Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-04-23
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The following narration, which is an ex-
tract from lecture on temperance, by
President Thomson, Of Ohio Wesleyan
University, we copy from the Delaware
Gazette:
We met with an English physician, who
without friends or means. had come to the
new world to seek his fortune. As he
lacked enterprise necessary to struggle sue
cessfully with his new competitors, he beg
ged to be attached TO our family. Accor-
dinghy he came with us to the west. The
arrangement was mutually advantageous.
He was at once humble and gifted, amia-
bic and industrious, useful in counsel and
in action, happy in himself and the source
of happiness in others; so that he came to
be regarded by the parents as a child, by
the children as an elder brother. In the
drug store which we opened, he was indis-
pensable, and made everything around him
wear the air of neatness, accuracy and SCI
ence. He was introducing himself gradu-
ally into practice, when, unfortunately, he
formed acquaintance with some gentlemen
of the village, whose social enjoyments
were enlivened with the glass. Kind and
yielding to fault, he was easily persuaded
to partake, and on one or two occasions he
returned home without sufficient command
of himself. Alarm was taken, and the Dr..
was directed to the grief of all parties, to
seek new home. With view to escape
the enchantment of his associates he went
to a neighboring village. Here the fairest
prospects opened before him. He entered
upon lucrative and successful practice !;
was esteemed as man, admired as ply
sician, and beloved as friend. l have
never known physician so highly estima-
ted or SO nearly adored. He married a
beautiful and amiabIe wife-conducted her
toa tasteful cottage, where the pinks bor-
dered the walk and the rose perfumed the
window. This charming home was ere
long lighted up with the smiles of beauti-
full daughter. He bade fair for a long, use
full and happy life and crown of imper
ishable honor. But the serpent was lurk-
ing in his paradise. AS he passed around
among his patients he was presented here
and there with the bottle. Aware of his
danger, be at first resisted, but fearing that
he would be thought proud, he pressed the
cup to his lips; sip here and sip there
began to be felt. At length on occasions
of severe fatigue Or night watching. he
thought be would indulge himself with a
little extra stimulus. When the thought
arose, "What if the appetite should become
uncomfortable? Pshaw, am not man :
can / not govern myself? Do not all these
farmers do so9 Are they stronger than z"
The barrier broken down, destruction soon
came on like flood. His character was
changed.
The appetite for drink once formed can
not be tampered with. Mr.. Addison once
spoke of an English Nobleman, receiving a
present OF young tiger, he undertook to
domicilate 1t. He treated it with kindness,
allowed it full liberty in his house, but was
careful to feed it nothing but milk. The
experiment was successful, and the vouno
tiger took his rug in the parlor with bis lap,
dogs. On one occasion, after his lordsbip
had been bled, he reclined upon the floor
and fellasleep. Onawaking he found that
the tiger was eagerly tapping the blood that
trickled' down his arm. Alarmed, be bade
the animal retire, but it was no longer the
harmless plaything, but putting itself into
an attitude Of attack, it sprang upon hin
with all the fury of its savage nature.
so with the dormant love of liquor
there is no safety to the breast in which il
Turks but total abstinence
The victim is seldom aware of his dan.
ger till long after his neighbors have per
eeived it. He is unconscious of some ofths