Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-23
A Temperance Lecture.

Sic that has eyes to read lot bin read, he
that hath ears to hear let him hear
lntempcrance cuts down youth in its vigor,
manhood in strength, and age in its weakness.
1t breaks the fathers heart, bereaves the dot
ing mother, extiuSuishes natural affection,
erases conJugai love, blOts out filial attach
ments, bllghts parental hope, and brings down
mourning age III sorrow to tue grave. 1t pro>
duces weakness, net strength sickness, not
health; death, not life. Itmakes wives widows,
children orphans, fathers fends, and all of
them paupers and beggers. 1t feeds 1heum>
a'lsm, nurses gout, welcomes epidemics, in
vites cholera, Imports pestilence, and embra-
ces consumption. 1t covers the land with
idleness, poverty, disease and crime. 1t fills
your jails, supplies your aim houses, and de-
msuds asylums. It engeuders controversies,
fosters quarrels, and cherishes riots. It
crowds your penitentiarics, and furnishes the
victims for your scaffold. 1t is the life-blood
of the gambler, the prop of highwaymau, and
the support of the midnight incendiary, 1t
countenances the liar, respects the thief, and
esteems the blasphemer. Il violates obliga>
tions, reverences fraud, and honors infamy.-
1t detames benevolence, hates love, scorns
virtue, and ISLANDERS innocence It incites
the father to butcher his helpless offspring,
helps the husband to massacre his wife, and
aids fhe>ehiid to grind the parricidal axe
1t burns up man, consumes woman, curses
God and despises heaven. 1t suborns wits
nesses, nurses perjury, defilcs the Jury, and
stains the judicial ermine. Il bribes votes.
corrupts elections, pollutes our institutions.
and endangers our Government. 1t degrades
the citizen. debases the legislature, dishonors
the statesman and disarms the patroit. 1t
brings shame, not honor terror, not safety;
despair, not hope; misery, not happiness
And with the mslevolence of a fend, it calm
ly surveys its frightful desolations, and iu-
satiated with havoc, it poisons felicity, kills
peace, ruins morals, blights confidence, slays
reputation and national honor, curses the
world, and laughs at its ruin
There, it does all that, and more. Itmur-
ders the soul! 1t is the sum of all viIlanies;
the cause of curses; the devils best friend.
A CURE FOR CoNsuMpT1oN.-A cores
pondent writes as follows about the sanitary
power of very we'll known plant: 1 have
discovered a remedy for pulmonary censump-
tion. 1t has cured a number of cases after
they had commenced bleeding at'the lungs,
and the hectic flush was already ON the cheek.
After trying this remedy to my own satisfac>
ton, l have thought philanthropy required
that should let it be known to the world
1t is the common mull:n, stepped strong and
sweetened with coffee sugar, and drank freely.
The herb should be gathered before the 5th
of July, if convenient. Young or old plants
good if dried in the shade, and kept in
clean paper bags. The medicine must be con-
tinued from three to six months, according to
the nature of the disease. II is good for the
urinary vessels also. 1t strengthens the sys-
TEN, and builds up instead of taking away
the strength. 1t makes good blood, aud takes
Inflammation from the lungs. 1t is the wish
of the writer that every periodical in the
United States and Canada and Europe should
publish this receipt for the benefit of the
human family. Lay this up and keep it in
the house ready for use.