Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-28
i>rinl;iug Usages.

.oa ,h. ,asn you d put .n enemy in his
n.u h =, steal away his Senses"
i &c evils reautug ir;,cs the drinking usa
gusa. :. .c,-iv ti,c h-iG.!y b. ,orei-:ima'ed
. .-,,.t.,,@ - - ,;ktt s'els;o'l rai-cls upon
<h. s,.., j.. " ,I,.!. .at.0Dcr. gave up the
:a,.x. a :. bas iie Lev:s r1t Tue danger
{: a.. se. ur he c:ary ~ c'''e:s tron .ss
t,ro.,s: :.,s,l u-J o; Ias p0isonoas crauSht. Yet
..,.r,.iie s...e,s uyaS :ioi saiSsr t.e tact. f't
y. ma, w..o drink, glass of ain= nr otEcG
I;o.i = in obedience 10 The customs oi The sgI,
i.h:.is an injuvy un t1e ccala;'aniiJ and en-
t;are.,s h,s o~p SAFETY. The Teader viii SAY
that ,hi. Isl. ei,oag assertion, but look at u
~ iial; SD seq II we CO not Sho" 1t to be
tue.
:, rre:ty ,-$.! .scer;airei! fact, as ~
s,cwe,; q : i,elnas a:ucle, that in tue STATE
=. stl.,.,..a .seYe are tt-iay aat less taan
i;.,.;...e 5l.:&ye:,3 :.;sbituai Oh OCCASIONAL
L.. sa,... ....y..a oa a.naksr,a'? II wjd
..-2,er5e5 u .tucy acre Born dr1hN'
ar. -, mr.. 9rc 2c-h :.!i",a acG "thsrs dca
f.,asi,. .c>is? Hos; cs;ae ICY 4fu Ear6s:
~. re...,..ce ,;ah-, ii: 'er,, ,%ra :. NC
Ii. ,e5e i,s,.a.4. = irra5>-i' 90 m =
i,s..... . 80 -.--.t. :. ~, ~ -. Z, a!2i'h'
Sa,a ~ IL 4.s,';. r3w ~ ,'ir Oh e
e.: :.., e. uacvIne ;l crin""fu: iue'
r.r- a., de :r,:kers. ar Il -
;ue. :..ec. ,no4 aid, ~ ST. "a, ="
"a ali pc,(,ao.;,y. . orc maiy yea nav
w ii ayay, occn7y The place " h';.d py
r,,;, vi. lestlso.ae in. briates' 1aey reas2n2n
49,, e.. ;r,w ressoa, ir v,u are mode-
w.. .;;,nk-r. T"cy b,.asiti, as yca nov
bos.,. tl:..t tn,,y haa 100 auch sense not to
-, No.. W, .ll:.re WAS danger und Lhon to stop.
MTLA, de- spls.G dr1nkards as anypcuy'
Foo. nc,,.,a, SIS eight h;,ve said OF thought as
~, :, ~ ,ay Eur think: g have too much
nsrya.--.oo ,nu ch iirmue>s and selt:respect-.
too nnch recar,i for family, friend, and posi-
t;or in society. ever to be drunksrd. No
Ssn,er Of me l Can drink or les 1t alone. Il
T6nd' amin dagger, then I will stop ct
oncen NV friend, rsnsmber that Solomon
has ss;, .uc that trusteth to bis own heart
is.a fool" .cu.a a.,.,rd,.
graves, and the other iauitltudeS VINO are nas.
tenipe thither, once occupied your present
position and talked and reasoned just US Jo"
now talk and reason; yet they nave >laiieA
Il there not then, we ask in 81 serionshess ess,
md eornestness, is there not danger, fearful
danger that YOU too may fall, aud one day LII
drunkard's grave? :.
True, indeed, thsre are some who Use II,
ouor moderately for many years, and never
were inowI. to he drunk, butthesei form *
A, centions to the general course OF thipGs.
There is no safety only by adopting the
ar;ac; D,e of total abstinence from an ina!
ean intyaic4tc. Never take the hfst drop and
vca ate safe, but there is safely. III no other
course.
But the s.oaa,atc dri',ker Dot ouiy exposes
himself ~ G.a;-er and ruin. but he 'rlire'
iha c;,rnmaaity. Wo could give lung ca'a
loe4e-or toe names ,i ptomlslng youns mo.
rybo tays been r.rinad-r1ad41a grief and
.snrss =, .b.ir !iie-.ts and soci6'y. solely II
srsaou..cc.of sc,ai.isina iesaf:: and connen
Ial,n !, :..iIa%'t.. saWp'e of certain lnin
ortiz, ,.rsos wilu Yere roderate drinSers
Ev.rr .uan.is u@dn- aoral obligation 10 SCI
q, l-anp.r in All hiS actions a:d manner o
w. v.,;es Others. and especially :he young
may ,ai;sy.eo follow While s,ni. may iofiov
ire example OF moderate drinkers, nd neEe
h,ra,,n drrnk.rl-. j. c'aseq .e &c OF 1t mn'
t;,na,. ,si! ',on4 f,rn habits aad acqn'rs At
an,p,;t.. r,r trirk wh;ca thy arc Unable Il
c;,.t o., and ,.;.itii vii! assuced'} is@d llea
in J. dr ,nkssd's Fr:ye.
T:,er arSia j., ss6a'd not be frsottel
,.,t resps, ;.::5re ;nate.utc s!r'ak*rs are. tn
.,;,y -. ~. :If>;n .i.s --'::;,-S1"ps OF orr
-. WLaE d 81 rj',a ''er "nd engsg
IL -. iii. il .i.=::o %ere n.ne .ai' May
n...s..,, b., 10, v;,is -? %here is seal e-
lyn raj. ,njlv es1ntsy - - ia aseiI-r-speo
s..i he good OF ;,nl d t!sos;, ar9i:.d n'o
,.. h, wi!ii.s e c. reasr ir ihc i'''Sir,s;sS :
r.nj;ns ont Ii d.,aui t. ',.'rtTtge ior ;iie ~
cY,,s,y,. a,cov:a.nc.isugn rf rf.Ggulikar'.s-& .
r.. ,u,ire.s ~.,i;6 he. abapdcned ia efeF
itv and town in the State iu less than thirt
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