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

"THE UBE AND ABUSE OF ALCOHOL."

LDOTOLI IT DL 1141ITIL

Notwithstanding • you brief notice. • large
'Winos assombled at tho Town Hall on Friday night
to hem • loots:* as " The use bad abuse of Alcohol "
by Dr. Martin, • wall ksown physician of Dim.
chaster. Tits quetkm is of such mat Impostanw, and
It Is oe widest the publk get an opportsaity of how.
lag the subject treated from • medical standpoint
that Dr. Martin was sure to °Stan • good haring.
The Rev. H. Everett presided, sad woe supportod by
Os Rev. 0. F. Powys.
Prayer having hoes adored and • bynes sang,
The OZAIRK4X addressed the meals.. They was
Gonad together ones mom Ma somewhat shorter nail,
that they wield wish. He was shad t" say they had
with than • manberof •lesrowl profession to instruot
them in that Important question, whioh he was happy
to say was more and more coonpring tho minds of
1000—the use and 'base of aloohol. Perhaps inn' of
them might think thoy were having some
of thew meetings • MU* o often, but ho
ventsrod to think II was almost lac;
dbl.; to haul thaw too often, provided
could may got ood moo to tame down sad
wither them. (lose, hear.) Their hops and pur-
pose was to try and have those (laboring' at least
once • month, until the spring. when they hoped to
finish up with • grated foresight.' tonelktgao• minion
In the town, and if they wore nooses' cd in pain(
Major Pool* sad soun other good Men SS SiWik,
might vents:* to hope It would he • very great
nooses. (Applause.) They, as tamps/soca advo-
cates, were o(ton amused of all sort, of errors, and
many peopls looked upon than as • sort of harmless
Isastke, U not perhaps se hopeless lunatics—Laub-
tar)-.but somehow or other be restored to Walt
they wore the man who had got bold of tea right end
of the such. (Applause.) H. thought it was
garfeatly impeemible for his learned Irked or anybody
else to szaggersto the importance of this greet quo&
Mos, the tompersooe questioe, in this land—(how,
hose)—hoossee he baked on It huog really snd
truly the welfare, the well-blinl(c_ I
and Pr°l_, Peti(/
of Wit country. (Apphatos.) what W6l SWM Saw
Grand them st Ude mocneat ? They could not shut
that, oyes to the fact lb., sow • '40044
deiresolag revenue, and a steadily tazstioa ;
they saw the wages Wag ratted oa all sio..i they
saw trade clearly sad rapidly iwegnisidag, sad what
was the 06040 of 11 .11 t Scam of thek Moods, some
of their very wise political friends (sod be was sorry
to gay • groat @may of tho political friends who look
that side of the question wile' be happeaed to tetra
Isinuall, the Ormeervailves) wore advocating • return
to Preheat'', dudes. Abadan in that way they might
t
regain their former prosper* viol carliticc
but he ventured to think they were pa sta; mull
as Use; wrong bores. Maac, was of
eliadoe that • oousez7 that Kam' 110 Wilkes directly
In drink, ableh, let than remember, bivalved • further
ezpooditure of something like 100 mUlloae Is-
directly from lose of thus and loss of work,
sad accordingly dealt and pauperism Maga
they came to think of that esormous etun—mwo
than 100 millions—spent in ;Mak in this country,
how was It possible foe It Is mamas Tbaridomo,
wino OW sele lbws tbleee be bid neasksed, brie