Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-08-16
TEMP ANCE.


Mr.. SuAREs, Of Aiken. s. c. before the Cen.
trail Temnerance Board of Edgctic'd District
in ll,e Baptist Meeting House n March last
and was unanimously requested for pubIica.
ton.
Gentlemen,-
The occasion which has brought us to
gether is onc Of interest Human nature
never appears SO noble, as when her sym
pathies are excited for the sutlerings of her
kindred, and her powers employed. in re-
storing the fallen, and degraded IL the hap
py, and respectable walks of life. Such ls
the design of the Temperance Reformation.
An object which combines within irsclfprin-
ciples, SO admirably adapted to the elevation
OF mans moral character, that il presents
itself to our notice in n very striking and
imposing aspect. In addition TO its native
exceIleuce, it Offer incentives to action In
all physical enterprises. capital is required
10 carry their plans into execution, and con
sunnaic their designs. Her" nothing is
nemassded, bur ,,,oraic Continuation properly
and judicionsl, direct I. 1t is SO to speak.
a capital of itself. ! @ some rrrtiliZino
stream, thar makes tie contiguous land
into which it iuiuses it, virtue, weld an ex-
uberant harvest; or like the pure, and he
nevocnt >piri, of Christianity, that inspil cs
its vo'aries with new. aud exalted prnci-
piles Of action. it never fails TO impart energy
to The moral system, and give elect in con-
trolling, and regulating the pas ions of lis
nature. An objecl, 81 elevated IN moral at
tainmcnts, demands our serious. and impair
tial attention.
Those who arc best acquainted with The
human system, the anatUmlst, the chem ST,
physiologIsl, and physician, have never dis
covered single organ i'll the human frame
which was designed for ardent spirit
Light falling upon the op,ic nerve, pro-
duces vision. Air, acl,ng upon the lungs.
occasions respiration. Nou.ishiug food aud
drink, taken into the stomach create ulri-
tion; but in no instance has ardent spirit by
lis introduction INTO the system, answered
any useful end; but uu The contrary II pro-
duccs an entire der tnse ncnl III me parts
OF the system: lOr there is no pow er IN the
ANIMAL econo.ny, capable oi accomplishing
its nature into such ingredients, as are cs-
sential to the support oi ie. Hence we
account for the apparent phenomenon of
the blood Of an intcnIperale man, becoming
alchohol when distilled, and when taken
from the brain, iSn,ilng on the applicaiinn
Of fire. We are Indebted To Dr.. krk oi
Scotland, for the singular aud important
discovery. lie took from the lateral cavity
of the Dsain of ii man, who died of intoXica-
ton, fund, which. when brought in can
tact with lighted candle, burnt blue The
lambent blue flame" he observes, .'is char
ac,eristic of the poison playing on the sur
face OF the spoon for some seconds"
vi all the constituent parts OF the vital
principle, whether solid, or fluid. the blood
forms the most mrorianl; and although II
is not vascular itself, yet il is able of its ow 4
substance, to produce vessels Of every re.
scrip'ion us I> niphaiics, arteries. veins, nnt
even nerves. Thisil accomplishcs, through
the agency of ihr organs. The blood may
to some extent, he considered as tic car
ricr of life To The system In ITS passage
through the system, such portions of j, ar,
taken by the organs, as their respective Of
fees require. The organs of the finger re-
ccive that which will promote the growtl
Of the nails; while they ins,nciiveIy rrjcc
that, which is designed to advance th,
growth Of the hair. &r No mcchauica
operation acts so harmoniously, as the in
tcrnal machinery Of man. when movin,
according to tho fixed principle of its nature
Blu, should there be Il deviation from tn