Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-04-16

arrived, there were seven at present,
although the constables had reported
none at all. The places in existence
were not open, but were easily Access
sible to any initiated persons. Mr..
Blaisdell said that there was a divis>
ion between temperance men on &C,
count of the prohibitory law, as those
who do not approve the law were
considered rammieS by those who
sustained it. On cross-examination
the witness said that when he was
Mayor all open places had been pros
ecuted, but intemperanco had not
been restricted; it had increased.
He thought license law would be
supported in the State.
Judge Lapham, of Fall River, stated
that he had been Justice OF the Pos
lice Court in that city for fourteen
years. He testified that the efforts
which had been made to enforce the
law had seemed to effect a wide elan
destine dissemination Of liquors in
small quantities; intemperance did
not seem to decrease lie said he
thought the effects of the terrible stuff
which was now sold were worse than
those formerly following the use OF
liquors. He did not know whether
or not new system would be sus~
tanned, but he knew that the present
law bad failed after an earnest effort
to enforce it. He said the State Con.
stables did not prosecute liquor cases
in his Court he had refused them
that liberty, rs the statutes did not
permit il.
Mr. Henry A. Marsh, Of Amherst,
testified that much difficulty was en-
countered in neutrality-suspicious. in
liquor cases, and that liquor could be
easily procured in Amherst. Mr..
Marsh said he had made abstracts OF
the amount Of liquor sold annually at
the agencies Of various towns in the
State; and had found that in some
places the amount to each family had
been three and half gallons. The
kinds OF liquor mostly sold were
Medtord rum, whiskey and Holland
gin.
Minot Tnrel. Jr., a practicing law
yer, of Lynn, stated that in that
town there were six drinking clubs
located within twenty rods of the
public squares. He testified to var,
ious evil effects Of these clubs. Cap
tain Hoyt, Of Deerfield, testified that
liquor was procured plentifully in
that place, and that the efforts of
the State constables had only driven
the traffic a little further out OF
reach. He declared himself in favor
Of a license law, and that the present
law had not reached the cases in
his town; it has proved no substan-
tial protection to the temperate
people. He said he would license
tirst~class hotels, as keepers Of these
places in the country could scarcely
make living under the present
system After questioning by Mr..
Spooner concerning the drinking
habits Of people at the present time
compared with those twenty years
ago-no facts being elicited-the
witness was dismissed, and the com
mittee adjourned until Z O'Clock p. m.
At the evening session the first
witness called was Dr. Edward H.
Clark, professor of nlateria medtca in
Harvard College, who testified con
corning effects Of alcohol upon the
human system. He said that alco-
hol was often prescribed by physis
Glars, but its effects varied with the
different kinds of liquids contains
ing the alcohol, the individual taxi
ing it, and the condition Of the midi
vldual when it was taken. In re
gard to the dietetic use of alcohol,
the witness testified that some indi>
viduals who were in what was thought
fair health needed some agent to
aid ailmentation-alcohol being such
an agent. In reply to interrogations
by Rev. Dir. Miner, Dir. Clark said
that the question of the transtorma-
ton Of alcoh il the human body
and It's assimilation with the system
was unettlcd. lIe said that after
having told an Individual the prin>
ciple on which alcohol should be taxi
en-, he should leave the taking to the
iodividuaps discretion. lie consider.
ed both occasional inebrioty and
regular dram drinking injuaious, but
did not say which practice he deems
cd the worse in effect. SO far as he
could observe, the witness said he
looked upon the drinking usages of
society as matter to be regulated
by the viii Of individuals, and not
governed in any other way undoubt~
eddy, however, those usages did not
conduce to good health.
Dr. James G. White, Professor of
Chemistry in Harvard College, tes-
tilted concerning the question of
the assimilation of alcohol with the
human system, holding that the
conclusions that alcohol did not
assimilate with the human system,
which had been drawn by certain
French chemists from experiments
in the matter, were no well founded.
He said that under some circum-
stances "tho results Of alcohol in the
system We're precisely the same as
those Of food, but the true tood
was better for individuals in health. "
lie said it had been stated by
Arctic explorers that men who did
not use alcohol could Withstand cold
better than those who did be
knew nothing 10 science incompati>
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