The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-10-14

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from the grape culture, in the fotmof
insidious wine.sq lsod s6l % e'der
\ At tbe period above, the still was
borrowed from the Moors, and soon Jon
! new and really tntevnaE SPIRIT began
to curse the world. 1T was, however,
two centuries, Orr nearly, before, the
new spirit was enabled at all to COM
pete with intoxicating VINE. Now,
almost every land runs down With ar
dent spirits; and wine and spirits in
harmonius conclave, celebrate their
monthly, weekly-eyen their daily
orgies, to curse every country, and if
permitted, to beggar, starye and MUIR
| der half the human family. Dragon
like, theft associated "highnesses,
3ne and 4piras speak great swelling
words Of their useful and 7lamb-like
properties, that they are as nutritious
as meat; when every analytical chem
ist knows, from their constituents, The
contrary. 'aoThat which, however, is
a certainty, like the first murderer,
they carry their maEkrin the face
Wine, though lauded by a host of
/ physicians, for its wonderful medic
inal properties as an dstringent, a.
strengthener, a convenient medium,
&C., 1t, tony mind is sadly wonder.
full, and, from examples too numer-
Gus, only one will | here advert to-.
A character, some time since, came
under my notice, Of unusual excel
lence, the hope of the family, the
boast of friends, the envy of aIlarge
community Of aspirants, the idol of
connubial felicity. This individual
was stricken down, hopes Blasted,
prospects ruined-was "twice dead,
pluckedupby the roots;'' by no other,
than a prescription Of a little wine
daily, as strengthening medicine !:
the Recommendation was followed,
and soon appetite dethroned reason
everything: a drunkard's most tragic,
end was the result. What a host of
| drunkards has the single prescription
| of wine or alcoholic bitters made +
Who, Of the faculty, is prepared to
take the fearful responsibility Of the
increase Of drunkenness, since the
last cholera; oecasioned by the pre-
scription of spirits, in that diseased
To me, from all observations, it APP
pears to have been injurious as a rem
edy, and more injurious in doubling
the amount of drunkenness. Other
remedies are preferable.jg adI .fil
The fact of the increase Of intem.
perance from faculty prescriptions in
duces me to pause, and to suggest
other and efficient articles, in the
place of wine and spirits. This can
be done, as | believe, in most cases,
with success. F3oYal glom 5lt
In the host of gouts, ,payalyses,
apoplexes, and all other diseases, and
they are not a few, arising from the,
modern use of wine; and finally, ina
drunkardis grave, let the living take
warning, how they use the fermented
juice Of the grape. oi,
Is wine more mild on, the drinker,
at present than formerly? If any
condition be changed, our sunny hills
and rich soil will assuredly make the
juice Of the grape, after fermentation,
stronger. How strong is it? Some
kinds Of vine contain 46 per cent. Of
proof whisky, by measure, |. g. 100
quarts will contain 46 quarts Of the
whisky mentioned, and one quart
will contain more than three -and-a-
half gills, eight to quart, Of strong
proof whisky. Will not such a guam.
tity easily produce inebriation? Our
wines whenipure, (belowfthe truthD 4
must contain from rs to 80 per cent.
Of proof whisky, or more than two
gills, half a pint, to q quart Of the
| liquid wines. Who says that quart
Of this wine will not produce drunk.
enness, except on d PROFESSIONAL to-
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