The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-08
Womtn and Vino.

with wine without disgrace and a:sfed
ter. The toast aud the bacchana,I J,
with musical allitera'ion, couple , iaaf,
two words, spring from the hot r aese
sensuality, and are buraensd Apsd
shame. A man who can sin, ~ VIA
and women in the same breath :. VIE
whose presence is disgrace, and ~, ohs
touch is pollution. A man w,, ahoss
forget mother and sister, or We can
dan%ht"r, and wantonly engage !, saa
revei in which the name of wom,s =
evoked to heigliten the plpasu,ss .
the Intoxicating cup, is, beyoud OF
trnversy and wifliont mitiga,;os on'
beast. "Dost, tllon think. NV
thou art virfuons. there shall, ,asaoss
mere cakes AM ale 81 Ave. cat.u 30
ale. if you will, but LET if be cats.aid
ale. Let not the name by wb;esa
call the pure and precions ora, Y
hame he brought in to illuminate AZ
grading feast. :" ae'
OF the worst foes that wom.,
ever had to encounter. wine s,an, has
the head. The appetite tor " s.. At
drink in man has spoiled Tho l; s..ohg
mere w"men-rninel more hopts s "
them. scattered more fortunes f.. @ ~. lOf
brought 10 them more shame I'm
and l,arhsliip-tlian any other er;l I wv
lives. The country numbers fen. wa.
thonsandS--nay, hundreds of tbansa,sM
of women who are widows 70 ~
and sit in hopeless weeds hecanss i, sa!,
husbands have been slain bv St. .n
drink. There are hundreds Of H..
sands of homes, Scattered all orc, q.
land, in which women live lives as -.
tire. going through all the chance. !.
suffering that lie between the ex;,sa...
of tear and despair. because tI.nse vL,.'
they love, love wine better than tisr
do the women they have sworn to lo,s
There are women hv thousands W.
dread To hear aft the dnnr the sten H.,
"rce thrilled them with pleasure. ~.
can*e that step has learned to reel nm.
der the influence ct the seductive n,;,.
on. There, are women groapinr Mil
pain. while we write these words. from
bruises and hrntalities inflicted br hs..
bands made mad by drink. The,e q,
be- no tyag.eration in any statement
made in regard 10 This matter, hecapss
no human Imagination can create apr.
thing worse than the truth, and M
pen is capable of portraying the hp,h
The sorrows and the horrors ola Mia
with Il drunken husband, or a r.ofb.
with drunken son, are as near n =
realization OF hell as can be reached i.
this world, ut least. The shame. H.
dianaiinn. the SORROW. the sens AZ
disgrace for herself and her Children
the poverty and not nnfrpquently ths
legsary-tl,e fear and the fact Of yio.
ience, the lingering. lifelong struggle
and despair OF countless women With
drunken husbands. are enough /,
make ali women curse wine, aud en-.
g;ige nni,edly to oppose it everywlese
ii, the worst enemy OF their sex.
Aud now what shall ave see On t|a
New Years Day. 1871 7 Women all
over the city of New Yark-wompu
here and there all over the country,
where Ike social customs preyail-set.
. ting oat upon their tables the we'll
i filled tlecanters which before niph,
| shall close, will he emptied into The
brains of young men and Old men, who
, will go reel;ng To darker orgies, or to
, homes that will feel ashamed of them
Wnman's lips will give the Invitation
wnman's hand will Gil and present fht
5 glass, woman's careless voice viii
hagh at the effects of the misch;eyou!
| dramSht upon their friends, aud, has
ing done all this, woman will retire Il
, halmy rest. previously haring reckon
{ e,ltbe number of those to whom sbl
has, during the day, presented can
r gcrons temptation. and rejoiced over !
: in til" degree of it's magnitude.
o wonlanl wo,naii Is it not abou
A time that this thing were stopped
r Fave you a husband, brother, son
/ Are they stronger than their neigibms
who have. one after another, drnppe'
into the graves Of drunkards 7 Lool
around yon, and see the desnlation
y that drink has wrought among sou
acGuaintances, and then decide wllelit
4 You have right Ia place Temptation
+ any mans way, or do aught to make
: social custom respectable which lead
p hundreds of thousands Of men int
, bondage and death. Why mnst III
, bnttle come oute everywhere Whyea
, there not he Il festal occasion withou
? this vulgar. Guzzling of strong drink
: Woman, there are same things I'll:
, you can do. and this is one: you ca
make drinking unpopular and d.
, graceful among the young. 1ou G.
p utterly discountcnanee all drinking
your own house, and you can hold
i suspicion every young m a n VII
y touches the emp. Yon know that
: yonng man ml,a drinks can safely
i trusted With the happiness of any y
$ man, and that be is as unfit as a MI
: can lac tor woniau's society. Have I'll
h understanding every young nj
who drinks is socially prescribed.
n Bring mp yonr children to rega
D drinking as not only dangerous .
1 diSgracetil. Place temptation in
t mans way. If men will make beas
: of themselves, let hem do it in 9th
I s"riety than yours. Ifyonr merceua
!, husbands treat their customers tn
private stores kept in their conntIn
rooms, shame them into decency
yonr rcagrl for the honor OF "a
| home. Recognize the liring, tern,
5 tact that wine has ALWAYS been, ana
f To-day. the curse of your sex; that
steals the hearts Of men away n
YOU. that 1t dries up ,our prosper
that il eutlan.ers yunr safety, tina
can only bling yon evil. Ii social {
tom compcis yon to present wint
yanr Eea-ts, rebel against it, and IN
a social custom in the interests OF
r the aud purify. The matter is '
I much in your own hands. The wof