The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-03-06 00:00:00

I aim. °enthuses,
A RESIDENT OF WEYMOUTH.

TEETOTALISM.

To Mc Algal.
If you were willing to keep yeraecoltunne open for the
ventilation of this question in all It. phases. I should
not ent,r the arum with a disguised dipstick and
unless "Th. Writer" will reveal himself, I have nothing
more to my to him; but I am anxious that year readers
should gee oar real pillion, and not be led away by the
eopitistry of any szionymoes " writer." I did not gay in
my hot letter "that these drinks get assimilated
and toned to fat." I simply said that teetotaler s
did not say these drinks do not tones. I do
not mind the charge of being unacquainted with
the tkeory or practice of fermentation. " The
writer" bag not *lorded me, or your readers, much
Information upon that metier, I did show what
%be Winans of the mallet r was in experience to the
bwiey. He tells me, if I want to know why nimulants
are necesairy, 1 " can ask the whole mediod retention,
who now so universally preeenbe them." I have Just '
asked Dr. L Johann, who replies, "1 assert that they
are in every instance, as articles of diet, perfidious ;
sod as 1111.dieiDle, wholly unnecessary noes we possess
drugs, which will sneerer the nag Intention, in at
leen an equal degree." I hays consulted Dr. J.
Mitcooloottool, of Nottingham, and I find that during
anon than 30 years' practice, be has not preserlbsd
any intosiviting thinks to any of his petit/att.
Dr. H. Mudge, of Godwin, tells wilte does not prescribe
them. Dr. Jennings, of Malutesbury, and many more
of "lb. whole medical profession 'manage their patients
well without these drinks. Dr. Trotter belle me that
"intosioating liquors in all theirforma, and however di-
vined, are the most productive cense of disease with
width I ant acquainted." Your " Writer " will pious to
observe that we have asked someoldte " whole proles-
sloe," and " Writer" nett quotes Lights to show that
the,, drinks give heat to the system, and on that se-
count they are necessary. I will 0013 lay hers that
Liebig's theory of respiratory fosse has been
fully explod The late Professor James Miller
wee formerly a believer in Liebhes theory,
hut in a inert delivered by him In Carlisle some timit
before his &oil., be stated that the meet saientile ex-
perireente had fully proved that "Using, theory was
all humbug." G. H. Lewis, of the Qoarioriot, tor •
time tried to defend leak, but wee obliged to abandon
him and confer that it was only theory and not fad.
Further, "Writer," ought to know that, not tottotalart,
bus three drink ng French obentiatit, vis., Lallyinand,
Dam, and Patio, published the remise of their ex-
Palimota (not 40 years ego) on lb. 30th January, 1861,
In which Idebies theory is meet completely shattered,
they proving that alcohol is neither a blood former
nor blood warmer. " Wnter" admits that the drunkard
impairs hi appetit, by his habit of drinklag, hat he
gays the drunbard proves the "capacity" of alcohol to
set sa food. I shall feel obliged if "Write." will
leerier me with one of Hies trequant impieties of dram
drinkers living for yea.. tngethe, without &ay feed,
except alcohol and water. When "Writer" gives u the
name of his London k. Li. of very high standing, or the
name of ON snits from his pea, we will endeavour to
deal with him, or it, a• the case may demand; it is no
ass fighting with sh dotes. "Writer" admits, or hie
London M.D., that alcohol is a poison, and as such we
100. upon H; we abstain from its use alto-

pathos,' and becsaae we know ili to b.;-
poison producing poisonous effects, proportionately
as it is take* into tlie sydem, we advise men to refrain
from its ma, sa we would from any other known prima.
This is, to quote the words of CM late Professor
" the only true mound logical science alter all. We
know that, "Wine is • water, strong drink is raging,*
therefor* we abstain onnelvem We get good by mo
doing, and then we try to persuade others to do as we
bars don* arid are doing, to the sod that Um may be
made partakers of, and partieipatom in similar benefits
and hip. Ws seek not oar own profit but the
pro!s of many, that they may be saved from the blight-
Ins withering lalleonese of the drink demon. &apt
" liVriter" should unveil himself, I will not trouble Foe
with another reply.
Yours truly,
G. H. FBA.

RUMOURED RERIGNATfOM 01 KARL
RUStiELL.

Acoording to the risme of Wednesday, Lord Rama,
ladies his Ministry tameable to ferry we the government
a the mantry, lii teadered hie reinitiates, and advingg
11114esty to send for Me Dsk• of loam& It
eammeas Me maims political arrsagernmat. whieh
might tallow, sad emoted.. with derbuing • Mame
towards • Comervativ• AdliinititMio44 et Mug
tomporerity.

Iva Oh& sap: Ws bays authority tested, tkat Rem
II ao fosadatisa of say sort for tits " run an" widelb
hes dos sakifel, of Ito Isadise artids of Wedaasday's
?ism. ehas sad Russell bad kepradq:oo bit
iwasey So maga kis meant bi esk sad kad rer
sommeadrod tka Dab of elosaarse• sassueor.
Tbs whole story, frost Iseiglaufog I.ad. is iipv,
lunation.

Bemoan mow " Ti. Otn.."—We dentead that
Earl ' fa Obit "not ot his eamyies the
&lona an with whj hie Now will be for • mooed
time hiiarkelly ideatiled. tetrads botoeo loot to noir,
Nis 0.811 • chewy la the Gehlart wrn 601* be
tamed by the ntineetitt of Mt Omege Om from as
saw caw.