Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-06-26
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hITERSIOI,J JUNE Il, l0ol.
FRIEND ALLoPATH :-If the number
of years one has been q practical believer
in the temperance question implies cor
responding increase Of knowledge, then I
worship no more ignorantly than yourself;
but l do not set myself up as q teacher in
Israel, or elsewhere l Am yet q student,
and did I not believe an exchange OF
views would add to my knowledge, I
would remain silent.
You ask eff all the incorporate men
would become temperate, would they not
all become cured" l may answer, yes
but that does not mitigat the evil in the
least, for there still remains that insur-
mountable ssJ." The appetite for strong
drink, when fully formed, bids defiance to
the strongest will, and 1t 11iU not be tenn
perate; it quickly runs to excess.
Temperance reformers have for years
been raising the warning cry against TAX
ing the first step, but unfortunately they
are not agreed as to what constitutes that
first step. Too often the taste for alcoholic
liquors is formed long ere the first social
glass is drained, by the free and varied
use of them in sauces, cakes, puddings,
pies, &C., and as if that were not enough,
spices and condiments are used profusely
to create and pamper q Vitiated taste, and
in the unnatural excitement Of the digest
i've organs, caused by their use, natures
drink, pure cold water, does not satisfy ;
there is Q ems more or less distinct of
something more needed-something
stronger. Tea and coffee msY suffice for
q time, but the depsnd Is more someth:ng
stronger. c
Perhaps it would be we'll for the tenn
perapce csuse-for humanity-n you or
some other competent person were to write
q series Of articles for the ladies, showing
how much they are responsible, directly
and indirectly, in the domestic manufac-
tnre Of dram drinks and drunkards. I be-
lieYe they err more through Ignorance
than heedlessness Of malice.
In reference to st. PAuls advice to Tim
othy, l have only TO say that it was q per-
sonal command to q man under the then
e~rlStiHq ecclesiastical and civil laws, and
as such does not admit of general applica-
ton. Consult DR.. Clarke's commentary
on the passage. But admitting, for a mo
ment, that wine is ever necessary, you
have yet to prove that the wine OF the
present day is thu same as that mentioned
in the Bible. suppose the alcohol there
in contained, is similar, for Solomon say:
"Wine is a mockes strong drink is rag
ging ; and whosoever is deceived thereby
Is net wise" lam still unable TO compre-
hendthe logic which makes a health restOrer
out Of poison. vii you begin at the be-
ginning and tell me what disease is? Is
II q palpable substance, which, creeping
into the system through some unguarded
door, must peeds be neutrallzed by some
other substance, which alone you'd pro-
duce even worse results, and then q third
sent in to drive out the combined forces
Of the other two
l believe the more enlightened portion
Of your profession claim that nature must
perform the cure; the Doctors business Is
merely to assist her, Will you explain
hoto ne does this by administering dose
after dose of poisont for you say "all
indicating drugs are poison"
If you can answer these questions sat
isfactorily, I shall be prepared TO admit
everything you claim for alcoholic liquors,
and even more. l await the explanation.
PAUL.