Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 196, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1916 — Antiprofanity Club Organized in Bucyrus, Ohio [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Antiprofanity Club Organized in Bucyrus, Ohio

BUCYRUS, O. —Several of the most respected citizens of Bucyrus have formed what they call an “Antiprofanity club,” and it is said the membership Is constantly Increasing. It appears that these gentlemen who have taken

the initiative In the establishment of this organization have heretofore been addicted to the use of violent and picturesque language when things didn’t go along smoothly. It appears that before this club was formed there was considerable rivalry in Bucyrus among the charter members as to which one could, under stress, emit the largest volume of sulphuric language in a given time without repeating himself. In fact, they were quite proud of their ability to express themselves in

a lurid and vehement manner. When a Bucytus citizen beganxto talk tn the language of a pirate it was not unusual for the neighbors to call their children in off the street and close the~windows. At last, however, the wives, daughters, sisters and sweethearts of these naughty word jugglers shamed them into reform. The ladies pointed out to them the evil Influence their profanity was sure to have on the rising generation of the town, and suggested that when a man iesorts to profanity to express himself it is an admission "that his education in pure English has been neglected. These arguments seemed reasonable, so the gentlemen who had been doing ground and lofty tumbling as to their use of pyrotechnic language got together and formed the Antiprofanity club. a In lieu of the volcanic verbal eruptions which they formerly used, each member ©f the club has been furnished with a list of mild and harmless expletives to be used in case of emergency. Here are a few of these gentle and refined expressives: “Mercystion!” “Oh, goodness!" “La-la-la!” “Gracious sake!” “Gee-whilll-kerl” “Dad-blng 1" and “Ding-bust It!” _ “Ding-bust it I” is regarded by the club members as perhaps the most forceful and expressive expletive in the list, and as a result there has probably been more “dlng-bustlng" done recently in Bucyrus than in any oi|»er tow* the same population in the United States.