Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-08-09

wafer out Wnen IL was once thoroughly
formed, it was hard conqueringi it. To illus
trate in part the deceitfulness of alcohol, l
will relate short anecdote. When | was
young lad, was at work with two men,
and boy. The men had rum, and when
they drank of it, they urged the other lad
and myself 10 partake with them. We re-
fused long time. The men praised US
told us if we would drink some rum, It'll
would make men of us-that we could do
more work. They continued their batteries
until the other lad tasted. | still refused
Soon however, the other lad could testify
that it made him feel smarter, and he did in
reality appear more active. The men told
me must take some in order to be as smart
as the other. yielded-tasted but little
did not like the taste of it. Soon began
to feel better; and then was urged to take
little more. l took little for the good
feeling it caused, and not for the taste. l
soon began to feel nicely. Shortly after
that, | began to feel little dizzy, and tho't
best to be leaning for home. started, and
went about half way home, when the
ground began to tip up, and was getting to
be too near perpendicular to suit me. 1t
tipped so fast that was really fearful it
would throw me off: l seized hold Of it
with both hands, and held on with all my
might In short time the dizziness ceased,
and found strong drink had deceived me,
for instead of the earth being perpendicular,
it was horizontal, and was pretty much so
too 1t was long time, before l again
tasted of the deceitful beverage. Ipresume
thousands of persons could state facts SIM
liar to the above.
When the appetite for intoxicating liquors,
is once formed alcohol is like the negro's
rabbit, good for cherry ting a most. 1tpre-
serves heaIth-aids in cheering up those
who are cast down in spiril-settles many
acknowledgement prevents severe
fight. 1t causes man to lore his enemy:
and in many cases has caused the opposer
of religion to obey the I'M junction, Watso-
ever We would that others should do unto
you, do We even so unto them. (They
would then treat freely. for that was what
! they wished others to do unto them.) 1t
makes men humble: they will get down
into the dust, aud sometimes even into the
! ditch. Then, too, it is the cheapest of liv-
ing. Said a notorious drunkard once living
in Shoreham, quart of rum will make me
victuals, drink, and lodging for day and
night. Only ninepence for quart Of New
England rum, and that to support man
twenty -four hours. Who of you in these
hard times would furnish a man board and
lodging so cheap? Again, it makes man
independent. He fears no one, nor does he
owe any man anything; and if he happens
to have scolding wife, (for you know
drunkards frequently do have,) and she be-
gins scoIding him, it often troubles him no
more than it would block Of marble.
Now taking all these things into consid-
Grafton, who Of you would not be a drunk
ard? But let US see if there is not some
thing to Offset against all these apparent
blessings, resulting from the use OF strong
drink. In the first place, we have abundant
testimony from physicians & others, (whose
characters for truth and veracity are unques
tionable,) that person in health is better
off without strong drink than with it, should
he even use it temporarily.
2. Those who are cast down, and use
strong drink to cheer them up, 60 the re-
verse Of the frog in the well, that undertook
to jump out, and went up three feet each
day, and back two feet at night for they 60
up two feet and down three, until they often
land in the bottomless pit. For the Bible
says, no drunkard shall inherit the kingdom
Of heaven.
g. AS to its settling difficulties, they
are those generally caused by using
strong drink, and ten chances to one, a dit
fculty settled in that way, will not last set
tied until both parties get sober. And the
rum, used to settle such difficulties, often so
prepares the men, that they return with re-
doubled fury to the combat
d. As to its causing men to love their en-
emies, we know the habitual use of strong
drink generally causes men to love it, and
that is admitted to be an enemy to the peace
and prosperity of mankind. And the pre-
cept, Whatsoever We would that others
should do unto you, &C., is obeyed on the
same, or no better principle. Neither of
them is obeyed in the manner taught by
our Savior, and neither will answer the
purpose of individuals, thus obeying, at the
last and final Judgment.