Wednesday, December 25, 2024

THE TOPPER'S CHRISTMAS DREAM - PLEASURE ISLAND or the BOOTLEGGERS PARADISE

 


A humorous map on the theme of alcoholic beverages.

   Mere Man's idea of Paradise is at best a shadowy, ethereal thing. The Indian had his Happy Hunting Ground and the Viking his Valhalla, where he might spend his days eternally annihilating his enemies and his nights celebrating said events. Arthur Crisp, the artist, and Ernest Clegg, the cartographer, suffering no doubt from the Volstead drought, have their definite ideas of the Elysian Fields. Unfortunately, they fail to state just where this alluring isle is situated, although it is safe to say that it is at least twelve miles from these United States. As for the manner of reaching those blessed shores, we leave our readers to draw (from the wood) their own conclusions.




AI Overview

"To draw (from the wood) their own conclusions" means to allow people to analyze information and form their own opinions based on the evidence presented, without being explicitly told what to think, similar to how one might examine the grain of a piece of wood to understand its characteristics.

Breakdown:

"Draw": To come to a conclusion or make a judgment based on evidence. 

"From the wood": This is a metaphor, implying that the information being analyzed is raw and uninterpreted, like the natural grain of a piece of wood. 

"Their own conclusions": This emphasizes that individuals are expected to form their own opinions based on the information presented, rather than being given a pre-determined interpretation.

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