Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-05-20

Fathers, Mothers, Sisters and Broth
ers-Iend LIE your eyes; We're l about to
halioO the name of Mortimer | wound.
doubtless, call for the loan of your ears.
but as L wish to sketch little, your
eyes will better subserve my purpose.
Look not upon the wine when it is
red" said the Inan wnom God endowed
with wisdom above all his fellows
Look not upon the wire when it is
red said he whose mind was pervaded
with the INFINITE spirit, and whose pen
was touched with holy fire. Then look
not on the wine dear reader. Spare
these eyes-a gift from God-for a better
purpose, foF noble cause, more glorious
Use Look snot upon the wine, in it are
the seeds OF death. Look not upon the
wine when 1t is red, " it is the bane of
society. Again L would say, spare those
eyes fora heaven approved sight. With
those eyes you may look ut character as
1t has been delineated by 1.-THE pen of 9
ready writer" with those eyes you may
look upon man, the master piece OF
GOD creation, created as be was, in the
image OF the invisible God, endowed
With reason, with. those eyes YOU NAV
look upon the open book OF nature. and
through nature look to natures God;
with those eyes you may look into "the
perfect law ofliberty" and thereby learn
the opposite to the contents of 1.-The
bowl" The bowW contains sufficient
liquid fire to destroy the immortal man.
The law of liberty" agrand character
for, not only life, but eternal life, yes,
thank God! life and immortality have
been brought to light in the gospel;
with those eyes you may see Angels and
Heaven, and more than all you may see
the blessed Jesus, "whe is the blessed
and emily potentrate, the King of Kings, !
and Lord Of Lords; who only hath i'm
mortality dwelling in the light which
no man can approach unto: whom no
man hath seen or can seef to whom be |
honor and power everlasting. Amen"
Yes, thank God! "Thine eyes shall see |
the king in his beauty" "We shall see
him as he is" II shall see him but not
now" "And though after my skin |
worms destroy this body, yet in nay
flesh shall / see God; whom I shall see |
for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, |
and not another; though my veins be
consumed within me-"
Then let me entreat-Look not on |
the wine when it is red, when it giveth
its color in the cup
wine is amocker.a BY wine, Solo
mon frequently msaus whatever will
In fhat<Scus 1t is now used.
A mocker Is one tha< scorns, SCOTS, de-
rides; also one = 20 dsceives or imposes
upon anether. Tr8duently both mean
ings are included. In that sense mock
er is one who first deceives, then SCOTS
ut and derides those whom he has de-
ceived.
The following is the matured opinion
of the medical proposition, respecting
alcoholic liquors and the mind: "The
first effect OF alcoholic liquors is to exalt
the general sentiment ofself-satisfact
and dlffuse an unusual serenity over the /
mind. The intellectual as well as phys-
icsl powers act with increased vigor and |
activity, the thoughts flow with more
facility and accuracy, and the individ-
ual becomes well pleased with himself 1
and others He feels an exhileration of 1
spirits, a sense of warmth and eayety.
and his Imagination is filled with de-
lishtful images. The sight and hearing
are very slightly affected, low hum
ming sound is heard in the pauses of
and objects are enveloped
in II siignt mist. Thus far there is no
appearance OF drunkenness.
Soon the torrent of his ideas becomes
more rapid and violent. and he can
scarcely repress them. This is the mo-
nent Of his happiest sallies and he pours ,
forth his thoughts with lace OF express i
sion and \ richness of conception uu-
knewn in his sober hours, aud now he
feels the ecstatic pleasure of getting
Trunk. Rays Medical Jurisprudence
lf Insanity, Art. Drunkenness, Sec. 436.
The first effect of wine on the mind is !
10 deceive in the most subtle manner
The effect is pleasing, and of such a {
character as to lull all suspicion, even I
as to remote danger. The habitual use
IF wine this side Of that point where
there is nosppearance of drunkenness, s
IS very injurious.
Lend me your eyes. Look theu not
upon the wine when it is red when il 4
yiveth his color in the cup when it NOV
eth itself Alright. At the last it biteth
ike a serpent, and stingeth like an
adder"
We call upon you parents, to beware .
Of this mocker. We warn you young .
men, that he has laid his snare for your
ieet. We warn you young women that
wine is mocker that revels in the tears
md agony of drunkard's wife.
Turn away thine eyes from behelding {
vanity.-[Guernsey Times.