Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-06-30
AY MORNING, JUNE 30, 1881.

bly, be more concentrated, but then it will
be sooner removed. .-Abundan evidence
might be adduccd To prove that it will
neither endangcr life nor health, but
sooner add to the enjoyment of both.
The acute and agonizing longing, and
distressing exhaustion, will soon Weld,
and under the healing influence of tenn
pcrancc and a nutritious diet, few
months Will icstorc the patient to IL state
of bodily v'gor which his former appear
ancc would not have led US to expect.
In this struggle for what is dcarcr
than life, let him call in every collateral
aid, as cold bathing, exercise on horse
back, employment Of body and mind,
change Of situation and associates, and
break up every train Of suggestion that
rcvives his ardent longingsr
If all this fail, and the sufferer still
finds himself unequal for the struggle,
let him wage war against his rcbcllous
cravings, by the use of such nauscous
medicine, mixed with his iavoritc
beverage, as shall, convert them into
disgust and aversion. The best remedy,
and one that proved scrviccablc, in the
hands of Dr. Chambers, is tararizcd
antimony. Its nauscating effects are
certain, and its peculiar value consists
in its being tastelcss, yet, communicate
ing disgusting quality to tho taste of
the liquor in which it is dissolved. The
stomach refers, if | may so speak, all
the unpleasant feelings it experiences,
to the flavor of the ardent spirit, and for
a long time after, revolts at the taste and
even the smell Of it. If the use of
antimony has in some instances been
attended with danger, it was because
the doses were too large, for some
broken down constitution. | do not
think says an eminent writer, who has
administered the medicine with great
success, that large, or even emetic doses
are SO suitable when we wish TO change
the morbid action of the stomach which
solicits incbriation. 1t is an excellent
maxim that chronic diseases require
chronic treatment, and it is probable
that slightly nauseating doses Of anti
mony,+ long and frequently administer
cd in the patients customary liquor, will
be found the best means of not only
creating distatc to spirits, but of re-
moving those perverted actions Of the
stomach which create so perilous n de-
mand for the intoxicating cup. II
should be taken daily, until the desired
effect is produced, and renewed when
ever the craving returns. 1t should be
poured from the same decanter, and
drank under all the circumstances, of
time, place, and occasion, that attended
his long habit Of indulgence.
Such are the measures likely to sue
cced in preventing Incorporate habits,
and such are the remedies for arresting
those habits when they are formcd;-
and when any Of the host Of diseases |
have mentioned are already induced
the ply should be informed OF
their real cause, in order that he may
adapt his mode Of treatment according
ly.
Am l told that this address describing
the causes and effects of Incorporate
habits is inapplicable to this highly
respectable audience, none of whom are
under their influence? Let me say in
reply that every sot recling about our
streets, or who has been cast into yon-
der poor-housc, might once have said
that the address was inapplicablc, to
him; for he too was once only tenn
pcrate drinkcr, and loathcd the sight Of
a drunkard as much as we do: but his
temperate drinking inscnsibly led to
intemperatc drinking, to loss of pro-
pery, Of friends, of character, and "of
hope that comes to ALL" Besides,
where is there an individual whose
heart has not been wrung with anguish,
by the misconduct of some near relative
or friend, ruined by habits of intoxica.
ton' Will any of you then stand with
folded arms and look with Indifference
upon the cxertions of this association, or
say that dcterring, yet faithful dcs-
cription of the diseases of drunkards, or
the means of rcclaiming from this vice
any who arc dear to you, is out of place
OH this occasion?
Am told that the bancful influence
of intoxicating liquors on health and
life has been exaggerated, that any
thing | have said is broad assertion,
unsupported by authenticated iacts:-
Let inc say in reply that the period has
gone by for the enemies Of temperance
societies to maintain any such position.
Ono of our principal objects in forming
them has been, to collect and diilusc
ITO him who has long yielded scrvilcly To hab.
H. of intoNcatlon, saws DIR. Brown, the metaphy-
IlIr silhi liz,