Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1833-08-22
Hs=' sas J'szsi Fl Ss-sss.. fsr Jx,r. 1855.
CHOLERA

tUDLEkA.
Neither alsrmtsis nor fatali.t.. we kar. o,
one hand, In this Jourbsi. tsfrain,s fnn,,
working On the fears &C our read. p. h, .,,r-
geraied pictures u danger frora .hol,ra I; ana
on the ether have discouraged the isea. Tia,
The disease . seOorge FROM which there n.
''ie chance Of escape, take Nhat care 20
may We Lave eo0tended all aioog that
however &c ns9y admit the existence of a
general detrr,crsi'on or POISON &c the a,mos /.
fAers. a. the primary and prcdnposmg ssusa
81 esolsrs, q - equally clear, that bot for To-
cal ard comfortable causes and personal in
di>cretions, this Kind 90 stmosph.re would
soon have - strength diluted aud rendered
comparatively harmless and inert ClsanIi-
ness aud ventilation &c streets, yards ard
bouses-eieanlibess Of person, regular hour.
OF repose, temperance both In tatirc and
drinking, sunab,e elothing-and a N only
suitable when adapted 10 changes and ,icsisi-
tudes OF ~satLer-wiil prove 10 be means OF
nearly entire exemption from the disease
When ue speak Of Temperance in food. Nc
mean not only the moderate use Of all that =
eaten. but aiso entire abstine pee from those
art'eles which give no strength to the frame
from not being converted INTO ehyIe and
blood, hut which heat, irritate or direetlv
Posoa. Among these ~ q include crude, tAas
-, pHhy and Gbrous and siringy yeg.iab,.
substances, mixed AID made dishes Of animal
maners-and above all. oxicating drinks.
Never was the voice Of history more elea.
and distinct than vhen utterink the cxper,-
enee "a ell countries and eliuates-that ths
drunksTd and the irSs drinksr Of ardeat se..
r'ts have been especially liable 10 the disc A.,
and, proPortionaiy. an greater numbers. died
under Il. From India 10 the pole, from "a,
banks ot The Gauges 20 tho.e Of the Mass
sippi; ga all the intermediate regions ard =
trieis, las this great and aw ful truth beeo
proclaimed. Nor need persons, 10th 10 abau-
Don Their vicious courses, even when disease
and death arc before them. ask What ,uA-t,-
tuies hey should Tee - a e..Lk for ardent
spirits There IL but enc universal dr,uk
every where furnished by nature and by ma
isres Cod-that dTiLk Is water. Substitute.
indeed' DO men ask ~hat substitute thsx
shall use Tor deadly poison and is there a
mere deadly and more generally destructive
one Nan srdent spirits, used As drink We
Non'd eohJure these persons, who have hith-
er'o been subjected To the habitual practice
Of drinking ardent spirits, not TO tau,per nnv
longer With their health, their lives. their
quiet an this life, their hopes OF the next. bv
e'tser continuing the practice or By listening
10 the language Of sophists and deeeiyers "a Ia,
may recommend them strong branded ana
urugged wines rs . substitute-espee.a;lv
that H'ess detestable Of all mixtures, the mot
odalteraied yinous compound-the common
port wine, OF Commerce. Let not our fellow
cnIzens wait till the pestiIence is among them.
and Their fears prevent their taking any wise
and dec ided course. NOV - the time for as-
ton, for rallying round The standard sf ten
peranee; end beginning. 10 they had not BE-
tore been N the constant habit Of dong so.
The use Of water N their sole driak.