Smyrna times., 1855-01-03

friend they will treat him back-then soon, first n
one, then the other until both parties often be-
come drunk, and be led in that state, to commit
other crimes, and often open the aoodgate of ?
passion, which will cast them into the gulf of +
degradation, if they are not careful. / assure 9
you, young men, there is no safety but in total
abstinence.
Spirituous liquor exctes PHILOPRoGENITIvE-
MESS, and causes the drunken father to caress
his children, to fondle on them-but DEsTRUc-
TrvENEss being also excited, the father will
cruelty abuse them the next minute. And as
the liquor dies, this organ will be weakened, so
that his parental love will diminish, and he
will have but little regard for his Children
Alcoholic liquor excites LANGUAGE, which is
situated at the base of the brain, and causes
those under its influence to talk almost inces-
santly-but as CAUsALTrY is not exercised, they |
talk words instead of ideas-they say much and
mean little-and are indeed incapable of rea-
soning, SO that they are tenacious to their opin-
ions, and cannot be convinced of error-they
fail to see any point of argument, and are una
BILE to refute any position taken by their oppo-
nent. Some, perhaps, will disagree with me
here, and contend tnat some men possess more
power of intellect when partly intoxicated than
when sober, and bring forward, as examples, the
eloquent speeches made by some of our distin-
guished men. But let them examine those
speeches, made by men partly intoxicated, and
| will assure them that they will be found to
contain much more passion than intellect-much
sarcasm, hyperbole, vulgar wit, but little rea-
son; so that writings addressed to the passions
may be written better by some persons partly
intoxicated, than when they are sober t; butsuch
works as Locke's Essays, Upham's Philosophy,
and Newton's Principia must be written by
e the sober, or not at all-for a man must be
y temperate in order to have a vigorous mind !;
= the more healthy the body the more vigorous the
s mind-it is founded upon an unchangeable law
e of Physiology and Phrenology, and must COIN
n eide with the experience of every one. How
t much more vigorous is the mind when in perfect
e health than when unwell! How much more
e able to reason when your nervous system is
st healthy, than when irritated! No comparison.
70 The same person can perform twice as much
,r when well, as when sick, or their nervous sys-
h tenn deranged; and Intoxicating liquor, derang-
ing the health and the nervous system, must de-
N bilitate the mind and throw an impediment in
ID the path of the asprant after fame. How i'm
= portant, then, that literary men, abstain from
y intoxicating liquor!
o. ALIMENTIvENEss is also perverted by liquor
Us and rendered morbidly active, which causes the
" ndescrlbable miseries of perverted Appetite
at The first drink excites this faculty, which ere
to ates desire to have another drink and so on
re the more men drink, the more they want, be
of cause liquor increases the desire to indulge il
te the pleasures of drunkenness. This is the rea
n son why men cannot govern themselves AM
it refrain from the deadly bowl. Preachers ma
- preach, lecturers may lecture, but their wor
tie will be in vain, for the cause must be remove
ed before mankind can be reformed, as man can
use not be pursuaded to do that which he is unabl
ch to do. assure you, dear reader, men cannC
ost govern morbid, craving propensity, until tn
he cause is removed but how can it be removed
he Only byspassng prOhibitory liquor law, an
md placing the temptation beyond the reach of tn
ire slaves of perverted Alimentiveness, for me
ent will become drunken if they have the tenpta
the tion set before them; and the oftener Firmnei
the engages in contest with morbid Alimentivenes
the easier the latter will achieve the victor!
srts and will revel over the vanquished moral facu
ing ties. Then talk not of correcting a morb
and physiology BY moral suasion-such is nonsens
ere You must remove the cause of perversicn b
- fore you can restore this faculty to healthy
by ton. Then, o lovers of morality, apply q
han only means aud restore Alimentiveness to
Iuor legitimate office and Eden to earth.
II II ElIersIie, Dec. 1854.