The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-06-05
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For the Patriot.
1t Is believed hy some that alcoholic drinks are
useful, even necessary for health. Perhaps such
have not tried both sides Of tile question sufficiently
TO test it fairly. II Is argued that " it is a creature
OF God, and, as such, may he nsed.n Ii alcohol is a
creature Of God. SO also is ~stgicnine. Why not then
make y daily use Of the latter, as well as the former?
Neither Ia q production of nature. Both by the mt
Of man have been extracted from natures gifts after
undergoing certain changes. r7
1t is thought by some to be medicinal, So are
Arsenic Tarteremetic etc, medicinal. 1t does not
answer, however, to use medicine either as a diet or
q beverage. Some poisons are almost instantaneou
in their effects upon the system others are slower.
DaS h9e INC lesspoisonous IN consequence. A grain
OF calomel Or tartaremetic would not take life
when, perhaps, a spoonful would. 1t does not fol.
low as necessary consequence that a man may with
impnnity take a grain of either OF these medicines
every day for has general health. The fact then TINT
a spoonful OF alcoholic drink does not sensihly afsact
us is not an evidence that it may be safely used.
Alcohol differs from the na,iseating medicines 70.
fered to-. These disgust by their nanseatine quail.
ties and thus preclude the formation OF an appetite
Tor them, while tue use of alcohol generates al, an.
gathers strength. n - Ns
some men have great selEcontrol and tanner
WIN the destroyer 4 number of years, before they
yield to their appetites so far as to become drank.
ards. bua on, young man, remember, that as the
evening Of life draws on, and the physical man he.
gins to decline, the powers Of resistance. dimiuish
while an appetite, which, by the use Of those drink,
nave been fostered for years, instead of Declining
Win your waning strength, only wakes bold and in,
creases.
Alcohol stirs up the native tyranny Of our nature,
MANY q man after having taken a drink or tWo. il
lnSulted at what in cold blood he would NOT have
noticed and when he resents an injury tancied mr.
real, reason being dethrOned passion takes the
nelIln, and the result is often fearful. So well is this
unnetsoooa that we often hear attempts made to
pnlliate evil actions by the declarations J. ,rLa ,osy
fellow was drunk ~ And oh, what an exensa Was
drunk! And, pray. how a he drunk? He vnl.
unfairly drank enough of the vile stuff. to make a
mauinan OF MIN and under its influence he slandered
ms n%etghbor, lnsulted his best friend. whipned hs
wlte, Killed his child, or cpt his own throat. on
alcohol, first born of Sataa! .
How vile thou art! How inueb evil hast .,,,,
done What crime is there on earth tho, hast moi
caused? +. =. ESD 80 "as' hot
LADIES' you be married and have husbands. W IN
are aFunAqras, II may be in your power to reform
.ue'., tnefesofe, never taste any kind of LIQUORS
MuaseEelt yourself, aud always diseonntenance The
use OF Them, Always treat your husband with ths
utmost klndness. II he goes into bad comnanv
gets : tlpsey " CONES home, curses Won. or knorrtt-s :,
malt a aNht1l teeth dnwn yoar throat. never rat,ro..,
nun, of speak Az nnkind word to him. When he
nus been on on 4 spree aud returns, meet him AT the
u"of " glee with a sweet smile, and afIectienate
HISS alu d ROW are yifl nay dear husband j and H.,
SO datig, Convince him that YOU love him jaari.s
ana stloy MS interest aad pleasure, Nevern,k Mn
MAefe lie mas been, or what has kept him so lnng
on no. treat nm AS though he had come exactIy 81
.ie f"pe 3pp expected him, and you thought him
,he very Best aud Sindest husband on cath. Strire
o{ every means IN ytpr power to make his mr.
pleasant, and himself hanpy. pnrs,e fhis an
ana v ne haSa piece Of heart left, and one s,urt ~
love FOR his wife dteeis therein. he viii eyar . e -
Flipt ana go t NIL MI L. FORESTER.
' TINT @ha steel Plantation, st. Landry, La.