Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-15

. lnaQ WOulQ DC gOOQ IOE Us were
ever so wholesome, with much ths
3 would be hurtful II the quantity i'm
E bibed were ever so moderate. Two
+ thirds Of the pains and aches OF child
Z hood are the Immediate effects Of ex
: cessiVe or improper eating or drink
/ ing-of these and nothing else. Blu
J for these ealamitous infiictions, mos
Of us would have destroyed our diges
tive economy while yet in our teens
: AS Il Is, our teeth generally evinc'
unmlstakRble symptoms OF decay be
fore we have severally attained th'
age of twenty-One. Dyspepsia soor
adds its horrors in the case OF multi
tudes: and at thirty a formidable
lminority. II not q majority, are on
the downhill CT life, victims Of theil
own ignorance and excesses. Bad
cookery, generally excessive IN the
case of meats); food sWamped and
stswed in grease, meats, vegetables
ana beverages swallowed when toe
hot, (it were better that we took moth.
ing when more than blood. Warn1) g
tumble Of acids and sWeets-piekles
and honey-these corrode our teeth,
taint our breath, honeycomb our
! bones and deprave all the muscles
and cartilages whereof our bodies are
composed. or our countrymen and
women above forty years old, q ma
jority are invalids or daily sufferers
| because Of their earlier violations Of
the laws Of life-not to mention the
larger number whom these viola
tiOns have already consigned to un-
timely graves. We eat too much; we
eat too fast we eat at irregular inter-
walls; we eat too many things essen
TALLY and inevitably hurtfui; we eat
as though the stomach were an iron
mill, bound to grind out whatever
grlsts were poured into the hopper.
We pay for months Of thoughtless
indulgence and ignorant transgres-
sion, by years Of ineiiicieney and
suffering. Those who vii! inquire,
and read, and consider, need not thus
destroy themselves. We are victims
of our own thoughtless sensuality,
but not, therefore, innocent victims.
IL is our simple duty to take care Of
the lives and faculties which have
been entrusted to our stewardship;
and any infidelity to this high trust
is sin. II cleanliness be akin to god
illness, due regard for health may be
justly accounted a moral duty. Let
each seek out the right and pursue it,
as well with regard 90 himself a. his
neighbOrs.
EsCHEw STRONG DRINK INFLEx-
IBLY.-AlcOhOl Is a poison as essen
tally and demOnstrably as arsenic IL,
and, like arsenic and most other poi
sons, may sometimes be fitly used to
kill disease and save the life Of its
victim. Never fancy q little alcohOl
can do no harm, though much alcohol
may; fer the alcohol diffused through
a gallon Of lager beer or cider, is just
as poisonous as though 1t were con-
densed into bottle Of whisky or q
flask Of brandy. NollquOr stimulates !
except as the natural effect Of the I
alcohol it contains or eonceals; and |
men have died Of alcoholic poisoning |
whose only stimulant was cider. The 1
number hurried to their graves by |
lager beer is very great, though those
generally finish their career on some |
kinds Of distilled spirits. In my |
judgment, whisky, honestly distilled /
from grain, is the least deadly poison \
Of the alcohol stimulants, though q i
quart Of it will poison more than .
quart Of beer or cider, because, and
only because il coAtaiRs o much larger
Of alcohol. But in fact
there is no honestly distilled liquor
Or next to nOne-because 10 has been
that an acceptable bever-
age whether malt or spiritOus) can
be produced far cheaper by adding
other poisons than by relying on alcO-
lOl alone. L know" said, recently,
IN ex-distiller, that there Is no hon
st whisky now made. De you ask
boW know it? Because know that
adding stryebnine to the mash en-
lures = production of twenty psr cent.
more liquor than could otherwise be
and there is not twenty
ler cent. margin for profit on the {
business. Now, men do not make
whisky for philanthropy's 3 sake; they !
make it for profit, and stop max E
ng when profit is denied them. So
has fallen necessarily
nd exclusively into the hands Of j
hose who do not scruple to use strych- {
line; and there 1t must remain. - /
Every observing old person viii tell
ou that deLirilED1 trsHleJss, palsy, apo I
'lexy, epilepsy, &C., as results Of I
are far more common now ,
han they were half q century ago I
nd the reason Is not that alcohol is I
lOre deadly, but that other pOisOns !
ave been added to it that equally sap I
be citadel OF life. Young men as {
on love your God, your country, '
our families and your selves, be en-
'eated neither to make nor sell, diff o
lse nor imbibe, any kind Of alcoholic 8
everage. q
8. BE A GOoD CITIzEN.-There are '
,me who seem to fancy Il sanity, or q
or something other than a
and paltry, to leave public O
fairs unheeded TO 20 as they may, 4
ut he cannot be q thoroughly good
ian who ignores or habitually neg
cts those public responsibilities
Ihich flow directly from citizenship
! free State or country. In every 4
lch country, there will be some who '
EEK personal Rggrsndizement thrOu' 8
he control Of political machinery; 2
nd every citizen who neglects his .
ublic duties, renders himself the Il
Of these self-seekeFs. If v
o one attended q primary meeting, .
voted at an election, but those who p
'ught to subserEe private and selfish P
lds thereby, q republic must soon e
eeome the most corrupt and Oppres- u
We of despotism. However good or I
nd in their practical influences our
lstitutions may be, they must surely i,
; made worse by each habitual ab- =
entiOn from the performance Of po- .
teal duties. He who sells his vote Z
the highest bidder is just twice as y
I'd as his neighbor wis does not vote a
all. l question the fidelity TO his a
ust Of the man who feels at liberty 2
disregard his obligation to do what "
-er he honestly may, toward placing :
)litieal power in capable and worthy "
lnds. And the pretense that this u
wolves a heavy sacrifice OF time and =.
cans is utterly futile. assert that - -
! average Of one day per annum will = =
lily suffice for the just and faithful ~
of any private citizens
lblic or political duties. .
AS to Office, hold that the good y
tizen will neither solicit it at any v
ans hands, nor will he decline il a,
hen its duties are within his capaei- 4,
and do not involve sacrifice great a,
than he can honestly make. II to ~
cept, must cause his children 10 20 Z.
lngry, or his debts to 20 unpaid, a,
en- il can rarely be his duty to i'm n
se such pTivations on others. But :,
he can do what Is required OF him =,
ID yet fulfill all his obligations to n,
s family or his creditors, then il is sT
s duty TO accept, and set an example m
conscientious and eircumspeet per- bC
rmanca of duties which others NAV y