Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-24
For the a'StaT 81 the Anpwha valley.
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MEssRsa EprroRs Tho voice Of ne
world Ii d. tHihst drunk4Iness; neyertnc-
less these & 10 III 10 its progrest that y
Indicated by Sd many sigps Of when =
greater p5 zion of mankind seem 50 Pre-,
foundly ikfbrant. All disapproye q
EdiankenIless, yet not one dreams Of dan.
g NJ ns..s ~ s ~, q g9 On singing z
himself peace when .ne's z III aaatdfS md
!rnafacssf u The crime inlits early stages,
here Iies the fatal error fthe moderate use
Of Intoxicating drinks) here il The road in
which Tic drlnkard traycls-here was his
fatal error-here was sung e him him t thie sJy-
rem song! IH .fss#ssI E
The indications Of intempefancc may
lons=exiss---tley may increase ami multi n y
ply and Tie indlyiduatnot be aware of n
Until Id HI readyto plgl4ge inI thre1 very
vortex Of drunkenness. H l/#8s Ell
The idea. most prevalent isthat nothing
is intemperance which dpes not opera,e
on tie mental faculties Or bodily functions
in a visible form, however much q man
may drink. THIS is i dfIsion;Ftit Is in-
temperance. Drinking btscts aIdesireIto
drink, besides the expense incurred, and
many precious moments ost which might
have been more protitabIy Employed It'll n
:! God, in his wisdom, hasaso created and
constituted man, that the moment he yio-
lates ono Of the laws Of bin nature, its ef-
fects areplainly fell, if not seen; and when
ever we5apply habftually III any stimulus
flr order TO- sustain the mind 1Icheef the
spirits, or irvigorate she mind we do vic
lencc to the laws Of our nature. It#tAF s..E
+. Now, regard the daily use Of ardent
spirits il order to Product cheerfulness,
as Incorporate. Nature may hold out
long by 4 course oftGppling. but IFS end Is
delcterious;. il saps The Dul tdatIpn VI TIE
constitution, weakens the mental energies,
and i productive Of ahost Of diseases,
such as lick stomach, dropsey, gout3 pal
sey, apoplexy, insanity, DC. Their name IN
is legion ...~ Hi Il
\ Then ltt|itbe writtenin ldttersof living
light that The habitaat use pfordeft spir-
its is mitem4rote, and liz effects are GER
tain, and highly injurious 10 the. human
system, though it may be slpw IN It's pro
gress. when rs astimulnsit subtracts more
lof the vital principle than itIleayes,I ahd il
tprodutcsa Vacuum which cannot be flied,
4 thirst that cannot be satiated. EE4 II N Il
i 1 Ofall DIX. ways that lead u oteri,al ruF
i'm, incompetence is the most dreary and
terrific; the demand for ardent spirits il
memorable allis a miserable thirst. 1.-THE,
poor irebriate has become the suffering
eubject Of d mighty famfue, insatiabllee----- S
lost, lostl The earth 70 hinfis clothed ~.
Saekcloth;Ee feels his captivity; fhe chains
clank about him; the tAunders ofs eon-
seience--remorse, remorse! lie treRt
bles, he shudders, he struggles for releise,r
but it does not come O: fatal delusion!
The druukard' grave isIbefofeI him. IL EAll
Che dreamy visions ofthe past (he. would
nptbe 4 diunkardl are forey1r fled-ia ssasd[
rEality lics before him. | Where, then,
$hagl hi ay? Dissr5te has marked hiss
footsteps, lbs health isI.spnn, mental e ei
gics destroyed. and. Ac Rinks down, and
Ills a drpnkhrd's grave. IsL..E 4