The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-11-25 00:00:00

DR. ROBERT MAR Fly's TZJIPERANCR

LEV URZ.
To the Zdigor.

Sir,—Yon bars published • 15011 digaified and
nutlet:wily protest from Mr. Km4all, of Dwohaeter,
against ems of Dr. Maras'. 'gatemen% and against
semi of Mr. Irerett'a Mr. Headell sada that If
inadioalenestions an to be dealt with at all at general
public unetloge, it shout I be briefly and generally
only. Let me glans at all three p.,lnta.
The =aka' profinsion has, aadoebtaily, immense
opportnaltles for goad or evil in the matter; it ass
coantimane• or dkooentensnoe the um of aloolsolio
benrwis ; it can ware cod alarm the intemperate.
All this is true. But whin • doctor appears on the
tempermes platform be is exposed to • genre noes-
firs • if bit takes up • woe( teetotal position he oan
hardly avoid saying lintel that plame him in ann.
goitiam to big brethren, and which In his sober
monmats ha cannot defied; II be sifts evidence,
weighs his words, cod keeps to facts, well, then the
teetotallers think him balf-Imarted. There le an
almat Irredetible tiodsmoy on the part of all roan t
Imbibe AM 'spirit *ad to share the opiniona of those
they work with, mid no one more than the public
speaker Waned upon by the power of sympathy. It.
ma hardly avoid maying whet he knows will please
his madames ; he storm tip a lane number of szpreedvs
Osman which in oat form or moths. imam oat Is
balk “gis spews be doss Doi ask hl..sU who

thoy mew. but no long as hie audience applaud, well,
he ill happy ; he ie n A p:e.seirs to make coovortt, hi
is trim, t • • 'slit fri o, eo I wiles' be talk. their
inksluels. aw.1),0 lily t 0.., their support. Treasl,t
into plain English. whet • ,r.y rabbets many tompg-
mice ha-segues would be found to be—not worthy of
wood thought.
To Dome ex teat, whet, • these tdalbrks would apply
to certain of Mr. Everett'• speeches and illusuettons;
ba his beard blwildliot —the show that is nut the wi.•
ne•—ae. ousio.l. What • eater .1, therefore, ea
think it ormii el, ire], wl'•. and exploded,
bat it will iatvrs.a WM to la an that the high.'
tivine medical authoritis. 4 p 1 think its a.**
properly rrcog Ailed in or d•y, sod tory r 'grit that
it I. er residual practised. No edouetwd an I ex-
Pei isuori medical man • 'old be found to endorse Mr.
Everett's eweepiug 000deinnati n of bleeding ; and it
oley estoeirdi him to hew 'het it is ainstretly
protases to one form or othee—at nay rate by
cupping or leeeties—all tha Land; in six months
I have prescribed it with eignel swore, at least eight
1i...'. sad. etotts to aid, sissy. for total abstainers.
Mr. Kendall.' wadi thet medical subjede should not
be parked peondeently f ovnbrd Wore mired andierose
I. most who. Dr. R.ohanison in hisi wsll.known
volume of Temperance A Id:saw has at grist length
said the same thing, though foe obviate rearms he ho
not rigidly practised whet be Immo to preach. Ary•
one who him seen the out I, dull ',difference of • non-
professioaal sadism* to • welleneesoned and thought,
in" medical speech. end has oo itreeted it with the
close &Ideation which Ar. Denis' Bellew', Mr.
Pelham Stoke., Mr. J. Norton, and Mies Wiugtield
Digby receive, although the 'attar may lad to lay one
single tangible hot belore their 'meters no give thous
one single new truth to rimy sway, will be forced to
admit that oratory is art, and that at, whateeer eel
II m.y bo, is not roirooto. Now solinios deel• w.th
fact, soieuee is krowle igo, sod knowledge is et in
these days la favour on the temperance platform.
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