Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-03-10
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They rather increase them. They add an
internal heat to the external heat of the
sun they dispose to fevers and infamma-
tons of the most dangerous kind I; they
produce preternatural sweats, which weak.
en-, instead of a uniform and gentle per-
spiration, which exhilarates the body
Half the diseases which are said to be
productivity warm weather, | am persuaded
are produced by the spirits which are
swallowed to lessen its effects upon the
system" " maintain with equal conf
dence that spirituous liquors do not lessen
the effects of hard labor upon the body
There is neither strength nor nourishment
in spirituous liquors; if they produce yigor
in labor, it is of a ira nsient nature and
is always succeeded with a sense of weak
ness and fatigue. These facts are founded
on observation ; for | have repeatedly seen
those men perform the greatest exploits in
work, both as to their degrees and dura-
ton, who never tasted spiritnous liquors."
The opinion of the Doctor contained in
the last quoted paragraphs, I can prove by
an irrefragable argument, viz: Ardent
spirits can only strengthen the user by
stimulating the nerves, muscles and organs
beyond their accustomed natural, normal
tension and action. What is the conse-
q%uence? There must be a sinking back
of them in proportion to their stimulated
elevation, for action and reaction are re-
ciprocal and equal. This may be easily
illustrated. A horse, under whip and spur,
may be put to the strain and made to 90
much faster than when left to his Latural
gait, but, when they are withdrawn, he
flags and loses an amoun of vitality and
action proportional to that which had been
artifciaUy impaired to him /; that is, the
machine, the mechanism of bones, muscles,
nerves and organs are let down and reduc-
ed, In proportion to the amount of overwork
which they have been made to do. Thus
does nature vindicate herself and repudi-
ate all attempts to better her healthy and
perfect work. s.~ 81 sa.w tssE .w-
But to resume the extracts from the
Doctors Works: "Vinegar and water,
sweetened with sugar or molasses, is the
best drink that can be contrived in warm
weather. | beg leave to recomn end this
wholesome mixture to reapers in a partic'
ular manner. It is pleasan and cooling
1t promotes perspiration and resists putre
faction. Vinegar and water constituted
the only drink of the soldiers of the Ro
man Republic and it is we'll known tina
they marched and fought in a warm eli
mate, and beneath a load Of arms tina
weighed sixty pounds" "There are Ger
tain classes of people to whom | beg leav
to suggest a caution or two upon the US
of spirituous liquors. !. Valetudinarian'
especially those who labor under disorder
!; of the stomach and bowels" 2. Peopl
living in countries subject to the intermit
tent fever. A much better security agains
them (the fevers) is to be found in til
: Jesuit's bark. A tea spoonful of this el
cellent medicine, taken every morning dr
; ring the sickly season, has in many instal
1 ces preserved whole families in the neigl
E borhood of rivers and ~mill-ponds from f
| vers of all kinds. 8. Men who folio
! professions that require a constant exerci:
! Of the mind or body, or perhaps of bot
; are very apt to seek relief from fatigue
. spirituous liquors. To such persons | won
beg leave to recommend the use of L
: instead of spirits, Fatigue is occasion'
= by the obstruction of perspiration. TIE
} by restoring perspiration, removes fatig
and thus invigorates the system. To ey
u ry class of my readers l beg leave to su
), gest caution against the use Of " To-day
(Toddy seems to be the Doctors espec
:, aversion.) - ~. ...-
~ "The second and last observation [ sh
offer, is of a serious nature. 1t has be
. remarked, that the Indians have diminis
u ed every where in America since tn
VI connexion with the Europeans. This
50 been Justly ascribed to the Europeans hi
u ing introduced spirituous liquors amc
them. Let those men who are every {
~ turning their backs upon all the bene
's of cultivated society to seek habitationa
~ the neighborhood of the Indians, consi
VI how far this wandering mode of life is +
~ ~ duced by the same cause which has 81
%, tered and annihilated SO many Ind
tribes. However exalted, my countryn
10 your ideas of liberty may be, while you
Nv pose yourselves by the use of spiritu
liquors to this consequence of them,
=" are nothing more than the pioneers, o
more slavish terms, the hewers of WOO
your more Industrious neighbors."
Doctors last sentence is-"I have g
pleasure in adding, that have seen n
.s Der Of people, who have been efectu
restored to health. to character and to
an fitness to their families and to society
us following this advice" The advice r