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IN any form as injurious and .norali,
wrong | will give my reasons ior :,
doing: The ;irst obicctiou nave TO tn,
use Of aux kind OF liquor Is that i, i,
very un5eropaing. So much So tia; III,
Gs~r is always ashamed of il. Now il
there is Que sif my readers who doubt,
the trash Of ti.e assertion H., him ask tl,,
siram ,lrinker Tor .is own convictions
concerning his habit. AsI have done
SO will give You an answer: .Sir. The
habit IL not on!va very low one, but 4
very bad one. aud am very sorry thai,
one drop of liquor ever passed my lips.
let ! am confident that | can drink on.
Gram to-day and then resist the temp
'a,ion 10 dris.k the second one to-mur-
row IL 1 desire to do so. and further
more. l an not torrlentcd by thar NOR
hi! desire for liquor which drags some
'nen into drunkard's graves. Notwith-
standing believe this TO be the truth |
think will break of the habit for there
may possibly be such thing as man
with good intentions becoming drunk
ard Now enter into conversation with
HE man who was once moderate drink
or hut has become drunken sot, and
will wager he will answer YOU thus:-
: sir my own case is beyond the reach Of
either reformation or mercy: but
would advise YOU never TO use liquo-.
and il You DO would advise YOU 10
halt ere You reach The brink % de.
SPAR: To stay away from the lurking
place OF the worm. lest the bite become
incurable: for when You are oh YOU will
frequent the lurking place OF the worm
Tor The sole purpose OF being bitten
again."
NY second objection is that it is very
injurious to the health OF the mintiand
body Of the person who INDUCES in il.
its effects upon his physical and mental
systems are of the most alarming char
acacter that the mind can conceive.
In the first place. il impairs the heal
thy circulation Of the blood by the in
fiuence it has upon the functions of the
brain through the medium Of the ner-
vous system. the established medium of
communication between all the organs
of the body. Now if it impairs the heal
thy circulation of the blood. which il
undoubtedly does = for the fact that al
bumen enters largely into the compost
ton of the brain, and that il becomes
thickeDed when exposed TO the influence
of Alcohol is established bv the teach
ings of medical science, it thereby in
jures the whole man. for the blood is
the source from which the different
tissues of the body derive the materials !
which they require to promote their
and if the brain becomes in
inred, which it certainly does when the
albumen portions Of lis oryanation be-
come thickened from any cause what
ever the nervous stimulus supplied by !
the brain to the heart. the chieforran in K
the circulation of the blood. will he i'm
perfect. consequently the incentive to I
action required by it will be unhealthy Il
hence its separate function cannot be
performed.
In the second place.it impairs the mind.
rs it impairs the brain, the acknow ledg-
ed organ Of the mind. by all Physiol7-
fists and Philosophers.
NV third and great reason FOR obiec-
ting to the use of liquor is that II is NOR
Any wrong, and upon this please i'll
tulge me in criticism upon the reason
ing Of my friend "A. NJ" In the first :
place he asserts that the object of the .
Good Templar Society is against Chris
'ianity and the Bible. and tries to prove
his assertion by tile Bible. Now suppose
hat Christ did change water into wine.
md wine into His blood, and even drank
of it while upon earth, does this justify
nan to do so at this day Of the world -
Did Christ command man 10 drink wine
in the nineteenth century.
Dr. did He command him TO drink wine
hat He had not changed! Did Christ
'hange all the wine then existing. and .
III that ever would exist, on the night
IF His last supper? Before admitting
his TO be the case, let us examine the
cachihgs of His word more minutelv
wine: In Proverbs XX. l.
where ii is said: swine is a mocker.
trong drink is raging, and whatsoever Is
deceived thereby is not wise :" and i'm >
XIII. 20: the son ia commanded not TO
De "among wine-bibbers among riotous
'aters of flesh: also, i'm verses 90. 30, 81.
If the same chapter Who hath woe
Who hath sorrow ; who hath contentious. .
who hath wounds without cause who
iath redness of eyes; they that tarry
ong at the wine; they that 90 TO seek =
mixed wine Look not upon the wine =
when it is red. when it giveth its color
n the cup, when it moveth itself Alright.
At the last it bitch like serpent and
tingeth like an adder : in Isaiah XVIII.
:. where it is said that seven the priest
md the prophet have erred through
strong drink and are out of the wav .
N Hosea Nv. III where it is said swine
.aketh away the heart,7 and in Luke
XXI. "a, where Christ when speaking TO
he Apostles says, a.Take heed to your
selves lest at any time your hearts be