New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-25
DOES ALCOHOL PAYi
THE EFFICACY OF TEMPERANCE LECrUREs-sONE
CONSIDERATIONS FOR DRINKING MEN.

THE EFFICACY OF TEMPERANCE LEU ibi'i~' '''AA@
CONSIDERATIONS FOR DRINKING MEN.
70 me Edftor Of The Trt6Hhe.
SIR: Should the doctors succeed who have
tried TO demonstrate that alcohol is food 90 not be-
eye that the ruddy reengrocer will be forced to seek
other means OF turning honest fraction OF the best
currency in the world the opuent butcher 10 deny his
family the necessary at Saratoga or the cadayer
ous baker 70 cease furnishing Night bread and perhaps
hop AZ once into beer There are undoubtedly prelu-
dces still existing the minds OF some unsclehinc
matrops that would interfere with their calmly putting
ND half pint Of bourbon a schoolbOy's bottle labeled
MONDAY exercise :" and notwithstanding the conven
fence that would from dispensing altogether with
The and the usual accompaniment OF the stall
wart Irish virgin yet 1t Is doubtful If the classic
memories Of "clops and tomato sauce could ever
no unite washed away. even in bumpers Of old
rvep or "st Croix;" ana the hallowed gather
ings OF New-Englaud's sons around the
Thanksgiving board would lose their peculiar
fascination, II the historic turkey succumDed
TO bowl OF flip" and the national pork and beans
to fabulous potion The question, then, whether aco-
hol is food or not will little affect ts Use that i NAV
he set aside practically irrelevant ana we must loon
elsewhere for argument against II. snail We nhu
sufficiently effective one IN the orthodox empeiance
of rum" and horrors NJ drunkenness = or is u not
fact mat those weil-meaning lecturers always taA -
course they witness. and the horrors OF when
they the third person a. lingering over her
the social pdusc IL the nomeWard WIKI
they congratulate themselves on their sObrety ana sue
cess IN life Have these strings been played upon
tin thew hang limp ana loose and there II no more music
IN them and tins whole question OF the use OF
alcohol as beverage hinge on one single query IL
pay ,----,,---.....
10 the highly-strung American boy Just bounding INTO
proud manhood with az! Its exciting anucpail0ns before
him does IL pay. FOR the sake of holding your own
with with whom pleasure means license, To cause
the bosom from which your life was drawn TO throb
with pain when should swell with pride To the we'll
kept man OF thirty fuilbOoded and passionate; whose
higher nature barely holds the sensual ia sulJrctlon
does II pay nhame the latter and weaken the Dfn
till II loses its controlling power and leaves nun al ne
mercy OF tempest he has raised Does man ever
appear more brilliant IN decent society wnen II Is ap
parent that his enthusiasm Is artificial ana that Wlat
Tonight he eOquentiy maintains as hs OplnlDn Wouiu
be- disclamed Tomorrow When the tongue moves
with unwonted swftness accelerated by ac6hOl does
not always Oustrip the sense Can man mink Ol the
yety that began only with the wine aud not remember
some word idly rudely spoken, some happy Oppor-
tunity lost Wild fOrgettulnesst The young WE
smile OF welcome changed 20 sign OF sadness the sny
suspciOn little child. the questioning look OF me-
nias and laceratOu Of an accusing conscience are
fine experiences OF many good fellow who Is stl IN
he flush health and pride. Will you look Tor Victims
Don't 20 TO the cutters, Tor the wretch you nnu theEe
mas fallen below the pale OF your sympathy perhaps,
mt glance among your own " set" and see how many
lives without life, how many in whom hope, idealty
aspiration, faith in God or man or woman mas Deeh
burned out aud think, whether alcohol De- food or poison
does 10 pay 10 use II : DUDLEY bhuOh'
Nec York, July 10, 1914