The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-09-02

County Temperance Society, after
stating that SO in the county and 476
in the State (Connecticut) annually
die Of delerium tremens, says: g Sun
pose it were capable Of demonstration
that 80 individuals in this county and
475 in the State were annually cut off
by hydrophobia; would single dog
be tolerated in the State? Would there
be,found an individual so regardless
of the lives Of his fellow-men that he
would contend for the liberty to re-
tain his dog? In what estimation
would the man be held who should
assert and vindicate his right to let
his dog live and run at large 2" And
yet delerium tremens is far more to be
dreaded than hydrophobia, for it is Of
more frequent occurrence; possesses
all its terrors, and none Of its apollo
gies One victim in a family to the
former often brings upon it pow
ertyand disgrace, while the latter
is never followed by such conse.
quences. Hydrophobia may and does
produce death; but it cannot shroud
the memory, which is left behind, in
opprobrium. If it were the case that
as many deaths occurred from hydro
\ phobia as from intemperance, the cry
OF "deatk to the dogs!" "DEATH TO
| THE DOGS !" would be borne upon
every breeze, until the whole canine
race would become extinct. Would
we 60 to our neighbor and plead with
\ him and entreat and implore him to
part with his favorite Colonel or
Rolla," for the common good and
safety Of the people ? Would we say,
90, sir for the sake Of suffering hu-
manity, let us kill your dog" See
how the victims to hydrophobia are
falling all around you leaving widows
and orphans to mourn their untimely
\ loss p Would we call meetings and
consult together and resolve to petition
the Legislature to raise the tax on
dogs, and then wait patiently from
year to year to year to see our pray.
ers disregardedl No, Sirs, we would
not stop to do any of these things: but
with gun in hand, and our hearts
throbbing with the warmest palsations
for distressed humanity, we would
rush into our neighbor's'yard, and in
defiance Of all law upon the subject,
land at the risk of gtaerWard eating him
IN saasages) we would put an end to the
existence Of the dog in question:
Such would be our course in case Of
this kind. But it is sntsnaper0ssce and
not hydrophobia, that we have to
> | contend with, and because the former
J has more show ii its work, though
t equally fatal, inits consequences, thar
3 the latter, it is countenanCed and tol-
Grated. The one comes to his death,
through the instrumentality Of those
) claiming to be men, Il allude here tc
Q the dram, seller, therefore, bad mo
tives are not to be imputed, nor the
right and sanctity of the traffic ques'
toned: the other comes to his death
less disgraceful one--through the in
strumentality Of dog: therefore, the
dog must die.
e Several years ago, in the city o
S New York. several persons were bit
0 ten by rabid dogs, and died from tn,
r effects. This was enough for thos
# philanthropic citizens, and an Ordi
d nance was Immediately passed for tn
/ total determination Of dogs from tn
e city, and yet at the same time, ther
" were thousands groaning under tn
/ weight of sorrow and afflictior
y brought upon them through the dealt
% of fathers, sons, husbands and brc
d thers, and all this through the instru
,r mentality of those engaged in tn
N liquor traffic. No one looked int
:, this matter. A poor dog passed fror
q his kennel at midnight, and baye
Of the moon, and instantly he was put +
Ii.