Litchfield enquirer., 1833-07-25
FOR THE EEoUIRER. ~ TEMPERANCE. No. VIII.

and baIIiiuaIly used foe long time will, mi, 1 l, F bite like serpent and sting ike an adder. N0n which wl not, at length. disorder ,he s,sero. de
 range the nerves, "nnge the mind, render the drink
 CT ' it more iiaAe disc ases and less alle to ress
 tlem carry him of suddeny aud prema,urey, or take away many years pf his useful aess and present enjoy. meni' Such s the effect of t. not in every udiyl a"' instance aeass in every "saace of i,s heinz us- cd by Glasses oG persons. s9s.. ... a t ihe tnfi"e0ce which It Sas the public usefulness
 ' '""se """ drink it, IS subject on hich i, were "e he whole community were rliorou .Iy infovt,,
 n' Every person wOUld fnt'i tt interesting t trace the "h"enre of this liquor the aa,ra of nations in 'hef political aud mlafy relations: Ilnuph u is hard :" be s"rpoSeifha, any amonat of research couiA
 sc"Ser ai it's e(fecis BAt potilicians an. generals have under the exriiement.of wiUc, elone ,ha, ol winch the world has lnfg fl, the fatal conseeuences. ltwas i" a fit oi wine dainkiug iha, Aiexsnder the Great slew his friend Chius. l, was at a w,oe feas, 'hai Ire burned Persrpor. A.,d, faaly, i. was at a w'ae drinking match hat he iet into ,ha, fever, l,y which, in tlfee days, his life was ,er,nina,ed. Tie wine wEc, was used in t.s days was. w;,lon, aoa, as harmless ns any that wis cvrr tlruak II we could trace the effrc,s of ,his la,or on hc plans of generals, and tie movements of armies: on deliberations nH oes's'"ns oi egislnures; cannot be doubted that very hrge Proporron "f ihe are, defeais national disputes, oppressive laUs domestic discon,eu vs,r- reefi""s' aud caamiies of every kind, which have a( hc'ed men in their social capacity, are to he charsed |" wme. single war does more inlay Q tie wei iare of men, han all ,ie good that ever was eprte,, by wine can counerllince, even though u had effect, ed all the good iha, claimed E,s it. Suppos ing ihat in cases ihe medical zee of il has bee. ben-fi' ial, there still be no reasonable ground for questioning tha', whole, i, is n nuisance Tha, We dn moi ai present. have pure wiae in this coun,ry and are "oi likely succeed m trod.,c ua ;t il, any considers able uan,ities-msy therefore be ,o.i ed upon AS blessing ra'her ihan a,de,riyatsn Ifl "'ne itself, can, or ever coud be looked aon as p hiess'"g tie want oft h undouh,ediya bessng in. compa'abiy greater. Its inirodtc,ion and general nee would in the absence of every oher infox;ra,ne q"or. be oae of the direct curses that ever l,c,e, this land. *'&''@
 Bu' il]fis is true ofpure wine which we caanot ge,, what shall we say ofihal drink which general, IS ased unaer the name of wine? That which is l tn"ught from beyond sea-le strengti, of which IS p 4 he alcohol ot the wine which gives il, in practice all
 it's bad aaalities. | say, in practice: for whatever may be the qualities of its other the "'- cnhoi were not with them they would nn, he swallow ed. and. of course, wouii do hurt. When, there fore the strength of it is nearly doabIed by the adi- ion of this poison teaches that iss 'ls"n"ns effects on the human cous,iuien wIi be proportion atty increa.rd; and experience shows that ihey are 90 n fact Ia the opinio0 ofal judcious pyslcians ..nh, .., ,,e proscrsrd by ali soI,er persoas.
 ora ar,. k1rh in h . is sold and used under the name of wine, is n as' ,,,s,,er degree ie.,ruc,vc. Irs e joice of inc crane. under say of i.s quali6ra'ions; 'ni e"fn- poand, of which the nost tha' we know, 's that some ofi,s ingredients poisonous. IL s lar worse s"a" .urr vine and worse ti,am wine greg, II ca"""' p,sssby have any good mehicina! effects. II E es'' apt. oni, csil--.risoo aud nothing else. "
 lhave thus largely cniere into tue subject o w'"es secao.e ,l, bei,efissers gcneraltha he wine which ,he bble ,neniiens was harmless sqaor and com ,ara,iyeiv ir know there s any difference be- ,w eea that and the wipe wlsIr s within the teac' "' the reop,e at large. Bni iet as not t'e deceived hy names l,is d the qualities ss inc hqo"r that we h,se ,o o: aud these are ise asccrtaned by espe- .,enee. no, "a, i,s name That be given to my
 o.on, us com ,,osiioe and experience shows that T w;lthe .o eiyes, And Ihe facts, which, on tin sub ;, are kno,yn n ro,s ate Rn emphatic raa'ion to bc ware ,ha, we e dc essd hy names nor ied as'ray by what have heretofore rrn l'Ophlar notions respec
 ;a. .,rooe innaors. So tong as we wili, without ask
 ps any ms drink wine freely there 's ao do"" ,ha, men wii 4x,s, w!o w comfound p"'soH amsi ca' i, wins. Ifthere existed desgn 10 suin the hea"h des,ro, the coasauion, impair tie nra'ai t"ea"es .,,yer, the usefnl.ess aud sIassea the yves oi 'h rreases, nnns,er ot respectable. well mranmg. "n
 eoaseer,io ions pco,se; i is beryed that 10 c'it",'
 coull he more favorable to the success "i sac
 !. aesien. than the opimoa which g'aeraiiy oh'A's
 respecting wine :; por any sshs'a"ce more ad"f'e'
 effect i,, ,hsa ,he liquor which, nader iha' nane' | now reHeraiiy in the market
 |, ;s sometimes said that the general use o' po ,.e would banish inaemperaace from ihis c"nnisy
 F,i |eief of ,hs lrobsly arises from "e''e' ''a'
 vsnce. where pure winei is freely'usrd' '"'empers" Ls i. eom,arasely rare Travellers hase. 'ndeeu' ee .,.,v a..erted that ,he Ftench are temperate ps < nte. Bu, those who have more carefully oosesv @ ,.d esDecia.ly one of our distinguished cou m ,ya,en. bo has long resided j. Paris, and beco'
 .,, acoua,n,ed u! it's interior To!ice and ,he P
 |. of i,s popu!aon--assure us ifa'' in fesaf" . ss o,.,.nce. they gre no, as.hshehind our own c"' s0 .-...o lf,.,h the facilities which now exist n
 ,.,,v for the nanuiac,nre of asde"t spirit, pure ,.t, k. int, odueed, and ahosd be eeneTa'ly used . s. the impre.sion ihat M is harmless "4v'''
 woud. wi.hon, doubt. greatly increase 'pe a"o""
 p@ ..o,.iA add nowerfn strength 10