The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-06-20

want of followers, was done by the soldiers
themselves; the other duties were severe upon
them; they were frequently exercised, and
were much in the sun the heat was exces'
sve, the thermometer standing at lib deg. or
ia deg Fair. in the soldiers tents in the
middle Of the day; but at no time was the In
dian army more healthy.
The intimate acquaintance of Sir Charles
Napier with the habits and wants Of the In
dian soldier can be doubted by no one; and
the following is his testimony in favor of the
abstinence system, delivered in his own charac.
teristc manner,) as contained in his address
to th, 96th Regiment when he reviewed it at
Calcutta on the lth of May, 1919: Let me
give you bit of advice-that s,.don't drink.
know young men do not think much about
advice from old men. They put their tongue
in their cheek, and think they know good
deal better than the old cove that is giving them
advice. But let me tell you that you are come
to country where, if you drink, you're dead
meu. If YOU be sober and steady, you'll get
on we'll; but if you drink, you're done for
You will be either invalid or die. knew two
regiments in this country, one drank, the other
didn't drink. The one that didn't drink is one
of the finest regiments, and has got on as well
as any regiment in existence. The one that
did drink has been all but destroyed. For
any regiment for which have respect land
there is not one Of the British regiments that
don't respect,) should always try and per
suade them to keep from drinking. | know
there are some men who will drink in spite OF
the devil and their officers: but such men will
soon be in hospital, and very few that 60 in, in
this country, ever come out again.
Whatever temporary advantage, then, is de-
rived or supposed to be derived from the stimu-
lating powers of Alcoholic liquors, when they
are used with a view Of sustaining the power
of exertion in tropical climates, is dearly pur-
chased by the increased liability to disease,
which not only theoretically, but according to
all competent evidence, actually results from
their habitual use. And thus Theory and
Practice are again completely agreed in afford.
ing decisive contradiction to the usually re.
ceved idea, that Alcoholic liquors assist the
body the endurance of Heat.-Dr. Carpenter.
PRoH1B1ToRY LAW IN ENeLAND-A letter
received as we are going to press, from the Sc
cretaries OF the United Kingdom Alliance, says:
"ihe Alliance is rapidly becoming national
power. Day by day it is cunvening large pop
ular assemblies in the various towns and cities.
ln Bradford an Alliance has been inaugurated
under the most imposing circumstances; nu'
merous magistrates, ministers and merchants
being present, and all exhibiting sympathet.
ic, earnest and unanimous spirit for prohibit
tory law in England. We have now tested
public opinion throughout tile three Kingdoms,
and are satisfied that the people only require
information. and they are with US. Your Ap.
peal we have condensed and re-arranged under
the title of "Facts in the Case" and sent it to
every member of Parliament We shall soon
take measures to place it in the hands of every
magistrate and clergyman in the land. We
find il unanswerable. The Chancellor has just
brought in War budget, which adds As per
cent. to the Malt tax, and augments the duty
on spirits in Scotland Is, and in Ireland 8
pence. These articles he says, have been Sc.
lected, to make as little deduction frum the
comforts Of the people as possible.
Jour. of the 4. T. Union.