The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-25
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hands raised in holy horror and wonder nj
the work he has done The sublime intel.
ligencc upon this subject shown here 10
well illustrated in the majority of the
liquor laws which exempt foreign LIQUORS
IN original packages from seizure and cause
native wines and home brewed beer to I've
dealt with by the awful majesty of the
law
MY concession that all alcoholic stimu-
lan's are Injurious to the system was inten-
ded to refer only to distilled liquors. So
far from its being true Of all lionids con
tanning alcohol, The best physiological sci
ence of the present day declares that GER
tain portions Of alcohol are nonrishlnr and
beneficial to the frame, and that man as he
exists to-day has certain physical require
ments which alcohol best supplies. have
sufficient faith in the wisdom Of natures
laws to believe that each climatic section.
through its natural products sensibly treat
ed and prepared, supplies that needed alco-
holic principal in precisely the form which is
best for the people of that section In short.
| have sufficient faith in the wisdom and
goodness of Providence to believe that all
imported liquors are injurious when used
as beverages, as imported fruits or TODD are
unfit for our habitual use. and to believe
on the other hand that where God causes
the grape to ripen in the sunshine of an or
binary season, out of doors and under fair
cultivation; where God causes the apple
to mellow in ruddy tints and the hop to
reach healthy maturity, God intends the
the juice Of the grape and the apple while
in pure and healthy condition and the
simply expressed qualities of the hop by
fair proceSmade pure and palatable, TO be
i'll dccency and moderation partaken of by
the people as a beverage for their health
and enjoyment and vehicle conveying to
their system "A nutriment and stimulus
which science clearly shows to be needed
and beneficial.
And when the people Of this country
shall have done with the absurdity and
tanaticsm winch have thus far character
lied and ytiated all important efforts
against the power or vice of intemperance,
and intclligently recognize these simple
facts in natures law, we shall he at the
threshold of a happy escape from that enc
my against which the nation has hattled
so long, SO i'll adyisedly and so ineifec-
tually
1t does not matter how this movement
shall be successful. but the only pOssihili-
ties of success we can discover in it are, az
previously stated the influences it may eX-
ert in calling the public mind to consider
and devise right methods of reform. 1t
does matter if inconsiderate fanaticism is
III ,,al
power in resisting honest effort to find the
right faith and walk in 1t.
My object in referring to older Euro
pean countries was to show that they rela-
lively more than we have understood this
matter in its true light, and my statements
regarding them can be fully sustained.
The qualified statement of your CORES
pondent that our statistics of drunkenness
will compare fayorably with those of Ger
many believe to be untrue. Her pre-
scrption for the gourmand is absurd. She
would doubtless in her medical wisdom put
delirum tremens patient at once on cold
water and would probably cure HMM
the next world
1t is true and wel-knoWn to all your
readers that the drinking o. cider and all
kindred beverages is generally under n so
cial ban in this state, and for that very
REASON NbpN IL lttil ~ udlllllN ltSuitS. L ne
growing taste for alcohol, which it is said
to generate, is the outgrowth, not of cider
but of the associations it Ia forced INTO by
bitter and Indifferent spirit which in my
opinion ilourshes in the aroma OF that FEM
mime imported god, the teapot.
Respect for your space and my time for
bid me further to unrayel the incOheren-
cies of your correspondent at this time. If
have not referred to all points raised by
her that are worth noticing | shall be
pleased to have my attention called to any
omissions, and | would feel much indebted
for the favor of specific reference to the
authority quoted ON Cider Drunkards of
Brittany"
would respectfully suggest that when
ever your correspondent desires 10 com
ment on language she will subScrvc the
eternal ends of justice by quoting il liter
ally, and in cases where fail to make my
meaning sufficiently plain, the Specification
of words used may always be found in
Webster's dictionary. to which have the
honor in general terms to refer. MAN