERANCE BANNER IS THE Organ f the Sons of Temperance and of the State Convention of Oeorgia: PUBLISHED WEEKLY, 25V BE*JA.WIST BaAITLY. 3J* rßßMs—One Dollar a year,in advance. Letters must be Post paid, to receive at tention. | Banner Almanack, for 1852. $ - - *“k~ iv. •-*: *-3 n: -*3| % m & Sj 7, 40 x 3 |fit I\m 3 I-? l|lm| S3 T jJT I? ;]? ;/> ! j| j |lj|| j |7j X V U"i|2il27'2S a) aoL'il 2*,27:25! 2,:n‘,s_l| X “3Feb.— i ii 2 :{■ i r >; 7 Aug— ii 2 a, digl jl ‘'/. and S| !U.Mlll2ji:’.:U ,51 ,? }i l9i:|J}| X A |22 il.;) 1 :! 20 27.26 JS at'24’- -7 - K X ,i:)j M l 23uj3l ,JJ.I > A. Unroll 1 2 .11 4 5j 6 Sep. 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W lion he is nt home. ) IS. On Public oocasiom. O X 9. When he is in company l 19. On any day; or X to. When hois alone. / 2. On any oeoasion. ,N Ja Every friend to Temperance A dsliuulil take the Temperance Banner: C* £lf Temperance men will notsupport X fjjtho Tempt ranee Press, who will ! s Atlanta, July 3d, 1852. My dear Sisters:- 1 deeply regret that l have been providentially preven ted from meeting with you for some time past. But although absent in i,odv 1 have ever been present in spirit, participating in those joyous re-nuions of out order where sisterly love abounds. What a noble cause, my sisters, is ours —the cause ot humanity—the muse of heaven. Intemperance has cursed our glorious country for ages past, and hurried mill.iions to their final resting place—the grave. But hope Juts arisen upon mankind—hope that promises the emancipation of mankind from the thraldom ol Intemperance.— The Suns of Temperance, Riohabites, Templars, and Cadets of Temperance, have oanded thems and ves together and, are waging an orgatized warfare upon j the monster —the destroyer, and his I host. Victory after victory has cov-! ered their cause with glr.ry, but now a portentous cairn that seems like the lethargy of death has crept upon them. But the temperance army are quarter ing upon anew and final battle ground. Soon the battle will be raging around us—that final battle in which the de stroyer must conquer or die. Let u> then, my sisters, cheer the temperance army—let us inspire them with Iresh enthusiasm for the contest—let us go , forth, while the battle rages hold up : our hands as did Aaron and Hus, that the hosts of temperance may prevail. Many of our own sex point the finger of scorn at us and say that we are out of our place—out of the sphere in which Heaven designed us to move. They will tell us too that it was a noble trail in the charter ofthose Christian women of old that they labored with Paul m ex tend the gospel of Christ. Ours is u cause like theirs, we labor with the’ temperance brethren for the triumph of the temperance reform—one of the Christian graces—yet the trait which ennobled woman in the days of Paul— the refinement of the age reviles us u sin. The hearts ofthose who revile us are cold and callous —those who sym pathise w'th wretchedness and want cannot revile us, for their hearts feel like ours—are touched with the same sympathies —and are moved by the same compassions. Then my sisters, let us go on fearless of their frowns, for we must and will do good; stronger are those who are for us than ttiose who are against us. It is in vain we plant aid prune, if God with withholds the in crease. Then let us pray that Heaven may guard and guide to triumph the cause of temperance —to a triumph * final and glorious over tlie destroyer of our race —the author of mise'y, wretch edness and crime. And w hen this glo rious triumph shall have been achieved we may confidently hope for the re-1 demotion of the world from the domin ion and power ol sin. My sisters, may God prosper you each indivir!ually-our order—and the great cause ot temper ance, is the prayer of l ours, in V. L- & T. M. E. LANE. Forgiveness is the fragrance ol the .rose when trampled upon. The Liquor Traffic, Wo 3. Mr. Editor: —Those who are op ; posed to the action taken by the State j Temperance Convention, at its last ses sion, upon Uro. King’s resolutions, may he divided into two general classes— The first class comprises those who are not the friends of ihe Temperance Reform, who always hare been, and always will be, opposed to Legislative action, or any other action, that would he likely lo promote the cause of Tem perance. With tliis class, and its sub. divisions, (which arc numerous) I do not deal. The second class is made up of those friends of temperance, who fear to take any step in this direction, test the prejudices and fears of the peo ple should be excited, and the progress hi tiio cause he checked. T his lust named class would really rejoice to have the traffic prohibited by legisla tive enactment, hut they are afraid that wo are too weak just now lo suc ceed, and they, the re lb re, think it b st to use “moral suasion,” until the minds of the people shall lie prepared for leg islation. Now, my doctrine is, that the i best way to effect any thing which you wish to accomplish is, to place the goal j before you, and march straight up to it i —announce your principles, inscribe theta, upon your banners, and give j them to the breeze—let it be distinctly ! understood, whut you wish to accom plish, and how you mean to do it, and j meet the issue openly and fearlessly. ! it we are wioug, give our adversaries j the opportunity to prove it; if we are right, ii t us vindicate and maintain our j principles in the face of the world.— | Mow, 1 would ask, are the minds of the | people to bt* prepared lor legislation ujiuii ibis subject, unless the issue is j presented ? And who will present the i issue, but the friends of temperance ? j LOveiy one, who thinks upouthe matter at all, will admit that our triumph will j not be complete and permanent, until j tlie grog-shop, with its train of attend | aut evils and vices, shall be banished j from the laud ; and vet the Host ot ! Flournoy’s petition rises up before them, and will not “down at their bidding.” It is evident that something more t an “moral suasion” is necessary to accomplish the great end in view. We have bec-n using that tor years, and vve ’ intend siiii t > use it, as faithfully, as | unremittingly as ever; but if small anas will not dislodge the enemy from ! nis entrenchments, vve must brinir the ! artillery to our aid—vve have picked oil i the stragglers, and driven in the out j posts, no to ue must storm the castle. — Let every temperance man look around him, and see how much he is likely’ to accomplish by “moral suasion” alone— Must take a glance over your whole neighborhood, and see if you can find a j single individual, who lias not been iu | vited, persuaded, and importuned 10 i join someone of the various temper* j ance organizations of the day, and help this great movement onwaid. Canyon find one, uno is yet unenlightened up on the evils of intemperance l 1 ven ture the assertion that you cannot.— You have used paisuusive arguments until you canuot find any one to use them upon ; you have worked up all the material, and left yoursek compar : atively out ot employment. The can | sequence is, you have become some : what cureless; you do not attend your ; Division room as punctually and as | constantly us you used to do, because |it is seldom you have any one to ini ! liate, and you liud the meetings rather | dull. In the meantime, your enemies ; been vigilant and active, and the first thing you know, some member of your i Division is reported for violating Arti 'ole 2d. He had oecome careless, like yourself; his old appetites had nut j been completely subdued, and the means of their gratification being con stantly within Ins reach, at every cross road and country village, in an unguar ded moment, he yielded to temptation <sz fell. The same thing occurs with an i othei and another, uutii the number of I expulsions exceeds the number of ini tiations, and the cause is reported as being in a declining condition in youri neighborhood. The reason is obvious: you were ac tive and zealous so long as you had op -1 position ; hut you have used the same ! arguments upon the aaine men, until they are com meed or silenced, and you arc tired of it; and the natural couse-1 quenco is, you have relaxed your ef forts, until you find that the current is carrying you downwards. And yet there are some men, honest, true-heart. ! eu tempi ranee men too, who use this i state of things as an argument against i taking any step forward, lest it should accelerate our speed backwards. Now, so far as my observation has extended, I have found this to he true, viz : that the temperance reformation 1 uniformly made the greatest progress,! precisely when it has encountered ti n : greatest opposition- Trace the whole history of the temperance movement I f. im its first inception onward, and the periodic reflux of the tide has always! occurred when the opposing forces have j PENFIELD, GA. SEPTEMBER 1, 1852. been driven backward, and the friends of the cause have rested on their arms, thinking the battle almost over, and the victory certain. Then the enemy be gins to employ strategy —not daring to venture an open attack, he hovers round the outskirts of’ our camp, cuts off the ! stragglers, occasionally surprises a | sleeping sentinel, sometimes entices a ! raw recruit to desert, and intercepts . the small parties of re-inlbrcements that would, but lor his watchfulness, j have joined us. What should be our ’cause ? We have found that in a fair fi>; 111 and an open field, we are invaria i bly victorious ; nor have we ever failed . entirely to carry his entrenchments by j storm, whenever we have attached them vigorously, nqiwithsiai.ding we j may have been several times repulsed. Our policy then should be to act al j ways as the attacking party, never per | mit ourselves to be thrown upon the de | tensive, hut to “cary the war into the I enemy’s country,” never consider the ; victory complete, so long as a single j strong hold remains in his possession. Now the grog-shop is tiie great ral ! lying point for the forces of king Alco hol, and the head quarters of the old king himself, llei o lie marshals his forces, arranges his plans, prepares his weapons ; and lienee he sends forth Ins scouting parties, and his trained bands, j I'liis is the point to bo attacked—de stroy that, and you crush his power; let it remain, and all your efforts will secure hut a partial triumph. i’hose who have been for any length of time, connected with this temperance movement, can appreciate the full force ot what i have said. Take a single example:—Here is a man, who has been for years the slave of his vitiated appetite ; he has sacrificed every thing, home, family, comfort, happiness, char acter, and peace ol mind, for tho grati fication of his insatiate thirst for drink; and the thirst has increased bv being gratified, until, if 30U should place the interests ot this life, and the hope of the life to come, in the one scale, and this single appetite in the other, it would outweigh them. He has sunk gradu ally, but surely from a respectable po sition in society, step by step, until lie has reached the lowest passible position in the scale. I'heSonsol Temperance ‘find him in the gutter; the priest and i | the levite have passed him by ; lie is | j comparatively young in years, but he has outlived every thing worth livin'* ■ for; ho has no care fur the present, no i hope for the future ; lie has lost the re- I sped of others, he cannot respect him i self; they find him helpless and liope i less, and like the good iiamaritmi, they ! bind up his wounds, place him upon | Ins feel again, and help him to stand— | they encourage him to believe that lie j L yet a inari, that ilia power of a virtu. | ous will is almost irresistible—they teach him to respect himself, and assist him to regain the respect of others— they “extend to him a brother’s hand, and a welcome;” and step by stop, he rises to the position he fi.riii j ‘‘By occupied ; ho can walk forth, erect as a watt among men, with the proud {consciousness that he is no loim-or the! abject thing he was. The metamor-1 phosis seems to oe o mplete, and yet his i old appetites struggle occasionally sor 1 the mastery, and sometimes almost ov-1 erbotne him ; but he has too keen a re-! membrance ofthe condition from which’ he bus beeii rescued, to yield to their promptings. He controls them until he ; becomes conscious ofpower, and don-j fiderit of ids strength, lie relaxes’ somewhat of the sternness of his pur.; pose; lie has no ne. and to be always so’ watchful and so careful, for has he not’ j convinced the world and hims If that | |be has within himself the strength of! j charade) to subdue his irregular up. petite*.:’ The gr g shop stands invi-i ; Uugly open at every turn, at every , . cross-road, in every village, and his old : ! friend, the grog, seller, seems really so! ’ glad to see him, and so much rejoiced j ut the change that has been wrought’ | in him, tliut he cannot find it in ‘his’ I heart to resist lho repeated friendly in. i [ vital ions, to “walk in.” There urea mood many of his old boon companions, ; who welcome him cordially, and re | ioicc that he is not so straight-laced, as : to think the grocery beneath his notice; the grog-seller admires his iudepend! once, as a man who dares to think for | himself, and not to be governed by oth er men s prejudices and notions; and’ ‘bey separate with a mutual good un-j lerstandiiig. He goes again—and a 'min ; and at last, bis especial friend, j ‘be grog-seller, lias secured another customer. He would have kicked him away from his door, when tie had spent ; lus just dime for di ink—perhaps he did do it—but now lie has credit again, and hi; custom is worth securing. Alas!; • ‘ or human nature! What is’the reme j \ <\y ■ Remove thn grog-shop. Banish | from our midst those moral sinks, in which ail that is “pure, lovely, and of good report,” are so often and so ir. reineuiably plunged ; and let not man be permitted to pander to the baser ap petites of man, and make gain of his bro.iier’s ruin. RUsTICU.S. Uro. lirantly :—There have been a good many communications in the Banner this summer from Houston ; and, as all desiring it, seem to have hud it fair showing of hands, perhaps it may not be amiss for “Somebody Else” to make a tew remarks, concerning this indirect method ot promoting the great cause in which we are engaged. I have endeavored to boa close ob server of the effects produced on the public mind by these “paper bullets,” and think t can safely say, that but lit tle good has been accomplished ; by no means as much as might have been produced, by pursuing u different course. I might, perhaps, except one ‘fair friend, “Anna I'ruuo whose] 1 com m. iioations were quit > appropriate, ami no doubt had their designed effect, in rousing the inactive, and strengthen jinglho active. Though she was not I wholly free from mistakes and miseon- 11 ’options, common to all; but the spirit , “ till which she evidently wrote, and I care taken to state her views clearly jami forcibly, were truly commendable, j Is it not a grtut satisfaction to know, lihai “ladies” -are always the firm ad ; vocates of tempt'ranee and moral reform? indeed it is J and a fact that ought to cause many of us to blush, and prompt us to renew our covenant, swearing eternal allegiance. Sue certainly de |serves much credit for the masterly manner in which she speaks of the cause generally, and of “Tallulah” in particular; audit is greatly to be re gretted, that there are so few actuated with tho same praiseworthy zeal. But, Bro. Brutitly, I dislike this ex cessive scribbling on mutters that have little to do with the true interests and j designs of our order. If wo would be I true to our obligation, in word and I deed, we must, not only gird on the ar- i mor of “Love,” but must also fight the ‘ good “fight of faith,” in tho most effect- i uai manner. The fact is, wo must not only tell when, how, ahd where to act, j but must go out into the fields, and com pel men by our example, to believe that we are beacon lights to warn others of the dangerous whirlpools, that are so thickly scattered over the ocean of life. ft is indeed true, and no one regrets it more than myself, that there are three j dram-shops “in a prosperous condition, jin Fort Valley; ’ uml this fact alone, ought to unite all temperance men, a I,After Sons or not, in striving to ex ir eise these infernal dens of shame. 1 say “prosperous,” one would suppose them to be in a Ii >urisliiiig condition, or their “enterprising proprietors”! would not keep them open. To say j the least, they are patronized by men j of all shades ofcharacter, and are fa-, vorite resorts for all the filth and scum j ol the co nuiutwty. But how cun we j effect this desirable object, unless vve act us well as talk ? lam a Sou of} Temperance, and always expect to he; ami lam certain that if my quondam brethren would put their shoulders to the wheel and push, instead ofoalling on Hercules, our grog-shops would soon he among the things that were; and in stead of seeing the poor drunkards staggering in ourstre<-ts, and making night hideous wit it their bacchanalian revels, Lovo, Purity and Fidelity would! reign in every heart. j What good can I,or anyone, accotn- I pltsh by occcasionully writing an arti j cle for the Banner, unless we enter the ! breach, sword in hand, au l become em j phatically working Sons ? Wo may j suggest thisor that method, mi'ir a good | deal of wholesome advic**, un i after all, ; by our “masterly in mtivity, ’ we veri ty the truth of the oi l proverb, “that it •is easier to preach than practice.”— There is no doubt’ hut that my f’uir friend, “Anna Frances,” is doing all one of her sex could, to help roll on the .temoerance had; and for one, I oart say, God sp ed. 1 might advise her to spend her days in “bits-; and singleness,” • rather than many a man who would j not “take the pledge,” and simply for ; this reason : a young man who will not , pledge himself to be temperate, arid use his utmost endeavors to promote the sacred cause, ought never to be joined heart and hand with one, his superior in every thing that refines and softens his very existence. I said that advice might he given ori matrimonial points, but having had no experience with the “lights and shad, ows” of married life, and believing also, ’ that she is abundantly capable of judg ing for herself, 1 will have nothing more to say on that subject. But Brethren of Tallulah, can we as Christians and patriots, “cling to the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemy shall have bound us hand and foot ?” What is it that is forging chains for the immortal mind, sending i forth men to scatter the seeds of death, i where there should he a harvest of free demand glory ! What was it thai hurled from its lofty pedestal, the blur im* genius of Bvr-m ana Burns, crush mg with poisonous pang the orntiaii imaginations of poetic fancy, and render ing desolate u wealth at beauty, grand eur, and passion 7 The glittering wine cud’ • • - ’ iijali'd their lamp of life ; mid they hud reach 11 the 40th I era ol man’s allotted tlnee-score and ten. Brethren, vve must gird up the ! | >oins of our conduct, strive manfully 1 > against the swelling tiije of intemper- ! unce. Too many efus are only Sons ] nominally, having but little of that spir-, it, possessed by the founders of the in stitution, and not enough to make usol any avail. To such I would s iv, arise! Bhuke oil the dust of indolence, and unite yourself to a cause that commends itself to the spiritual and temporal wel lareof every son and daughter of sutler, ing humanity. Brethren, all—let us work! Our mission is holy and needs strong arms 1 and brave hearts. “In God wo trust, and he will speed its progress till it shall j have done its perfect work.” SOMEBODY ELSE. Fort Valley, Ga., Aug. *2lst, 185“. j Uro. lirantly: I have noticed for | the last few months, that there are mil ,ny advocates for putting down liquor jby law. And it appears that there is a variety of plans suggested by the ad vocates of this measure. Now Ido not claim to be a prophet, nor do I think myself capable of “pointing out” a more excellent way, than any other Son ol Temperance has done ; but 1 i will venture the assertion, that if some of the plans proposed, aro agitated to n j great extent, uml an attempt is made, | by the advocates of this measure, to carry their designs into execution, that j • the noble structure of temperance will | j totter arid fall to the ground. It does appear to me, that this thing I Legislation should he handled with the I greatest degree of precaution, and that j the 80ns should not rush on in madness, j to the final ruin of this beloved institu jtion. The only correct criterion by | which to judge the future, is by the past. Just here 1 would ask, whut does the past history of temperance so cieties teach ? If vve will but look back a few short years, vve can bee a temper unce soeio ty numbering its thousands, bidding fair at one time to drive this demon of darkness from our land, and consign him a place in tho domains from whence he sprang. But ulus! ‘just as the cedar began to tower,” and bid fair I to shelter all mankind with its branches, the hugo axe of Legislation was raised; the fatal blow was struck, and the tree of Temperance was laid low in the dust. Judging then from the past.it does appear to me that vve should not rush madly on, when the rock on which former societies were wrecked in full view before us. The fatality of Legis lation is fresh in tho memory of all; and the ritul stab that was then given i, still felt, and lias kept many good and j useful men from uniting themselves with the order. [ The work of temperance, like every tiling else, great or good , is compelled to have time to accomplish its noble ends. And if there should be un at tempt made, to do in a day, vvliat it should properly require years to do; such an attempt will not only prove nboilive, but ruinous. ‘i'liis measure would meet with oppo sition from every quarter. There are I Divisions with which I am well ac j quainted, that have passed resolutions i of the si ranges*- character, against car i rying this t ing beforo u Legislative ’ body ; while there are almost an innu. 1 merable number us the most respectable Sons, that have pledged their sacred honors, never to acquiesce in a move of this kind. It is true, that it may be thought by the advocates of Legislation, that this was an unnecessary pledge; but I am inclined to the opinion, that the propriety of such a pledge will not be denied, when we properly consider the subject. When the Sons first, sprung up, ma ny that were the advocates of temper ance, withheld their co-operation, as signing ns their reason, (and a good one too) tfiat the Sons intended Legislation so soon as it could he done with any cer tainty of success. Legislation was then opposed ny almost every one, and the wisest and best men whose names have been associated witli trie order, stood in opposition to this measure. All these things then, properly considered, it would appear to any candid, sober, thinking mind, that those who have made such assertion, would be to say the least of it, preaching a cheat, if not telling a positive falsehood. As for ihe Sons in this portion of Georgia, I think lean say, without ox ageration, that four-fifths would disap prove, and fail u> acquiesce in any | such amove. The public mind is not) prepared for a move of this kind ; and i wherever it is generally agitated by the Sons, then it is that our beloved order will sink into insignificance, and its broad branches that hitherto sheltered so many from the evils of intemper ance, will wither and die ; and leave perfectly exposed to the fell-destroyer many that have been reclaimed. lam aware of the fact, that some of the ad vocates of Legislation are ready to taunt those opposed to this measure, with being cowardly, liquor-loversy N.C., ike. Rut so long as men regard their solemn words, und sacred honors, and pursue a course of consisency, just so long there will be found opposition to this measure. In conclusion, I would say, that I am proud to hear the name of a Son of lem pe ranee ; and to know that lain engaged in a most noble cause—a cause too on which ! can invoke Heaven’s richest blessings, with ull tho sincerity of a Christian’s heart; but never can I so long as 1 uin guided by reasau and toe great love I owe to the order, go in tor agitating this thing before a Legisla tivo body. TAYLOR CO. How it Works 1’ ron, all parts of Massachusets vve’ ! continue to receive cheering testimony .ol the success of tho glorious Maine Law. Most of tho small towns, villa ges, and rural parishes, iiave at once, j and without strife, abandoned the open sale of intoxicating drinks. In many jol the cities and large towns, the same j lesil ‘ t has been achieved, and hitherto, | without conflict or open resistance. In ! S(,mc l, f the cities the work is yet to be : done; but public opinion, confirmed Ly 1 the successful execution of the law, wiil render it comparatively easy to en force it in any place within the Com mon. wealth, even in Boston itself. In Bulem, it is said, the Law is working admit ably. 1 fie watch houso is be coming almost useless, and Ihe crimin al business in the Police Court has fal len oil very much since tho law wont, into effect. In Cambridge, tho Mayor said he should see tho law strictly enforced, and that Lite rum-sellets would find no l favor whatever at his hands. It is also stuted,' that whereas previously to the operation of the law, there had been some twenty or thirty races on the trot ting course every pleasant Sabbath, to gether with the open sale of various in toxica ting liquors, now thero is not only no selling of such liquors, but also no racing on the course. In New.Bedford, the liquor-dealers culled a meeting to consider their griev ances, which hud u singular termina tion. Ihe City Hall was crowded, a series of reslotions was introduced in substance as follows: Legislatures aro hound to enact luvvs against vice of ev ery kind, that tho Massachusetts Legis lature at its lust session enacted a law adapted to remove the grievous evils of drum-selling -that it was the duty of the citizens to sustain the city author ities in enforcing the law~that it is im portani to have authentic information respecting the effects of tho operation of the law in Nevv-Bedford, and that, therefore, tho city authorities should be’ (and are, requested to publish monthly I reports of tho arrests, commitments, and , °J her doi g* of the Courts. These res ! olutions were adopted unanimously, no jono voting opposition. Tho meeting continued in session only about ten minutes, and broke up amid enthusiastic, cheers for the Massachusetts Anti-Li. quor Law. 1 lie Northampton Courier states that active efforts are making there to break up drinking places. ‘The Courier says : On Saturday, John M a bar’s promi- I ses, at the‘Hive,’were searched. A jug filled with liquor was fourd secret ed in the garret, and a smaller quanti. ty was found below. Mahar was sum moned to appear to answer to the charge of violating the law, hut lie refused °to come. Tne luw does not compel him |to appear, but his continued refusal fs ! evidence that he lias sold.” lu 1 ievidence the work of seizin** j and destroying the enemy is going on I prosperously. The Providence Jour, j md, oil the other hand, says: “The j police have instructions to arrest and bring in all persons found drunk in the streets; and during the last fortnight they have arrested but ton, being less than a sixth of the usual number.” N. Y. Organ. The Art oy Thinking. —One oftho bent modes ot improving the art of think ing is to think over some subject be fore you read upon it, and then observe after what manner lias oocured to the of some great master; you will then ob serve what you have omitted and what’ you have exceeded; arid by this pro cess you will insensibly catoh the man ner in which a great mind views a I great question. It is right to study, j not only to think, when an extraordi. ; nary incident provokes you to think, but from time to time *.<> review what has passed, to dwell upon it, and to ms what trains ol thought voluntarily pivif. ent themselves to your mind. It 13 a most supet ior habit in some minds lo refer all the particular truths which strike them to other truths more general, *0 that the particular truth at once* leads to the general truth. This kind of understanding has an immense an I decided superiority over those confused heads in which one fact is piled uno:i another w ithout any attempt at classi fication or arrangement. —Sidney Smith 1 NO. 36.