Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-06-07

Away: let me alone; for nv days are vanity. -
We reader than YOU TO lay nm n.erdict up
on 4 daily partakins of the staff of life. But We
know that there is prevailing excess in this ne
cessary ndugcnce->aii interipcrance that is fata
to the attainment Of character "He il a gluttcr
and n wine bbber' was the OpprobriOus charge
which a devilish hate devised to degrade our Lord
! The two. indeed go side by side in the work o.
degradation and destruction. Even in the de
structon OF the physical man. cannot say which
is the most effectve--excessive drinking or excess
i've eating. Call TO mind the number of death:
YOU have known 70 be traccable directly 10 an in
temperate feast. Think how many diseases are
initiated and nouri>hed to giant destroyers by i'm
moderate eating. NOsophugu', the fortunate pos
sessessor Of the ysterous book OF ESculapius and
the wonderful physician of Tclemachus. frequent
~ declared, that"i it we're not for criminal ex-
cesses. and idle fears, there would be little employ
ment for the physician" The number of discas-
cs," says he, "is disgrace TO mankind, for virtue
produces health. lntempcrance converts the very
food that should sustain life, into poison that de-
sroys il; and pleasure, INDUCED TO excess. short
ems our davs more than they can be icngthened by
medicine. The poor more rarely sick from
lack of nourishmcnt. than the rich by taking too
much high seasoned meats. that stimulate appe-
tite after nature is sutlced. are rather poison than
food' With nearly three thousand years OF addi-
tiOna experience, We cannot dispute the statement
OF the wise CIR, ek.
once saw a statement, made by high medical
authority, 10 the quantity OF food necessary to
vigorous support OF life. and how much, az n
general thing, is actually taken. cannot give
the statement but remember | was astonished ut
the ditferench. The great mass OF men, including
the best OF temperate drinkers, are intemperato in
eating.
By this practice the intellect is dulled, the enrr
gies burdened the sensbities bcnumbed. The
powers of the body and mind untitled for that
exertOn which leads to high and noble attainment.
Ii dooms TO intellectual and moral imbecity, il not
20 premature death. Says the Psalmist OF the
wicked: "their heart is fat grease but delight
in thy law" And when the Lord sent his proph-
ct in judgement TO his people he said: Make the
hart OF this pe1pe fat, and make their cars heavy
and shu, their eyes; lest they with their eyes,
and hear with their ears. aud understand with their
heart, and convert and be healed"
fyou would be certain TO avoid so dreadful
curse, nv friends, lay the stern hand of sef-re-
straint upon this miserable, beasly propensity to
cat. Be Good Templar. in this as in the other
case. Hence everything that has a tendency to
cultivate n habit OF excess should be vigorously
resisted. All high seasoned food, the pastrys. the
des.erts-what are they but enticemcnts to iniem-
perance-persuasion to eat on when you have
enough. They are the forbidden fruit in tie hands
of Eve which. "in the day that thou eatest thereof
thou shalt surely die''die TO the highest attain
mcnts and worthiest hopes. Say unto them, every
one Of you who would be sure Of achieving chat
acter. "got thee behind me. Satan"
Milton gives the right counsel upon this subject
in the following passage from his Paradise Lost:
"'There is said Michael 'f thou well observe
The rule ot not too m.cA: by temPerance tanght.
In what thou eates and drinkest seeking from thence
Duo nour,hment, not glHttonOus delight,
Till many over thy hea return:
So may'st thou live; ill., like ripe fruit, thou drop
Into thy mothers lap; or I've with ease
Gathered. not harshly plucked; for death mature;
This is old age. "
IDLE AND DoU1TFUL AMUsEMENTs.
II you would advance safely and surely forward
ID the attinment of character, the principles oil
temperance must be carried one step further.
Idle and doubtful amusements are dangerous
foes char such dancing, games OF chance
checkers. back CANNON, dice, chess, cards and
billiards.. One thing they are sure to do. II
not more. They will cause you 10 waste many pre-
cious hours of time, which. spent in good society,
or in useful reading, or heahful recreation, would
add something valuable TO your stock of character.
But beside this of precious opportunity there
i. the stealihy formation OF idle and frivolous hab
its-habits that will grow with your growth and
strengthen with your strength until by they
absorb all your leisure and even demand that time
which belongs TO duty.
VICIOUS HABITS.
Bat they expose to much greater evils than
these A fondness for them is liable 10 grow into
q passion, and then woe to all hopes OF character
As the growing thirst for strong drink demands
more and mere and stronger and stronger, so do
exciting, fascinating amusements lead on from
step to step, until the food gates of sin opened
wide The associ .tions and habits become worse
aud worse--bad companions. bad resorts, bad com
worst denominations OF the Garth
by and by become familiar to the thought and
practce. Be not as,onisied, my friend: through
these aowery gateways many noble spirit has
been led TO iniany and ignomnOus death.
Therefore, il you would he sure of character.
apply the principles Of Good Templarism to them
ali: .'Touch not. taste not. handle not" Give the
time they would occupy To good periodicals, good
books or good companions.
The next step to be taken in order to insure
is the application OF the principles of our
Order all vicious habits. such AS profanity, filthy
conversation, Sabbath breaking, backbiting. cor
rup, reading deception in nj. its forms All those
practices in short, which the best society con-
jemns, and, above all, which the word OF Col for
bids However well you may prosper IN tempo
raj things. with any all of these vices practced,
and howev,r well you my seem to stand IN the
eyes of the mas, of men. you cannot bave good
which will make men IN their Sc
cret souls respect you--thst which vii! survive the
shocks of time and death itself. and stand at last
without fear before the bar of the most high judge
Let me here call your attention specially TO VI
cious practice which, from its supposed harmless
ness and fashionable sanction. widely prevails
among our young men. ! mean the habit OF to-
o0cco using.
The reasons for its condemnation and utter aban-
donment very strong.
In the first place, it is expensive. Any one who
will take TIE pains TO estimate the cost IN money
for definite period will find that it is no triflnS
part of his earnings. ThiIty-iwo students OF Wa
bash college, who used tobacco, agreed TO keep an
account of its cost to them for the period OF one
month. The most moderate user found that he
had spent in that time 81. 80, and the most exrav'
aeant, S32 Between these extremes there wero
various sums. The total amount expended mus
by the thirty two students for college term of
three months was found to be over S5J0--enoagh
TO support two students at college for year All
were astonshed at the result, and such throwing
away of tobacco plugs and cigar boxes and signing OF
total abstinence pledges rs We had that day IS long
20 DO remembered And am satisfied that II ey-
ery Young man, ambitious of success in business
alone would take like pains,-simply find out
how much money he is throwing away, he would
do likewise Not another cent would 60 In so
useless a way. He would escape from the habit
before it permanently fastened upon him; and thus
save to his capital for rseful purposes no small
sum in the course of life.
But in addition to this il is very inconve1ient
and disagrecabe practice. The presence of to
bacco is always disagreeahle TO ladies' and to many
peculiarly sensitive persons OF both sexes, intoer
bic. man stained or perfumed with tobacco has
-, ,,,ora hu -;nes. I'm n naror than n pOlecat has in