Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-12-19
BEWARE OF o,RONG WA lERS.
From The journal of Reaith philadelphia

charge OF intemperan IN the use of strong
waters. Pity is mingled with our contempt
TO, The o,.snd tine wine bibher-we are stnsi
bl, alive TO the evils which they bring upon
themselves their flmilies and friends IN their
own list health and credn beega'rd 'hifdren
and heart-broken wives. But W. d" no wat"
with the same scrutiniz'ns eye those haoi oil
indulgence in daily pota'ion>, by which me
nerves and senses are irregoiariy e1citeo ai>
ves,ion impaired-,he m'nd rendered elmer
moody aud sad, or cap'ioinus, ond i"diseIee'y
gav NV SON." me,bnk, we hear Father
erayslv say, whilst taking his glass Of wine
biurrs in the morning; a" My son! / will II"
longer allow OF such doings as those OF ias'
uipb, :-such boisteroos mir,h and drunken re-
VERY shall NOT be repeated again under my
re, G" The admonilion is acknowledged by
The SON in The sober imitation Of his part n, and
sm,ckinp hi, lips after The bii'rrness al the
;,ien has bpeu swallowed, he promises ans nd.
meat How The pledge is redeemed W. may
easily conceive, as would ut promise Civ
on by man, benz on suicide, TO abstain from
81 r,kine arsenic, who the nsxi bour swallows lau
a,rum. "Poor fellow be is burnt out at
Las, :" exclaims an inflated por'er dIinker-ad :
ves,inp 10 an old acquaintance recently dead
fron, the excessive use of distilled spirits, and
no, aware that his own bluff Usage, blue skin.
and wheeling cough announce . lingering dis-
ease, IL not an untimely end. And yer he
would no get ,ipsy FOR hr world-hr has too
Great regard tor his credi IL the money mar
k.r Nobody. il is true, ever Saw him drunk !:
h,, every member OF his household Knows full
~. n that, however active and hn ting I've Is IN
the morning. and until the hour of dinner, he
will be fonpd by evening passahle boozv that
is. with cer'a ain mnddins IS at mud, thought
and hi kne,s Of spec h-happv effects nf his
innoccn malt liquors and :he cnmpanybe ring
pipe.
Mr. carries convic ion ~ he mirds
Of all his hearers, BY his pow, rrul argumr nts
and ps hetic appeals agaIns' the evils OF IN
Temperance, so unhappiy fos,e'eJ bs d'st'ie
ries a, h ,me, aud inr or'a ions Of liquor from
abroad Does no friend a, table observe
tha, The speaker ha> borrowed mos, OF his in
sp,rs ion from the Madeira which he has been
drinkicg for the las, two hours?
A physicisn oau'ions his hypochondriacal
n,,ieu, syaiu ;, the use OF strong drinks, "xC"Tt
!i,,lc br ndy aud water az dinner Now this
,,rn,p water 10, day must b. hltlr srro"ger
to morrow, el.e the pa,ieni hnds II insipd; aud
by he ruiz "f increase he soon becomes re-
gnlar tipper; but 'hen he la, the consolation
OF knowing that he r"oeeded In the matter by
advice. Some in, Aids having heen ., frs per-
suaded, and eventually sati themselves,
hai,hay must constan lv taKe physie deter
Inior Oh as agreeable mixture as poss b"
TLey sci CT unr kind Of root, as bitter, o Civ
them strength; annther 10 correct h ar,h"rn;
a hind 70 obyiae f,tuIenos; and hen mix
,hs,n all up IN boilr of brandy, or viii KEY
or gin. The raw liquor tn ahomInste; a"i
they know hat il would agers,a,e their msa
DIV: indeed, he, prudrntly determine to dri K
no,hinp bul water The ,iDcturr, Tor So the
con,en : of he bottle as scalled is merely ak u
medic inally, before br, Jas and dinner, TO i'm
prove rhe,r appetite and hrIp digestion. Tie
effcc, OF his practice is soon disc osereG in he
extreme diff, ul y OF such persons, unde' better
advice, lea, ing of their medicine, and return
ing once more 70 simple nature, who's: dlstil
la,ioo, as seen in the waters Of rivers and
spr,ngs, j. the only drink for the purpose, oil
true Inauguration and permanent che'rfulness.
In al our txer'ions 10 promote The Cause rf
Temperance, we continually invoke the assist
ance Of The fAirer portion Of creation. TIT
: temperament Of females, their natural 'heertui-
ness and animated pie'y, all render chem indie
penden, of he excl ement produced by the in
ioxieating draugh,-even did the ussges OF SO
cirty allow them, in this particular, the ssme
right Of choice as the lords of Creation. Blu
We fear thai, IN spiri, * sociabii,y, aud de-
ways becomes them, or is consis'en, with that
diser~e, reserve aud suadued oheerfalnr SIS,
which is a, once their highest charm and SUR
est pr0tec lion. If thew take glass Of cham
paisue at a formal dinner, il Ia, Of course,
merely that they may afterwards laugh, With a
friend, at the hight Medicines winch u leases
behind il: il porter be used by them daily tor .
certain period, il is because, a. invaIids mo-
theirs, hey are eounseiled mot always BY phy-
sicians) 10 drink il: e'eu though il gi,es rise 10
drew siness and . deep a. sh On thr chrrk in
pl4ce oil he roseaie or loves proper hue. Ba'
H. me evening circle. hey Weld more dan
gerous compliance with mems love OF drink,
wprn they allow the sweet sus, ious cordial 10
be landed 20 them, " nils, the stronger nerve. II
the oilers ar, ,timuia ed by wine. Trey do
boz sip It is rue; ba, renewed solicitations . ON
their rery hind friends induce hem, however
Loaf. :. ,in az ia; and hen % r. p some p
ling in coupienancc or good humor, they mus!