Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-10-29
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THE BMIGRANT DoUjfe

Mr.. Daigara :-In looking over my 5ijjb !
pings, found the enclosed on Temperaf ce.
1t you deem it worthy, please GIVE il a place
In your paper It isia cause in which am
most deeply interested, and sifs should deter
even one from using the 0ed7l b and aeadeniag
poison l shall be only too shapp The res
mark was made to me not long since, sthat
ladies did more harm than the groeS shops
Alas ! it is too true, for with their tenn pting;
brandy peaches, wines and wine sauces thew
create, stimulate and arouse. the appetite.
When will woman cease to be a tempter:?
Can not something be done to interest them
in the great cause? Something to induce
them to work in behalf of our young menfand
boys! And where can better place be
found to begin than right at home. at their
evening entertainments. their weddings. their
New Year calls and indeed where ever thew
have been sowing the seeds of intemperance
Pardon the liberty have taken.
Respectfully,
October IL. 1872.
The following narration, which is an ex>
tract from lecture on temperance, by Pres
dent Thomson. OF the Ohio Wesleyan Uni.
versity, we copy from the Dc'ounre Gozette:
We met with an English physician, who.
without friends or MEANS had come TO the
New World to seek his fortune AS he lacked
the enterprise necessary to struggle success
fully with his new competitors he begged to
attach himself to our family. Accordingly
he came with US to the West. The arrange.
ment was mutually advantageous II e was at
once humble and gifted, amiable and indus
trious, useful in counsel and in action, happy
in himself, and the source of happiness in
others so that he came to be regarded by
the parents as a child, and by the children as
an elder brother. In the drug store which
he opened, he was indispensable, and made
everything around him wear the air of neat
ness accuracy, science. He was Introducing
himself gradually into practice, when. unfor
tunately. he formed acquaintance with some
gentlemen of the village, whose social enjoy
mepts were eulivened with the glass K;nd
and yielding to a fault, he was easily persuaded
to partake. and on one two occasions he re-
turned home without sufficient command of
himself. Alarm was taken, and the doctor
was directed, to the grief of all parties to
seek new home. With a view tn escape the
enchantment of his associates, he went tn
neighboring village. Here the fairest pros>
poets opened before him. He entered at once
upon lucrative aud successful practice; was
esteemed as a man, admired as physician,
and beloved a friend | have never known
physician so highly estimated or so nearly
adored He married beautiful and amiabIe
wife. conducted her to tasteful cottage,
where the pinks bordered the walk. and the
rose perfumed the window. This charming
home was ere long lighted up with the miles
Of hear Ful II Ha a. I.;.
long, useful, and happy life and crown Of
imperishable honor But the serpent was
lurkingin his paradise. As he passed around
among his patients, he was presented here
aud there with the bottle. Aware of his dan
ger. he at first resisted, but fearing that he
would be thought proud, he pressed the cup
to his lips; sip here and sip there began
to be felt. Al length. on occasions of severe
fatigue or night watching, he thought he
would indulge himself with little extra stim>
ulus. When the thought arose. "What if
the appetite should become uncomfortable ?'
he would reply within himself, .'Pshsw am
/ not man can not govern myself? Do
not all these farmers do SUI Are they stron-
ger than | p The barrier broken down. de-
struct'oD soon came in like flood. His
character was changed.
The appetite for drink once formed. cahnot
be tampered with. Mr.. Addison speaks of
an English nobleman who, receiving a pres
eut of young tiger. undertook to domcIiate
it. He treated it with kindness, allowed i:
full liberty in his house, but was careful to
feed it with nothing but milk. The expert
ment was successful. and the young tiger took
his rug in the parlor with the lap dogs On
one occasion, after his lordship had been bled.
he reclined upon the sofa, and fell asleep
On awakening. he found that the bandage
had become loose, aud that the tiger was
eagerly tapping the blood that trickled down
his arm Alarmed he bid the animal retire.
but it was no longer the harmless pIaything,
but putting itself in an attitude for attack, it
sprang upon him with all the fury of its saw
age nature. So with the dormant love of
liquor; there is safety to the breast in
which it turks, but in total abstinence.
The victim is seldom aware of his danger
till long after his neighb bors have perceived il.
He is unconscious ot some of the indications
of intoxication which he gives, and forgetful
of others in his less inseDsible paroxysms,
the fear of shame leads to efforts of conceal>
ment, which he vaiDly supposes are success
full. The dread OF reproach prevents an in>
genious acknowledgment of his fault. and
thus discourages his friends in their etfos.s to
save him, while sincere resolntiop 10 reform,