Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-10

ike an edgeutoOI In the hands OF a child the reins l
of Apollos chariot of the sun in the hands of his
fiery and u~nsklful son Phethon or it is ike a ship.
all sail and no ballast, scuddlng before = storm
straight into a whirlpool, or upon a shoal of sunken
rocks 49, let not the idle, weak youth, who apes
T the infrmitiespf genius in order to get the reputa-
ton of being deyer, " lay the fattering JUNCTION to
his soul, thatb by deep ~potations from the bottle (too
often and too much the Castalia of Poets, he shall
be inspired With genius, at least that his antics win
be mistaken for its eccentricities. Mr.. Editor, have
you ever seenfa monkey in regimentals, an owl in
clericals, an as8 II a lions skin, /" Ocean into tenn
pest tost eN3 q feather or drown q fly" a tempest
In a tea 10, or any Of these laaghables? Well,
none ofFAem are . circumstance " 70 = .conceited
fool, imagining himself inspired with a pint of bald
face Bhiskey Truly. the hoofs and the long ears
viii appear through lie fimsy counterfeit.
We win now pfpesed to show, that whilst all men
should avoid int5lperance as the worst Of evils, the
highly gifted aFunder peculiar and w~eightier mo-
tives to do so, Mt only because the delicacy and re-
fnement of thei nervous constitution iaUite its in
roads, but also hesuse they are more apt to be rem
dered permanently diseased by it. Yes, [ say dis
tinctly, disea SEP and that alcohol has this differ
ence from all otler vices, that it is the primary,
sole cause Of on kind of illness, and Of one kind of
madness: yes, dIirium tremens and mania potu,
were net f0undtu Pandoras box of carses. We
moderns have tim as s-upernumerary additions
Perhaps the ag4cy Of s%piritaous liquors in causing
this sickness AID madness, will be more readily ap-
pretended and believed, # we explain their action
pathologicallyI It is well known that there are Ger
tain Medicineswhich are topical and specific, that
is, have a dife4 and appreciate action upon certain
organs; thus srdorifcs act upon the perspiratory
organs, stomahies upon the stomach, and nervines
upon the nerFes so spirits are a medicine, or rath-
er a poison 70 the brain. Wig this specific effect
upon the br'fn should be produced, is not go clear,
t but perhaP8Ithef following attempt at an explanation
may approximate a solution. Spirits are commonly
taken by these whose systems are already in a state
Of equilibrium, s%aturation or satisfaction with food,
and therefore whatever they drink in this state, Is
so much toe n1Hcb, Is in excess; and we all know the
effect q q .surfeit, it is thrown by sympathy from
enetShe brain. But perhaps, irTespec-
/ tlveeyoEthe predisposing cause, Just referred 20, of the
fumes OF liquor mounting to the brain, its concen-
! trated strength Zone drink, frequently containing
enough OF the staff of life, if in its undistilled state
!, to support q poor family for a day. Think of that
i drlnkerJ IS too strong to be digested. assimilated to
flesh OF taken up into the blood consequently, it
: rises ~ It's volatility or ~lightness to the brain, where
1t poliutes the Dome OF Thought, the palace of
4 the soul, the gay recess Of wisdom and Of wit =
where II lodges in and diseases the cellular tissue
ana where, beyond all doubt, it has been found in a
post-mortem examination strong enough to be drunk
dgo1n, and to emit the blue lurid blazes Of its kin
dred nell, on the application of a match.
we conclude with remarking, that the use of alco-
none uIllks affords the most remarkable instance OF
the diversion eta thing from its original intent that is
to be found IN the list of diversions and misapplica-
lions, for there is no doubt that alcohol was sought
e ras a medicine, invented as q medicine, sold as a
medicine, and used as a medicine, until men found
that by its use or rather abuse, thew could purchase
is a little present respite from sorrow or tedium, by a
h partial teto de Sc or suicide of their sensorium or
seat OF feeling. We say Jelo desc or suicide, fol-
!, there is no doubt that incompetence is slow suicide
and that death from it is the c-onsummation Of sell
: murder; at least tits forbidden in the canon Of God
q and Chased among the worst offences. Look MOI
upon the wine whom it is red; when it giYeth
ct its color in the cup, for at last it stingeth like an ad
E-~%-@lLk serpent" Again, no drunk
IF ard shall inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, &C."
e Millions awful and sublime words on the conse-
quences of Ewes eating the forbidden fruit, with
.e slight verbal change, may be applied to the conse
quenees Of drinking what has been called the ables
!, Ally Of Satan on earth, thus:
"--the spirit
Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal sting
e Brought death into the world and HaLf orr woe,
i -his rash hand in evil hour,
i For reaching to the spirit, he clmched, he drank;
Earth felt the wound, and nature from her seat,
Signing through all her works, gave signs Of woe
y Thai much was lost"
As precedes, we have labored to prove that thost
who are proud of their brains land all men shoult
bein some sense proud of their brains, for they ar
the noblest part of the man-they are the man
should not put them into the fire, or rather put fir,
to them u~ntilthey are burnt out, or sodden to a form
less pulp. VIII. Q.
: Wake Forest College, Oct. 81, 1852.
BRIFR CREEK, Wilkes 20 Get. 1852.
: His with feelings Of the deepest mortiica
ton that | ] now apply toyou to publish the fol
"a lowingaccohnt OF an unusual and sacrilegiou
rs outrage upon private grief and public sympa
thy: On the 18th day of October. 1852, El
er der William Church, (of the Baptist order
es was called upon to deliver o funeral discourse
u ia memory Of Nicholas Gentry, at Sente
1g meeting house, in the county OF Ashe with
ld in six miles of Jefferson where the decease
and his wife Sarah Gentry had been buried
* The latter land perhaps the former,) havin
o. been a member of the Baptist Church. Co
- Andrew Mcmillan, Ia Deacon in said Baptis
f Church, objected to the preaching Of the fl
~ neral in said church, because the Elder VIII
had been called upon to perform that solem
ne rite, was a Son Of Temperance! The Eide
he friends and relatives of the deceased, an
es. the congregation, had to retire to a privat
lu- house some half mile or three quarters frol
la the meeting house, where the ceremonies WEI
ne performed. This same Deacon sometime
RS sends up the black smoke from one of La
lot TaTSfIes Of Bacchus, q pisGllery The NEE
ing house is built upon the land of Rev. |
Gentry(s of the deed. n. Gentry nor h.
OF be c~onIeyed any title TO any person. Shou
laV the DeIcon be allowed again to desecrate it
II. NJ. STOKES.
w. ng Biblical Recorder, copy. U9g
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Che HEREFORD, N. @. Oct. 30th 1862.
it'll Last week Bro. S.. NJ. Hewlett pass,
through this county, lecturing at three q
ing ferent places. had the pleasure of hearil
the two OF these. They were replete with sour
reasoning, spicy anecdotes and amusing mi
or icry. His argument in favor of abolishil
the Liquor traffic, and against the " Licen
1ndH law as a source of revenue. was unansw;