The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-11-04
The Public Indifference to Temper
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Of time since ! wrote for your valuable |
paper, yetmy silence was not caused
by any lack Of zeal ia the noble cause
Of Temperance. which. you valiantly
contend for Is It not painfully hd.
initiating to see with what silent indif-
ference a large portion Of the people
Of Canada treat the subject Of Tenn
perance. Is it not truly strange that
any person, in whose heart burns the
least spark of philanthropy or patrio.
tism, can look with indifference upon
the wide spread and growing evils of
intenperance. propose inthis letter
to make a few and general remarks
upon the evils Of intemperance:- "
lst, u destroys heath. Alcohol
when taken into our system never
changes its nature. Nature has no
power over it. 1t has no nutritious
qualities, and therefore does not supply
the waste which is constantly going
on in the human body. Man in a
state Of health needs not alchohol any
more than he needs arsenic or any
other poison. Alcohol touches the
human frame and it looses its vigor
and its beauty. The star-like eye
becomes dim, the rose Of health which
once bIoomed uponthe cheek is turned
to the dark signal Of a premature
grave. VIZ ..ay 1 !
end, Alcohol pollaies the Soul. The
mind Of man as it comes from the
hand of its Creator is adorned with a
bright galaxy Of virtues, but intemper-
ance with its dark and blood stained
hands destroys them. 1t freezes up
all the kind and lovely feelings of the
heart, and transforms the once kind
friend into a cruel, hard hearted, and
revengeful enemy. ~ a. .a 81
3rd, lntemperance destroys the physi.
cal energies Of a nGtion.-Luxury and
intemperance produces effeminacy,
and transmits to other generations
imbecility and disease. For proof let
US 60 back to the days Of Cmsars, and
bring up the old Romans, whose iron
sinews carried the Conquering eagles
over the world; compare them with
the effeminate Italians of the present
day, and the effect of intemperance,
is apparent. The victory over Anti
ochus, and theconquest Of Asia, hoist
ed the flood gates Of intemperance,
and poured upon Rome mighty
food Of corruption. Asia conquered
by the armies of Rome a mighty food
Of corruption. Rome's iron foot trod
down the nations, Its force like a mighty
earthquake shook the nations, yet it
fell a victim to intcmperance. Egypt,
once so nobIy the pride of nations
and the glory Of the world, has gone
down to the dust BY the weight Of ia
temperance The sun Of her glory
has set, and the dark cloud Of intem-
perance broods over the land.
4th, Hcauses insanity and povsrty,
and makes idiots and opens the gates
of crime and Safering.-Listen to the
following facts: Of the 800 now in
the alms-hous in New York City,
not 80 were sober. In Salem, Massa-
chusetts, 5000 paupers were committed
to the alms-house in one year, and
1900 Of these we're brought there by
intemperance. In Cincinnati seven
tenths of 1900 paupers in the aims
house were brought there by intempe-
rance. Oh! how much Of death and
misery is here! Was there ever so
dark 6end let loose from He'll to
gorge himself with human gore?
But listen still. In one district of the
peace loving city Of Philadelphia, in
1849, containing population of A.
600, there were ten licensed and 242
small groceries. And in 1914 and
AS there were 10000 barrels of fiquor
sold in that ward in small quantities.
The result was, that 400 sober men
were made drunkards, and 26O fami.
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