Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-03-01
STIMULANTS.
BYH. T. CHILD, NJ. d.

BYH.T T. CHILD, N. D.
Some singular facts concerning th,
different stimulants used by emineni
men arc given by an English writer
DIR. Paris, in his "PharmacOlOgia. y
Hobbies drank cold water when hC
was desirous Of making a great intel
lectual effort. Newton smoked, Bona.
parte took snuff, Pope, strong coffee
Byron gin and water. WeddernDuTnr
the first Lord AshburtOn, always
placed q blister on his chest when hC
had to make great speech. The greal
Lord Erskine took large doses or OPT
um. On the trial Of Queen Caroline
Erskine, anxious to make greal
speech, took an overdose OF his favor
ite drug. The effect was striking nc
dropped into the arms OF LORD sian
hone, who sat next to him.
Mankind are Influenced by yarle'
ty OF causes in their actions and the
expressions of their sentiments anC
feelings The food we eat speaks
right out through our organism. The
drinks We take are still more decided
and prompt in their expressions. tt
know the real value OF any opinion in
regard to the use Of food or drink ,yOU
must know the habits Of the individ
ual who gives it. The man who
drinks tea or coffee or uses spices and
condiments, places his organism by
this means in a condition for these ar.
ticles to speak right out for them.
selves, and he cannot blame them
The individual who uses tobacco, re-
signs his judgment to a greater or less
extent to this nauseOus plant, and
Ii will speak out through all his
thoughts and actions often in eXteme
selfishness. The man who pours al
cohol into his stomach, virtually re-
signs his manhood to the voice Of that
which may well be called "evil spir-
its.n In all cases unless the system is
very much blunted, the individual
has a struggle in getting it into con-
ditiOn to bear stimulauts. Many a
little boy has spent days OF horrible
nausea in acquiring the manly habit
of using tobacco, and even the most
inveterate eheWers, who have satu-
rated their systems, know that there
is a limit beyoud which the weed be-
comes exceedingly poisonous, even to
their corrupted system. We have
often marvelled at the extent Of pow
er in the human system to Withstand
the violations Of physical laws, as we
have passed near individuals, who
were reekinR with thefumes Of alcohol
and tobacco.
1t is a sad feature in human history,
1 eferred to in the above extract, that
some Of the finest minds that have
ever cast their light on this world
have thus sold themselves to these low
aud grovelling appetites, and crying
out of the hells of their dissipation,
they have still shown something Of
the brilliant talents with which they
have been endowed.
We appeal, however, to the young,
whose systems are pure, and to
women who, as a general thing, have
not entered into these deb9sing habits.
The human system is sustained in
proper health, and the wasted ele-
ments are renewed by the use Of that
kind Of food which belongs to the
class of nutriments, and which in
proper quantities, always satisfy the
natural and healty demands Of the
system.
Among the articles taken as food in
civilized life, are stimulants Of vari-
Gus kinds-pepper and spices belong
to these-they do not, however, satis-
fy the demands Of the system, and are
used to create an artificial desire for
food.
Pollock in his course Of time ex-
presses this ideain speaking Of Byron.
He saws, "He drank draughts that
millions might have quench-
ed, then died Of thirst because there
was no more drink" Those who
have witnessed the Wild and unsatis-
fed cravings for stimulants, Of the
can realize something Of
this. The true plan to escape all these
evils which flow from this terrible
source, is to avoid the beginning
Parents should never give their chill
dren stimulants especially as articles
Of food for this in thousands Of instan-
ces, has led them on to ruin. Those
in whom the appetite has already
should pause and ponder
we'll the road that lies before them.
We walk slowly into the insidious
arms of this BIiariau monster. The
drinker never expects to be
; drunkard-Oh no but the willy enc
my is coiling its serpent folds around
him, and every glass Of liquor is a
.wining tendril that shall bind him
closer and closer until he falls. There
Is no safety in the habitual use of any
kind of stimulants-their effects evil
and evil only, certainly of no advan-
age. and the habitual use is never
to health.
Most especially and earnestly would
we appeal to the young and pure, to
ihow the world by example, how
much better purity Of body is, than
hat condition which results from in
Young man, II you are
empted by your associates, or by any
)ther influences to enter upon the
lse Of tobacco or liquor, pause, and
-Ou, young women, who WELD such
moral power over your brothers and
friends, be true to your own high
speak firmly but frank
V to these-do not be deluded and de-
,eive yourselves with the idea that
you may have power to reform them.
Remember that it is always much
,asier to prevent evil than to remove
t.-PhilOsOphiedL Journal