, 1866-11-29
drink AND THE CHOLERA,
Lager vs.. # T2iskey--A New Branch Of
Stusly-Sorcl Theories, and
Great Fluttcr.

Ills Etated tfet the Young Mems Christian Az
socistion has undertaken the tas}: ol cunnilln.
thc facts IeIaave 10 the TIC OF Intoxicating drinks
By parties attacked with cholera dusins the sreent
visitation bY the dread scour.e In l1ia city.
The assumption was long since n,adc that caly
tsosc Of in'smpcratc and ll.ly habits wcsc sun.r
srs from the cholera, and that Of those Attacked
he fatal casea wou'd always be lound sslon: these
two claRees ofvtola:ort o. the laws Of luHnu hys-
io!o:y. TIE assertion thus rcciicssIy maLc ,vasa
wholesale attack on the moral character d Ii: vic
Tins and an insult to thrlr surviving relatives 1t
fscEe9 also the element Of Fcrncty. While thcre
were oitcn tonnd 10 exist IN cl.ole1a cases. and
while there IL good reason tu believe that they
were not unt.eauently tho pfcdl.paSing Causes,
pessonnl habits we're much mo:s eor7cc: Ihaa thc
average, anu 10 whom, the dtscaec proved fatal,
1t Is nov well enough understood that thc human
lng influences Of civilization that tc sa11c lnan-
eAccs which breed disease ard cause deata In one
Instances arc hot nn!1equent where The habl:nal
any sImeat except the morning hcldache, aad
e1pertcneed much sicEEcsE So with dlrt; there
bc eunc who, lika tho hogs. seem to lauen oa Or
atnottc the pollution which would be speedy death
ssiit thesc cSccpsiocs. and they arc nane,ons,
do no. dtsp!ose ihe ruth Of the asiom sha, ia.
dimiairh iis value as general rule Of actlon. Ii
dealing WITH the ,nulttutr, 1t IL only. where VIC
assnmc 10 sit III Judgment in Individual cass! ,ha!
Judgment We say tLia merely In an explanatory
III; noi H1th Tel:Eeaee 70 The fonay Meas
take the view other than IN is ,eas.ai seasc
lnaeed, II The matter he correctly sepotted. they
wonla seem 10 thiak IL possible tha: soac klnds
others, ii not aUEo1utc1r fnnoe.ou3, AID have en-
tered on their 1abors With the view Of ASCERTAIN.
Ing the value OF the theoy., -.
cyef, Jet remains to be NOT d. The theory asstb-
nted 70 them Is That the ds:nEcrA Of nic aad bcas
hsxe M BEEN ben tsr more seyeEei, s1*l'sd thtn .aosc
VINO prefer Whiskey, ffVo, laat NhtsAvE - aot 50
tedi1cntaf Al ale aud lager This j. certainly a
novel prop2sition. and Ss sesy much doubt ,h.s
Is porulaEly euprosen 10 be The contro!lIn: po~sr
Of bob, be injurious to the system, then tho tqnsd
TniSh So1ns 60 IL y u ss TO-; ,s to,m
omy. Again: ffit be the adnltcra Ing s1nN which
does the mischief one .foula b. lHstl0sd stu ~
Wosst. since they arc morn heavily adulttEated
Nc bave no doubt taat the public wilt Look with
fot1e CnT3o-ffy Tor Ibe announcement o. The re-
sult Of there Investigations. Already thai cusi'
otitJ is tremendously excited among th9.c T@bo @
made They want to know the oi,j:c: Of the In
QUESTION. Some Of The brewers are especially IL
tcsested In Tue subject ae thcr. think the hidden
rhops arst on sundays, and then on all o:hs. !
daTt sud nights IL the wetk. 1his tthey think
IL to he followed By the closing OF Ill IL Ger
ine oI hslF pTicc licences to The whissey shops
IN other words they shink !. an tlI,incd aud IN
b. called s'ltnd. johnson straight"
The ale aud lacrs beer men have cur coudoleuet
IN this their anticipated Aalicton. ~ present
however, there docs not eecul 10 be much danger
The chances arc that Tho relative consumption Q
lager and wbiskey will not be maieIt2it, aIfstet
by these researches, Ths bsewett aud dt,ttites, !.
lei Others tlye-efthcr in consequence Or In spit
ct drtuk1n. their Issues. The, CaaJ rest assure
Cd on ihc subject, viii dlaer *idely as on nths
fonea ard aat they~ss, s,s; s;eon 1an =.
fu1e The eonclu.1on Is Erstyod aL
Tnx LATE iHaAxrfT CAsE.-A lengthy letter ha
been rtcciYed from O1tin Smith. u. D.. who, I
company with Dr.. Wiekcrshara, uada an ckAmfn
alton Of tie condition Of Air. Dsstiin: with rufe,
ence 70 hts san!y, and cavo csidcucc In con-
founded on their examination. The ftcts OF th
case, as III as Dr. snal.h Vas concerned, he SLATE
to be u foIauwe: Mr.. natllfng's Attorney c1lie
lion of bis ei1cn.: as decision was ,srtcssa!y ,
Gou,t ns; Sm,h ssfoa,sed sh Wtsn hin sIo osns,,
Time appointed only Dfs. Snaiu. and Wieke;rhar
Wete present. They pfoceeued With tts II ltnils
hey were unable 10 detect any cyileuces .
insanty during that time. 10 this e:cst thug tes
tiled in Coutt aad left the question whether
another. 10 ihe Court hF. smith eaJ4, "althonC
the examination fasure the iica that We phya
ciaue were bought up, VT distinctly untcrstoo
from the trtt thAt thc1c were to hc no fscs, 4
putchxse money. no c.noaumca.x. bnt thAs 4
Which ne did v1s done as ACTS Of just7ee and b.
mapi,y aionc. hoth in the preliminary cxAnin
3lon md The uune srSrt In Court"
rnx LAKE. TENN1L.--As 1hc Auae 22proacht
for opeu.uc tbs great bore. the Roasd Of Publ
works, the contractors, the ncvspaans reporter
tho Aldermen Of the c&ty and others, tnctQd{t
rxer ono Who Il supposed to be IN any way pc
.Ih,e. able to gain or eornnand sat thfrte 10
-Tr.t hole in the ground which il all tho talk
ent ont OF Chicago, arc whcf.ncd with Eeques
r. f,e allowed 10 go down. At IcAs. Ave huhdrs
Snnifcatiprs have been tecelFtn by tAe Bosed
Ichltc WoxkA, rom n MAhy par 1e.. anxious
~ Whht 1e 10 be seen IN that dark hole whcse t
TnTrling yutl Of many 1atets wHl toon be the o1
n9nnfinn possible. II would eeem ~ II the who
Etr ~ : nuxiout TO crowd down that narrow tut
~ sSsik in staoItuE Posture aloGg two nil
~ hricE work. II may be some condolences
~ dissupaIuted erta 10 know that 1heF ,riN 10
Tnthir0 Thecc Is nothing to sec here hnt IA
o9 hrtcE work, which. un.nvis!nE and moEo!nuu
~ is eau eca1cely bc discovered in The dim IL
Which II ohiatns frGHl tlicke1iuS lamps, thcis on
Taiuc being to make the dark, css visible.
IT il not probable that u lie :rrsna o3eniu
INV ouc MtI be permitted to de-ccnJ the rnst1 {
cent those officially Connected With he ,u,lnel
humber ncarsy one hundred. forming = pssty
tsrr. ,hsf It will be scarcely manageable.
f;n1s for The bic event II not yet hxed.