Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-03-16
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.


to derange the human system.
Second Because none of these
drinks as an habitual beverage are
ever useful, but always injurious to
persons in health.
Third because drunkenness is a
besetting sin, and leads to idleness,
quarreling, swearing, fighting, stealing,
adultery, murder, and almost every
other sin; and finally to eternal mis-
cry.
Fourth Because drinking produ-
ces poverty, domestic misery, insolv-
ency, bankruptcy, destruction of prop
erty, loss of reason, disease and pre-
mature death.
Fifth Because a great deal of
valuable land, time, labor and capi-
tai, are worse than wasted upon max
ing, vending, and using these intoxi-
eating drinks.
Sixth because many millions of
money is annually expended upon
these drinks in America, which ought
to be laid out in clothing and food
and to benefit the manufactures of the
country.
Seventh Because many millions
of quarters of good grain and large
quantities of other valuable prouduce
a re annually DESTROYED TO make these
poisonous liquors.
Eighth Because intemperance oh
structs the progress of civilization
education, the religion of Jesus, anC
every useful reform.
Ninth:-Bccause abstinence is SAFE
and sure, but drinking moderately i
difficult and dangerous, and has lee
= to all the drunkenness in the world
Tenth Because | find | canno
: efectually warn the drunkard, unles
| am myself an entire abstainer.
: Eleventh Because [ like to joil
those who are exerting themselves f
J promote the temporal n d spirit
, ual reformation nd happiness O
/ mankind universally.
, Twelfth Because it is importan
!. to set a safe example of perfect Sobr
; ETY. to our children, friends. and aSsC
1 ciates.
+ Thirteenth Because it is ou
y christian duty to deny ourselves, eve
e Of lawful things, to promote the hal
= piness of others.
: Fourteenth Because while mi
: lions repent of drinking, not one r
h pents Of abstaining.
: Fifteenth Because, while no BILE
y sing is pronounced upon drinkin
5 Gods approval is frequently recor
Il ed in favor of abstinence. See Jer
t. miah 35; Luke, l, 10; Romans, 1
st 81; Proverbs, 90, l.
1t Sixteenth Because | should
i ashamed to touch, taste, handle,
o keep in my house, the article whi'
d is filling the land with misery, lame
N tation and woe.
) Seventeenth Because nothing b
II total abstinence as a human insh
III ment, will cure the drunkard, or pl
G vent the moderate drinker from |
ly coming such.
he Eighteenth Because | find n
self, bv abstaining, healthier, wealt
te er, and happier. | am more respe
N ed, and better fitted to perform my {
to to God and man.
m. THE BROKEN PLEDGE.-A gent
man in Virginia, says Mr.. Cough, b
us boy six or seven years old, W
1ir wanted to sign the pledge Of total
,Iy stinence from intoxicating drinks;
5; in the family had done so, but
II father thought him too young. q
-er would not let him. After much
treaty permission was given. Sc
5 after, the father went on a journ
lch At one stopping place away from
'ng town, he called for some water
I'd: did not come, so he called again; 5
he could not get it: but cider '
re brought, and being very thirsty, he
far forgot himself as to drink Il
tie Whyn he got home, he related the
cumotsnce. After he had fini5t
ak the little boy came up to his k
with his eyes full of tears, and ;
the "Father, how far was you from ia
'I0r River when you drank the eide
'Rather more than fifteen miles
Is ? boy" "WelI," said the little fell
nu- I'D have walked there and /
all again, rather than have broken
mis- pledge" Oh, God bless the child
dis We have thousands such as thes
children who understand the pr
ITS ? pie, and keep the practice. | 81
suaI times wish the adults kept the pie
han as we'll as the boys do.
low
ALCOHOLIC INE.-R
,ts ? TRAIL, NJ. D.: Will you permi
otcs- as a friend of Temperance, to
1nb- your opinion, as physician upot
self following points: |. Are there
and cases in medical practice where
tbe holic liquors are absolutely neces
and to save the life Of the patient?
MIA if so, state in what diseases, and u
,ivlv what circumstances their use ca
,nir- be safely be dispensed with?
are not needed in any case as medi
nor what substitutes can be used with
cess in their stead?
l. No. Alcoholic liquors are
e, at only not necessary in any case,
lana, are, on the contrary, positively
by nicious in all cases, as We are I
ierce and willing to prove whenevel
r of people or the medical profession
amor, give us the opportunity.