Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-08-31
TEMPERANCE COLUMN
A Practical Temperance Lecture.

An incident occurred in jackson
vile, a few day ago, which might not
be considered exactly in keeping with
modern refinement, but was neYerthe-
less both amusing and instructive
An unfortunate lady, whose husband
seems more attached to a rum shop
than to wife and children, after hard
days toll to feed her suffering child
rem, started late in the evening for the
tavern where her other half had been
lounging about, drinking "rotgut,"
and playing euchre during the day.
Without much ceremonial introduc-
ton, she entered the room where her
beastlike husband, with three or four
of his cronies was; costly seated at the
She unceremoniOusly selzed Jne
cards and gave them a "shutfie," to
which they were not at all used, cut
the ajacks" in promiscuous disorder
to all parts of the room, regardless of
the heads of the players. She then
commenced lecturing the terror-struck
listeners, in a manner that would have
done honor to the most renowned
modern reformer, upon the beastly
degradation of their course and the
shamefully brutalizing effect of aleo-
hol. Her pathetic words came down
with scathing force upon her guilty
husband as she portrayed the suffering
condition of her children and the pri-
vation to which herself was subjected
by the cruel neglect and dissipated
habits of once loving companion.-
She next turned to the keeper of the
tavern, and gave him a lesson of truth,
mingled with bitter tears and sorrow,
that would have reached any heart
not dead to all feelings of humanity,
and plainly pointed out his more than
robbery of her and her husbands
earnings for liquid poison, while their
children were suffering for bread
Having finished her lecture, her besot-
ted husband was marched straight for
home, It's hoped better and wiser
man. Greenfield Gazette.
A BROAD HNT.-1n a certain con-
Ivention of temperance philanthro-
pists, clergyman made plausible
defense of the moral right Of even
good men to drink, and to offer al
choholic liquors. Teetolism he de-
nounced as fanatical. He talked gllbly
about the wine used at Cana of Cali
lee-though not very understandingly
and insisted that for one he should
claim the right to use liquors at his
own table, and at public gatherings.
When he had concluded his So
phistical argument, an old man arose
under much emotion. His voice
trembling with grief he said to the
convention: 'I know a young man, he
is fast becoming an inebriate. | fear
he is ruined. When he is urged to
give up the wine-cup he always pleads
the example of a certain popular
clergyman. He says, that while that
minister takes his glass, and defends
it, he means to do the same. Gentle
men, that poor Incorporate youth is
my son! and the clergyman whose ex-
ample he is following, is the very
same one who has just addressed this
convention"
ALCoHoL.-Alcohol, in its various
forms as beverage and medicine, is
the greatest curse of the age. Not
only is it not beneficial, but it has not
a redeeming quality.
Alcohol is rot found in any living
vegetable, or grain, or fruit of earth,
but it is product of rottenness, de-
cay and putrefaction, coming in only
at Natures funeral.
Alcohol is not food, for it is wholly
indigestible, and of course imparts
nothing to the system, neither Ibuild-
ing up bone, muscle Or tissue; but it
is expelled through the lungs, pores,
or otherwise, as alcohol, neither more
nor less.
Alcohol is an irritant, an enemy, a
poison, curse, and can never be
used without injury. The curse of
!, Heaven is upon it when taken into
: the human system, and it is sin to
use it thus; and to manufacture and
= sell for such use, one of the worst
: crimes against society. Let the traffic
De annihilated!
RI PREvENuoN.-Every year only
d adds to my conviction that In lntem
;. perence the "ounce of prevention" Is
e worth whole ton of cure. But q
# fraction of confirmed drinkers are
it ever reformed. This is the argument
for renewed effort to save the young
r This fact should point every sermon
II and every appeal from the pulpit
al This fact should caution the physician
Is to keep away alcoholic medicine
g from every patient who can be saveC
IN by any other method. Christians
TO and patriots let us enter upon new
9r moral campaign against the intoxicat
ing cup-an educational work is tn
a, great elementary truths that no man i
u good enough to be trusted to keep
st drinking house, and no man is stroni
ID enough to be trusted to enter ONE
~ Rer. I. L. L.Cayler.
20 What can be done to check the eyi
1e of intemperance? Keep your elboV
e. straight.
@Do you consider lager intoxica
'u ting" "Vell, ash for dat. | CANT say
IS trink feefty to seexty classes a tay
fe and it tosh not hurt me, but / don
ld1 know how it would pc if a man vas
he to make hog of hisself"
rs Water isn't fashionable beverag
NC for drinking your friend 3 health; bu