Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-04

nonts the joints OF the machinery give no addi-
ton OF power, yet reduces friction and promotes
the action OF the parts, and in this way utizes
the power. Good wine performs for the human
machine exactly the function that the lubricatng
oil performs for the iron machine. The peculiar
service that wine thus renders is specially needed
by sedentary workers. by all those who have been
weakened by tasking labor, all over-nervous and
neutrality-suspicious. persons all whose systems have
lost tone and healthful action. Wine, judiciousiy
used, invgoratcs the feeble, and prolongs old age
All over Europe it Is the inevitable beverage OF
nearly every table and it is ust in those countries
where it is excluded from legitimate use at The
table that wo find it most extensively illegtimaey
used at the bar.
The introduction OF light wines as a substitute
for more fiery liquors, such as brandy and wins
Key is often urged as prevention of drunken
ness, and their efficacy in this direction often
denied We doubt whether the substitution OF
wiaes Tor whiskey, etc, III The saloon, would have
much effect Oh ntemperance; There would be
some advantages, but as saloon drinking is radi-
caliy VICIOUS 10 special good could arise from the
substitution OF one liquor t0r another But the
general introduction oil light wines upon our ta-
bles would tervc TO check the practice of saloon
drinking altogether and in this way contribute to
the cause Of temperance.
1t may be asserted that the taste for alcohol
would increase by the use of liquor at meals
as readily as when used at other times The
evidence does not supportth assertion. Being
| llegitimately used in this way it does not cfe-
| The accusation that the one glass will soon
be followed by second glass and SO on until
excess becomes the habit, is not verified by the
habits OF the entire class ot gentlemen in
I European countries, who all drink wine at
dinner, nor by the same class in our country.
| People from carly manhood TO old age are
content with their two cups of coffee at break
fast; there Is no abnormal increase of appetite
Excepting In rare cases for this stimulus and
according 10 our observation, there is no alb
normal increase of appetite for wine when used
as beverage for dinner. Its function, then.
OF gently promoting the action of the fluids of
the stomach seems to be performed by nor
NAL quantity. Some men may get too fond of
their wine at dinner, but in an immense ma
jority of cases the use of wine in this way
Is attended by NO unfortunate consequen-
ces.
We might give illustrations of the truth of
our argument, but are willing 10 bring in per-
sonal cases. That the judiclOus use of VINE
at dinner does in some instances restore health
. sustain strength and re-create so to speak, We
are supremey confident; that the judicious
= use OF alcohol, in connection with cream and
oil, has arrested pulmonary disease we knO.o
to be the case, or know it with as much GER
tainty as one may know any thing not ca
i pabie OF being substantiated by a demonstra-
ton.
: We sincerely believe that what We have
n written Is really in the service of temperance.
o did we believe otherwise not word OF the
n argument would be permitted to see the light
l. We know that great many persons think
the only safety lies in total abstinence; but
Il for our part We cannot discover that total alb
h stinence or prohibition has had much effect
'. on intemperance; and hence it may be well to
u INSURE II this great evil may not be reached.
At more effectively, by less stringent means. We
e are Inclined to believe that our analysis in our
ii particular is servlceable to the cause-in show
re ing what kind of moderate drinking is admls-
ID sble, and what kind, by its very nature, is
full of danger.
Very much more may be said on this subject
: but we must content ourselves at present viii
, the few hints and arguments here advanced
y l-AppIet0H's J0urRaL