The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-03-19

individual must enter before reaching
the dark river, only here and there
YOU behold a reckoning hand or hear
a warning voice. And in this connec-
ton a striking feature is noticeable, to
wit. that those few lone ones who.
with earnest wish and aching, longing
heart would prevent the entrance to
the springs and small streams, and
thus by their radical remedies avoid the
influx to the destroying elcmont, and
thereby completely exterminate the
evil, arc loudost decrled as Impractical
BILE fanatics
Where are these springs found ?
Listen, earnest, honest heart, and L
will tell you, ami if you will earnestly
and honestly investigate my theories
you will agree with mo, These pois-
onous springs are bubbling up IN
the home circle Of almost every family
in the land first in tho nursery, sec
ond at tho table, third In the home
surroundings of every neighborhoods.
In a largo majority of cases the young
immortal has hardly opened his or
her wondering eyes in the new world,
before, in their helplessness and ptri.
ty, with nature craving only natures
ailment, they must be dosed by som
kind though ignorant nurse or heed
less, stupid quack, with some stimula-
ting nostrum or tea and thus the
first seed is sown. Here at the very
threshold Of life is tho beginning of one
stream that etlpties into he black cur
ront we behold with horror. A little
ulther along in strong teas,
c%offccs, condiments, and highly season.
ed foot at table, tobacco in smoke and
"cud," tho long list Of wines, beers,
elders. opium. in its various forms,
hashees rum, gin, whiskey. brandy, ect.,
q long list to numerous to mention,
commencing with the milder stimu.
lants and ending with the stronger
The stomach most needs be educated.
The a, b, c must first be ioarned. The
child must creap ere it runs, and when
once on the road there is no trouble IN
continuing the difficulty is to stop.
Mild teas and G%offees, with mild milk
and sugar to disguise the tast, pre-.
pare the way for stronger. When once
the stomach has learned to use stimu-
iants, it matters not what name they
90 by, 1t Graves more; the appetite
once formed, must be fed by something
stronger the same stimulation soon
wears out and an addition must be
made. The nursery temperance gives
place to tho table stimulation the
teas and coffees for tobacco, cider, beer,
wine, ect., these prepare the way for
brandy, rum, gin, and rhiSeky straight,
winding up with q drunkard's grave.
The old toper's stomach Graves and re-
ceives q full glass of brandy, rum, or
whiskey, and only cries for more
The same amount taken by the novice
would either have been instantly re-
ljected by the uncalloused stomach, or
almost rs instantly have produced the
death of the victim, it acting as n pow
erful and active poison. Thus it is
with almost any other poison. For
intsance, arsenic can DO taken in small
quantities and gradually increased un.
til powerful doses can be retained in
the stomach. Thus also with the va
rious preparations Of opinm. But the
obiocter says / have used tea aud
coffee for many years and do not use
tobacco. Another l have used tea
coffee, and tobacco both chewed and
smoked 10! these many years and yet
do not use beer, wine, cider, ect,-
Another ] have used tea, coffee, beer
wine, cider, tobacco, ect., and yet have
not tasted run gin, brandy or whIsk-
ey. Another / have used opium in
various forms, and mild stimulants
such as tea, coffee, ect., yet l have
never been drunk with any strong
alcoholic drinks. This proves only
that some may 60 q certain distance in
dangerous road, and by force Of their
} surroundings DO restrained from
; gong further, but does not prove my
, position false. No man has ever dice
= a drunkard without first having beer
! a moderate drInker no man has eve
t been o moderate drinker without hav
/ ing been previously tempted to strong
CT stimulation by using some weake'
/, one. The second step was neve
taken in any direction until the first
@ PreUeHt the miider stimulation and n
= one an hare an appetit tic far the strong
er, and If tho appetite is never forme,
1T will never show itself. If there ar
no springs there will be no sinai
e streams, and no large river can b
y made without tributaries. T~hesprlng
5 VIC can destroy, the river Is Doyon
= the control Of all the influences the II
genuity Of man can invent. What
G our duty then? Tho stomach Of
g human being moods only proper al
z menC to nOurish the man. This shoul
= be plain, nutritious food, with th
;. most beautiful solvent ever madv, viz
i water Gods W pure, sparkln
g water. What a simple thing it IS 81
h live and thrive and grow"
n Man requires to sustain his physic.
economy simply that such matters
as may be fodrd IN him in q health.