Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-09-18

BR MOON, WEDNES DA7
lister Of the gospel with a manly frame f
and 6ne-toned and powerful voice, and I
richly endowed with all that belongs to I
mortal greatness, who were at the same !
time obliged to take their medicine sever
al times every day, under the prescription1
ofthe doctor. [ have often been amused
to observe with what gravity and parilcu-
larity my brethren in the ministry appeal
to the faculty in vindication of their prac-
Itice of taking little wine The family
physician is the end of all controversy in
this matter. My gravity (great as it isl
was rather disturbed by an incident which
occurred at little dinner party, compos-
ed entirely of ministers, one day, in Lon
ldon, during the anniversaries. The wine
had come on, and with it, as usual on such |
occasions. discussion on the practical
influence of its use, particularly by minis
tiers OF the gospel, and especially in this
j. Iday of Overwhelming intemperance. One
} young brother, with his wine-glass in his
hand, took shelter, as usual, under the
wing of the faculty but in order to show
J that his case was an exempted one, and
that his physician was certainly right, he
remarked, that his adviser had assured
him, that in eighteen cases in twenty wine
was injurious. My reverend colleague
: from the United States said to him, "Sir,
can you tell me how the tao cases which
a form the exception to the general rule, al
S ways happen to get into The ministry %
y Silence ensued and this knotty question
1t has not yet been answered.
: 1t may occur to the reader, as it often
J has done to the writer, that one of two
II things must be true-either the physicians
e in this country have great influence over
/ their patients, or the patients have grea,
y influence over their physicians Perhaps
little of both are combined. 1t is MOI
y improbable that the doctor knows wha
a kind OF medicine is most agreeable to his
lc patient, and the patient has great conf
N dence In the doctor. you tickle me
of and III tickle you.'
10 But certain 1t is, that the love of strong
: drink, and consequently DRUNKENNESS.
CT IN ats aC0rSt forms, can never be removed
nj as long as alcohol is familiar and lead
IL ing article in the treatment of all kinds o
~ diseases; and especially while it is con
]. sldered, as 1t now is, an article so limo
e. cent in its nature, and so we'll defined il
It's properties, that every man may safel,
- be his own physician. The faculty ar
ne bound 10 lift up the voice of warning OF
en- this subject. They understand the matte
~ well They could soon break the charm
a nd he 1,l,, L. =
oe requires some frmness and personal sell
IN denial to do it; for many of them wouI
oy lose some oftheir most profitable patient
y and many of the present forms of diseas
III would become extinct, and others woul
ION be greatl v circumscribed in their ravage
ue- If there was no alcohol in the world.
SCI The profession have done themselv
lar Immortal honor bv the stand they ha,
taken in the United States. IfIhev d
me not sound the first trumpet of alarm, The
ltv prolonged the sound and gave distincne
~ to the echo. They dissolved the SD,
a. which had long bound the nation, al
80, 80 which still binds in more than iron fette
~ ~ most of the nations of the earth -" Ii
~ .'aa man in health needs fiery stimulus, a
80 that alcohol is remedy to be applied
e., most indiscriminately lin the treatment
o cd disease To the positions taken by the
:, !, gentlemen we are more indebted for /
49, success of the progress of temperance
's the United States, than to any other eli
,ha among US. We could not have gair
,nost our past victories without them; ant
en- must be through their Intelligent and
, The gid support that the reformation so pr
a,;,n. iperously commenced, will finally trium
- ,''A 1t is on this principle, that the testim,
aau of these English physicians now laid
. I'm fore the public. will form an era in
IL, history of the temperance cause in,
o 49, kingdom. Those gentlemen desc
e I'm well of this generation; their names
~ sure to be embalmed in the hearts of
~ H, ,ha next. Millions will rise up and call Il
a:a1 blessed
=. af But | must close this letter, thous
IN 'o :, have not finished the subject. 5
49, send you revised edition of my spe
: ~ 10 in Exeter Hail. for it has been so i'm
,n = 81. fectly reported that wish not to ha
r., = appear in its present form in the Ur
"aors States, for fear my friends willthink
NO. head is in a worse state than when
!, home. Respectfully yours,
4 the n. S. S. BEMAI
in DIFF