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| This temperance tract, titled "British Wealth," deals with the misallocation of resources due to the drink trade, and specifically, the "moderate" drinker's role in this waste of resources. The barrel represents the annual income of all classes (300 million pounds). The small stream leaking out of the top left portion of the barrel represents philanthropic voluntary associations (anti-slavery, temperance, education, missionary etc.) and consists of roughly 1 million pounds. The smoke emerging from the top right of the barrel represents the tobacco industry and makes up 3 million pounds. Finally, the large and small streams in the lower right corner combine to form the intoxicating liquors industry and collectively make up 65 million pounds. The smaller hole (1/5 of the total, or 13 million pounds) represents the amount spent by the "openly drunken," whereas the larger hole (52 million pounds) represents the amount spent by the "reputedly sober." |