The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-03
MR. KuHN TO MRS. MoKUNE.


Please allow me to submit the follow
ing to Mrs. McKune, aud such of those
as believe wine is productive Of bad re- |
suits, only. -
There is not a fnan among our present
Christians who would, so to speak, have
reached up to the knees of Ben Frank
lin, one of the greatest among the
founders of our great Republic; and
while he was teaching temperance ana
economy in his public writings, he was
friend and advocate of social glass oil
wine. Hear some of his opinions upon
this subject, in a letter written in l7T2:
DEAR FRIESD:-You have greatly edited me
with your joviaI drinking songs; in compehsa
ton for which will edify you with 1e"
Christian, moral, and philosophical thoughts
upon the same topic. Learned men say, in
wine is TRUTH" Before Noah's time, where
men had naught but water to drink, they
could not find the truth In consequence, they
went astray, got horribly wicked, and were
drowned in the water of which they were so
fond. Now, after Noah had seen all mankind
die In this beverage, he felt himself greatly
his thirst, God created the vine, and taught
him howtoproduce wine from its grapes With
the assistance OF this wine, he found many
truths, and from this circumstance originates
the word divine, which means originally moth
Ing, but TO discover truth with the assistance OF
wine. The patriarch Joseph likewise professed
to be able to Prophesy with the aid of a cup Of
wine. This Juice, in fact, received its name
to show that Il IS Cody and not a human in
vention. Therefore, all exceedingly wise and
good persons are called divines or dlvinities.
Taking franklin as authority, whom
we cannot accuse Of drunkenness, or OF
being so Soaked and stepped in the
juice of the grape as to be almost vege-
table," it is not possible for us to sub
scribe entirely to the opinions OF Mrs.
Mckune, and respectfully offer the fol-
lowing for her consideration: % i-a
True reform is welcome from what
ever source, as it is necessity. The
one question is, how is this to be brought
about? You have now, in almost all the
New England States, stringent liquor
laws. Have these laws destroyed or
hOOilShCu VI al
temperance societies, and the holy zeal
of Temperance advocates, intemperance
is constantly on the Increase. How,
now, do you account for this Take fol
example Russia, where, in spite of all
Limitation, drunkenness is Increasing,
and compare the facts there obtained
from those Of growing countries.
Sixty thousand people are said to FIND
yearly untimely graves through intem
perance in the United States. Among
the working classes in all wine-growinl
countries, you viii not find as many n
six thousand deaths caused by wine
In all wine-groYing counties sobriety i
the rule, drunkenness the exceptions.
Take the difference between a reason
able use, and an unreasonable misuse Q
all things. Only too often the misus
of water is productive Of sickness. A
facts show that in wine is action.
The old Grecians were In reality har
i, drinkers, as is charged by the Herald {
/. Health; but, at the same time, the
: produced their great masterpieces; nc
is it possible that the Egyptian Ply
!, amids were built entirely under the il
: spiration Of cold water.
Is not the secret use Of opium increa
: ing with the increase Of temperance s
: cieties What is the cause thereof?
!, Every rational being should on
drink as much az is OF service to hir
: and not make beast Of himself. I'll
downfall of France may be traced to Il
adulteration of her wine, and the e
treme use Of absinthe. -..
!. We had better have a care lest q
"Young Giant Fourth Of July EXPIRE
sion), turns a summersault in his yout
and by reversing the Darwinian theor
= makes monkeys out of men.
e l beg leave to submit the followil
oi extract to the consideration OF NJ
e NfcKune and others, who are in t
g habit of charging upon intemperan
p all the evils which afflict humanity:
~ While intemperance is undoubtedly one
lie the greatest evils and curses OF any conn
m nifty, yet when facts are spoken OF as histOr
"a or statistical, they should be stated correct
For instance, it was claimed and voted q
, Baxter meeting in salem, short time sin
le that intoxicating drinks sent more 10 the
g sane Asylum or Hospital than any other thi
q OF more than all. The last report for lS12-5,
m Indiana, shows that since the Hospital has
ceiyed patients, there have been received a
III treated for insanity caused by alcohol, 70; !
rs OF property, l6I; ihwarted love and jealou
It, Al; religious excitement, so. Somebody
"A mistaken. .-.... r.-.....r t....lt. .... ...t
ne Therefore, my dear Mrs. McKuner gr'
to grapes around Sheridan as extensive
es as possible, and drink of their jul
at with your friends, and you will so
n; perceive its influence in getting rid
III your blues, after which you may f
s. disposed to give another small bene
of to Yours, very respectfully,
lis -gsU Biz. ---sd bil CHAs.e l.. KUHN
Portland, June, D, 1874. rssa. d
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TO The Ouerland Monthly has passed il
IN new hands. Mr.. Walt. NJ, Fisher is O
e. nounced as editor and Mr.. T.. a. HI
rk court, assistant editor. They are spok
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