Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-07-01
liberation Of tic public, in this point o.

~ rfeatcs hindrance, VI my op'h,on' y
$50, -. ~ Bible. and receiving religious
$3.50 iran lie preached Gospel, Is The
g d,s,aled. spirits 4 deleterious article,
|.venied By the wild Arabs ao0u iooO years
r. .a,e,s oi ardent spirits upon the body,
A.n il excess, are too well known TO
,asi,c,,iar description. Esen he
s,. and fashionable use OF this article
.'1s'..,. a4bliisates nfvre iaan II dnectiy
-. 80 and thus gradtaIly undennines
.as s,.,,o,s The Isbf'c 50 thai q shis Nay,
80 s.r,s,s mandate i violated, ~h'ct =, 70 DO
- -, i - lies 10 preserve our own lives,
- s'.l' lives If others. The moderate aid
4 h;aoable use therefore, Of ardent spirits, IS
.l..., moderate AMI fashionable practice
q .;ao,og IA ii, regard 10 drunksrds, Scrip
,a,e .Iec.sres, tai : shey shall mol inheiiil
IN Kingdom 81 uod "
A. interesting and momenious question
now arises.
nm constitutes he drunken state
4 concise discussion Ut another question:
nav serve 10 facilitate ~ explanation.
a tghst constitutes the fsbrats stais
Fever. according 10 DR.. Rush, arises from
.t;mulus. which produces preiernsturai ex-
Erieu,eoi Throughout the system, 10 a mod
rgste or violent degree, according to the pow
- Or force oiihe stimulating cause. Now,
h all The varied. degrees Of this excitement,
iron the lowest 70 tie highest, the disease =
properly termed ftpsr !; and The patient IS IN
IN febTi.e state SO that there no interme-
aiate or particular point It exciteinrnh al
(Which the disease is exclusively designated
[by the name OF fever; but IN every grade O
EexciteIueut, ilis the same disease, sdiIcrlnE
IDply in degree ofexciting power
Reasonsag .Jsom .aaal0gy. Drunkenness
arises lsos.l ! vel known stimulus, volunian-
Nv unb.beJ, which produces preturnatural
exsilemenI throughout the system, IN mod
srste OF excessive drgrce, according to the
pouer aud force sof The stimulating cause
80 that in ID the varied degrees OF this ex-
ciement from the lowest to the highest, the
disorder may properly be called drunkenness
and TIE sufferer IS ii tue drunken state, there
being no intermediate or particular point of
y designated By l3e name OF drunkenness
but in every grade OF excitement, It is the
same disorder, dilieriag only in degree Of
5fimuladng power.
Hence We infer, thai when any person is
systematically excited by the stimulus of
Spurious Liquor, however moderate he may,
9Th as much propnety be said to be IN the
zun1ea state, as person labourIng under
HE stimulus Of fever, ia moderate degree,
my be seid To be IN the febrile state.
ii | have been induccdsto adopt this mode OF
easonlng, because some Sooniend that they
We not in the drunken state 50 long as they
kan stand or 90, while under the influence O!
Spurious Liquor. As well may il be said
bat aperson is not in the febrile state, aItho'
nnder The influence OF the stimulus OF fever,
kolong as he can walk the room.
4 II is wished that Magistrates would point
put the degree Of excitement produced by ar
DENT spirits, which constitutes the drunken
tate, cognizabe by law land that Divines
would designate the degree oftbis excitement
which renders the drunkard unfit TO inherit
4he Kingdom OF God.
4 That spould be the probable saccsss Of our
MISSIONARIES, Jdraent spirits should be intro
hfed among he heattea, and dealt out in daily
ortioas
lis common observation, that habitual
am-dnhkers, are enemies torcligon, en-
nes to ministers, & enemies to themselves
nay we not add. ard enemies to God
= Tam fully persuaded, that no man, even
Professor OF religion, while under tue inhu- |
nee OF ardent spirits, atho' moderately ex-
liberated, vii! retain God in all his thoughts
consider himself in bis presence. Neither
I'll he feel any disposition 10 read the Bible,
Pray 10 bis fa'aily, ask blessing at bis table,
thank God for the bountifn supplies Of his
fos'dence for while under the influence of
wrong spirit, he will not be disposed to pray
bod 'o Create ID him clean heart, and
new vagM spirit within him" Il speak
3 only experimenlally'; but fselingty, and
'ead guilty.
Such Is the desusion OF those vino are I'm
Z she ioflucnce Of spurious liquors, that
aea excited % considerable degree, they
Qnk themselves sober; and are offended
NO Ac'r best friends for suggesting to The
0n'afy "A full evidence that they are de-
! am not drunk nor adrunkard.0 said
aao'e man. inmany respects, who had
go qusaAng ardent spirits, and was /" reel
3 70 and fro
ne was bitterly offended al being reminded
u'e danger Of falling ! verifying the
'fas q o'r Saviour /" They that be whole.
g not physician, but they that are sick" y
knu. ', y. MEDICUS.