Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-15
M1scELLANEoUs READING.

The anniversary meeting of the American
Temperance Union Was lately held in New
York, and the report of the Secretary and the
speeches of several gentlemen, exhibited
many extraordinary facts. Rev. DR.. lying
in the course of which he depicted in
sent stimulating beverages. 1t appeared
that during the past year fve thousand drink
ing houses had been closed. A few extracts
may show the nature of the evils existing in
this vast city:
The license system was such that a man
who would pay ninepence, might kill his 1.-THE
speaker's) son, and if the father knocked the
fellows teeth down his throat, he might for
this act spend six months in the Tombs-
The fellow need not take out his license, but
he can get his essential oil; or, if he take out
his license, he may scatter his internal pois-
ons wholesale, on the authority Of that license
1t was fact which had come to his (Dr.
Tyng's) knowledge that distillers of liquors,
who owned princely houses, owned also one
hundred rum shops, and placed green young
men in them to scatter poison over the city.
Their retribution was sure to come, for no
doubt it was absolute atheism; otherwise
every thing would really be going to the
devil
The drugging of liquors formed promi-
nent topic of the reverend doctors address.
He read humorous paper, but which he
said was authentic, describing not the brew
ing, but the manufacture of beer. Follow
ing this prescription, he could make barrel
of the best porter for 80 But what were
the Ingredients Coculus indicus. nux vom-
lea, quassia, grains of paradise, gentium, and
Bohemian rosemary, two drops Of which
would kill any girl in the world. Ladies.
let me invite you to q glass Of coculus indicus;
take sip of nox vomica. Twenty-Five thou
sand green mounds over the bodies of young
and old men, poisoned by these ruinous COM
pounds, have the Republican Legislature al
lowed to be set up this year, and the next
year their Democratic successors will do the
same thing. Drugged liquor! oh. American
women, have nothing to do with the drugged
puppies who swallow it! II they will take the
poison into their months. their mouths il |
may say SO, ought not to come near the
mouths of American women"
MYoLETHE.-Baron Heurteioup is to be the
author of new term, myolethe, which may
be tranlated muscle-forgetfulness. The mus
.cular system being placed under the in
huence of the cerebro-spinal apparatus, in
normal conditions is managed by it. But any
strong passion may 80 occupy the brain that
it forgets to continue its action upon the mus
Gle. lie says that when we open the mouth
while listening with great attention, it is not
as some Of the transcendental psychologists
have declared, to open the enstachan tube
as new conduit for the sound, but merely
because the under jaw falls; and the under
jaw falls because the brain is 80 much preoc
cupied that forgets to hold itup. In the same
way, he explains the poweressness which
seizes upon people at any terror, AS on the
bripk OF a precipice, and great number Of
similar phenomena. This, too, gives
good explanation of such phenomena as
suffering, and is2the key to many chronic
diseases.