New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-07
THE pERILs OF iNEBRIIErY.
A CONFERENCE Oh THE FRIENDS OF TEMPER
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| CONFERENCE Oh TIE fRILND5 Of lEhEh
| ANCE.
The Friends of Temperance held con-
ference yesterday afternoon. at Association Hall The
audience was large and composed OF weknown clergy
| men and physicians william f. Dodge presided The
prominent feature OF the meeting the address Oh Dr.
Willard Parker Alcoholism"
He said: II ia half a century since tho temperance
movement agtated but 1t seems that there has
been during the past year 10 this city and county as
much drunkenness there before. The fact Ia we
are going backward instead OF forward Alcoholism Is
disease occasional drunkenness is not. healthy man
can refrain from drinking but unhealthy man can
not. Alcohol Is poison whether in the form OF porter,
sherry beer Water and milk tea and coffee, are the
peoples drinks, although too much tea or
| coffee produce paipitauon OF the heart. and
| wakefuness but alcohol passe, iato tho blood,
| taints 1t, and causes unhealthy circulation.
Alcohol has Its Ia certain places for instance, as
medicine though in many cases l would not prescribe
it. II Is sick, and were called in and know the
patient had appetite for drink, would try and pre-
scribe something which, though not so good would
answer the purpose Drinking sin, and man under
the influence OF liquor is not responsible for what he
says or does he cannot tell the truth and his will
power Is gone The inebrate asylums doing an i'm
mense amount Of good. There are eight Of these
institutions in the country In the one at Bnghamton
there patients and out OF these la are the
children OF drunkards large proportion Of the
patients excessively nervous, and though man may
be entirely cured yet he may have his appetite aroused
very easily. II could stop drunkenness we would
shut up onehalf OF insane asylum, Out OF every
800 idiots in this l3 children OF drunkards
In 1872 there paid ont in this country for liquors
over 500 100000 which gives about sj piece TO every
slan, woman and child IN America. The amount has
been increasing annually and It Is time that the Legs
lature made to understand alcohol a. H. II we
are right let go and IL not right let find
what is right and then go Our only way is to
instruct the upper stratum OF society Let all Of this
class the terrible effect it has the progeny and
the progenys progeny Children should also DO taught
in the school understand the matter Congress should
appoint scientific commission who should investigate
the matter and publish the result to the world In En-
gland things are moving In the right direction and In
Canada there is about TO be established inebriate
asylum -
brought up discussed The following being offered
aud unanimously adopted. the meeting adjourned:
>soired opinion OF this Conference that total Az
from ell scohOr liquors beverage IS consistent With
conducive the highest defes 81 physical and mental he's "a f7d
posoa alcohol sLOn b.. elts bed With other posonOu.
drugs those be employed only Tor medicinal Purposes
deuOuree the
patent medicine, In which scohO large Dgreteu sndng 70 IN
lare pubic health aud to the increase Of nemperance
R>solrsf earnestly members Of the medical
ssOn the especial guardians Of the pub health TO teach BY
ample precept lesson OF total sbrneise from all sleOhc
beverage ini ia2s promote The ira. em2srias 'eonsH0n