The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-22

SNS III IhS- pEOpOLlNon III HuICu lQeY
contain alcohol, The, eject of alcohol
upon the brain is 70, disturb. its action
at thsyTery time II Is necessary to pnf n
restraint upon the quantity. Some men
csn and do ohtnue 10 drink moderate
", but others cannot do this. II the
temperament is 0f "a csftaint quality,
alcohol has an eHs6E which renders the
craving for siimu1ants Uncomfortable.
And for this raRspn Il the appetite for
drink Is unlikeanyd other appetizer 1t
differs in degree even ffom'the appetite
tor opium or tobacco IT Is unlike the
appetite for food. "a man may have. a
strong desire for certain kind OF food,
and may put bimssIl TO Inconvenience
e get ne dish be Prefers; P4t IN IFS
article 10 relieve his hunger. But his
appetite for alcohol is not only the
craving of the stomach or the palate; in
some cases 1t Is neither, but, is tbs cray >
ing of the nerves for stfmulants 1.-The
effect of alcoholic drinks upon the
nerves and the brain is the. cause Of
their all but universal use. aETh6effe6t
wanted is. not TO ill the toma6h or 10
give moisture to the body = Bat to carry
the Feelings beyond what Is natural, 70
give sensaiIoiss like pleasant dreams,
to drown care, to bring foTgetfulness
Of pain, and to raise-the feelings TO a
higher elevation. iEoull .suf4asg. 7i.lo4a
Intoxicating driHkss0 called because
they intoxlcate.. 9 InLox icHffon is State
OF the nerves whichEfnRkes the man feel
out of hinself--Rbouts 1imRalE+- beyond
himselhsA Ata frseI IL gives pleasing
senRRtfpu, q sense lof- relief from the
cares ollie; and toattain this quieting
sense-thisa eebtatic Ifeeling-is the de-
sire oCalk who drink. 81 IT may not be
to themselves always APPARENT but
neverthetess 1t is the oexcitiDg motive
to drink.e, Il IL producedE by unnatural
actipnlof the nerves. (which uses up in a
short time the surplus power lying dor.
t1antJ a provision for the healthy aS-
ton Of sthe5 SYSTEM This action has,
therefore, always q CORRESPONDENCE re-
action. For examples IL 1t is supposed
thRttthe nerve power was. hefddu q rnbe
of 2Qinches. each inch being marked
like n thernaollaeter, aud the norma or
healthy statenWas at 10. & glass Of spir-
It's might raise the nervous state TO II,
whens.the great enjoyment sought
would be attained fora short time.-
The reaction would cause the fall to go
balOw no. y1tIlFppld fall down to Git
mist do 50 rs the alcQho oil docs not i'm.
part neTYe. power, nor. does 1t create it.
II only calls that which we possess
into aciion; the reaction must, there
fore, always be In exact ratio to theiae-
lion, excited, 2rfg5s Il 500 s..4r.i : ss "a
Ii fakeD., ihereiorei for daily. health,
the action must be a daily waste of
poWeF-+a- daily usipg.o Of the surplus
power provided by = bOpntifuh aProVi.
dence for the emergencies of liIe-aud
a waste TO be mour1ed when an acct
dent happens or Rnlepid emie rages in
the neigh horhoodi then the accident
Will not be SO easily managed without
the reserve nerve power, and the want
of II may also make the user of strong
drink Ghe more susceptible To the pol
son IL the reeupeTattyet power of nature
has been used up by daily nerve eX
citemeni, II taken tOr more than this
for the emploYment.Of intoXication-
how, dangerOukl s. The mHn raises
himself in the. scale keeping in mind
the tpbe of 20 inchesE 10 ll--7it maybe
| he goes higher, to l5--whioh may re-
present him 30 the poet ,tlhe orator, or
the joyial companion; or TO IL, which
we may suppose 10 represent tOrgetful-
| ness nndTeck less drunkenness. From
| this state how low he must fall lOurs
ing night he has kept himself up: when
| ever The tagging OF energy took place.
| another dram brought Is up again, and
his night of enjoynent has been bought
by the mornings price. He is now
down to 5-to Sit may be TO the bot
tom Of the -tubef ifsoI God pity him
| He is now in that state when the nsrve
power is exhausted, when alcohol
ceases to touch the springs OF volition.
He wills, but has no power to COM
mand. He is now In the agony of de-
IiIium tremens.
| Alcohol, be it then observed, causes
| increased action without adding the
power to sustain the system at the slim
ulated point; consequently reaction
Z. II a =
4 more stimulant; If given, more reao'
ton follows, to be again succeeded by
a stronger desire for the stimulant, I'M
til u seeming absolute necessity for tht
drink is created. In the modeEatt
drinker this feeling is represented by {
feeling OF sinking, of discomfort, which
is often difficult to overcome; butin The
Il drunkard 1t exists as disease before
which rall restraint seems powerless
and he will do anything and suftel
ANYTHING rather than the anguish
Swinging from the desire for aleoho
which is now beyond his control.
Atthis stage, taste, as far the palate
is concerned, has little to do with hi
} thirst. 1t is the craving of the man TO
, more nerve excitement. BE Will sacrt
6ce his all for delIverance for few
moments from the absolute depression
which he feels.
The man of even temperament whom
: nothing -rufhes, o1eudS or puts ABOUT
may continue to drink and drink mod
erataly all his life without seeming
danger; but even he, when some shaFl
calamity overtakes him, may seel
. short-lived iorgetininess in the bottle
aRd may in short time Rstonish all hi
friends by the swiftness of his fall. Un
der circumstances to which all are liza
/, bic, the naturally well balanced MINI
may succumb; but the firery natures
! the impulsive, the open-hearted, and III
generous, are as the gun cotton, W hic
needs but the pressure or the spark I
becoue uncomfortable, and demau
q more drink with all the agony of I'm
strung nerves. These ara they who be
coms-drunkaEds-al -at-onee. The
stand an establishment to their friend
= and to themselves. In vain may 20
9 plead with them. No picture can pr
. sent TO them in greater horrors ID
agony which they themselves. fee
: What the man now wants Is a way
I. escape; this the Temperance movemer
= offers him. The drunkard may be puI
ished or frightened with pupishmer
without any effect; but he Will be II
fluenced by the kind word, If base
upon a knowledge OF his position.
n This being the action OF, alcohol.
shows plainly that total abstinence
the only remedy for drunkenness, au
a it also shows how important il is
!. keep the young from using alcohol
e all. The evil is In the drink.
n A NEAr CuRys pm A FooIIsF4 Co,