The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-04-04
Tae &enosha 0ele9raph
l. ENOSHA, WIS, APRIL 4th 1879
AN EARLY TEMPERANCE sOCIETY

At the close of the fifteenth century
drunkenness pr.yaled 10 such rlghau
extent in Germany more particular i
among the upper classes, that IN th3 year
1000 society was formed Tor the discous.
Ng.m,nt Of lhis vice ~ Nj URGE, L,nu
gr,>e OF Hesse, and was named the Otd,I
Of T,mperanc It included among II.
supporters several OF the relgnil plnces
anu many OF tn principal uooeS II &c
many. The following are iew OF II
laws 81. Be 1t ordained that tver}
mtluDer Of this society pledges hmsel
fiom It's institution, w hch dates DecemboI
20, 1900, until tile eaiAe day III D,cculbol
-, never to bee ma intoxicated. =
That Tie foregoing order may uo tue be
ter observed tty every member or TINS
h gh al d we'll conceived society, ".
d edge L rselyes 10 be satisfied with seYei
gIassts a the measure OF the ORDER al g
meal. B.. That no nember OF this 0IdeI
sLall, Iii the course OF tWgAty-iour hour.
take mnle han TWO head (haupl) meair,
not eXct edlng seven soCleiy umDleiS
with each, aid not under any clrcumatai-
Q 20 DC all ,wcd to drink WINE ON othe,
occnrlous, t even as q sleeping dlauSL
MAY to ), me ne necessary at luncheon,oa~
ASS MAY ne taken, provided 1t be al
racted from the daily allowance o. Ioui
teen. 6. Tha no one may complain &,
tntr>t, q ne essary qualify OF otAtA
beHeI ages, as beer, mlueraI W%tcI, toast
ANA water, etc, shall be supplied ~C every
IN al ; but NO ITERATION Is enjolned even II.
t use OF these 7. It Is not allowable 10
dirk apauish wines, brandy, nor Geneva.
ST. ng mat liquors. az Lon''on porter, ..
H.. oruugh uoublt ales. s. Under some
ca, INST. noes une glass OF the aforesaid
ST, & spirits may be drunk,uut for eVei9
one So tlken two glasses Of vile 10 DC ue
ductld. 8. No person shall DO alto" e.
t. drink lis seven glasses III one or cyeA
two dIauguIs, but to make at The leas
thee 10. Also, no one Shall have til,
privilege of drinking the fourteen gtassc,
at Ole sIttlug, nor even eight on one ..
cast"n they must be equity divided u,
tween the Two meals. II. Those via.
bre"k any o. the above laws SHALL be
ported 10 the founder or Tue society. Il
Ii amy member should infringe sne Cou-
StItutI, IL OF The order three staId All"
Well-cODducted brothers stall pronoultc>
Oh the quit Ut the accused, ana II Toun.
guilty adjudge uln to sRe Crater or til
lesser puulenmCut ut thesSQlsu ion. Iu
greater to be, that from the dale OF Ia
crime Tor the poricd vi one year he sta.
not be- allowed 10 be present at any lou, II
amtut OF knlghtiy play, either nurse -
ioot. The next punishment, tu&t Ior I'll,
the space OF one year nc DC not allow Z
to drink wine; aud, as u atIlI tIgAte,
should SUCH be deemed proper, The cuipl'
shall % adjudged 10 torttit thu two besl
noises IN nis stable, auu pay a tue OF 5UU
liars"
The orig nal document Gin MS from
which THIS account IS taken, with lie sS
ia .ureo aud seals OF mole than 200 prince
and n bits attached 10 it, Is, according /,
the GentJcnau1t'S Mugdz9ne tor1o39, - b
seen IL the Horary VI Lhs town nall ..
Marburg, IN Upper uesse, belonging /,
the Eitctor OF Hesse Casoci.