, 1874-12-01

Arguments from the rrOhibit0ry Side
OF tho Matter,
Alcohol for Medical Purposcs.-"
A Reply TO Mrs. Swiss.
holm.
g Docs Prohibition, prolaibit9''


kccoud to that OF no other In thin country. I'M
nu1lous that it should DO consistent Will nsolf,
urd apply tho principles II annnuncea FOR ono
department. to NIL other departments, tt1lIcss 1t
can Blosy that they nro not applicable. For H.
stance:
l road with great intorcst your article showing
that "Prohibltion docs not prohibit." You
demonstrated that tho Prohibitory Inv has not
succceIetl in uupplessmg tho aa1e aud unc Of in
toxicatiug tlrit,kg Hor tho OWLS OF innmpela,lce.
am certain TIM. sou aro correct III your figures
anil statements. 1T those localities Ia Which tho
p,ol.btory law Ina bccn in forco, tho sa1n mud
use Of intoxicating drnLs continue Therefore,
"Prohibition loea mol prohibit" Therefore,
tho salo Of liquors should Le Ico,scl. Your first
.thcrcrore" admit. Before I accept the
1ecouus
1prs1nE LITTLE LIGHT.
You hayo lately published very remarkable
statistics concerning ths circulation OF obscene
literature. You amazed your readers by show
Ing that this inferal business il doiuC enormous
mischief among tho Young, Poisonous pages
bT tho million are circulated everywhere, to The
corruption OF thousands Of youth. Now, every
State in this Union prohibisn tue publication,
sa1o, lnd circulation, Of this desilish stnf. Dut
Irohibition dooa not rsolible; tholoforo, let us
Lccnno it.
Again: Yon arc ASSURING us, what your eMtcr-
pi1sing columns demonstrate With melancholy
abundance, thet burglary, robbery, and thovory,
nro rani,nnt in this city. These crimes aro llt-
tcrly prohibited, md m. enormous sum in ex-
pended III enforcing the IL" n.'ainst tllom. And
got, viii, MI this expenditure OF time aud money,
5ou assure Is that ttcao crimes aro on tho liz
crcaho. Certainly tl,oy ure not prevented. Pro-
Mbi,iop does not prohibit; thorcfurc. lot To
!, LICENSE BURGLARY. EonnEE7. AND TH1EylSo.
Further: Tho great soclal vico prevails,
Every night III Tho year, in tue glare Of gas
tue ltrcots with .ateps that tako hold chi hell"
anl allrro men Into Cllocd or s4nniid dcns,
where tho groat sin asainBt manly purity Gnd
wcnaanly chastity il committed. Thls rice is
utterly forbidden. Nature herself has built
fo2bids 1t. But Prohibition docs not prevent it
thorotoro, lei uH llcenae prostitution.
So tf san,tlinE: It is forbidden, md every
now and then raid is made Oh tho rascals who
1.-Two, yulture-lio, on tho decay Of otaera. All
tho statistics show that Prohibition doe7 not
prohibit gambling: therefore. let us !ecngo it.
So Of murder, Hrsun; GO Of oyory. sin anl
vice: Tho laws OF God and man prohibit then.
but thoy continue 20 prevail. Why enact Et1tutea
that aro suro to bo ilsoloyed? Why foolislly
endeavor to suppress what has beon rife, il not
rampant, in every period Of li1lInat hiatory 2
VIC cannot prohioit; therefore,
LET Ds L1C1sS; ALL CRIME.
I remember that you founded yoNr argument
tor 1icon.c, nud ngasnas Prohibition. on clio nd
mittcd premise tlrss mankind llao in all eses re-
sorted to como Htinluleut: As thcro is this appe-
.,;e. which cestan men and women will gratfy,you
concluded tiiat la% should guide aud pc init, and
not try 10 prevent. tho n2fariuns business that
furnishes tho ru!nous hupply. cali your at-
tentlol to tho equally denaoustrable fact that
on:eone language nna literature, bnrgaiy rob-
berry. thioyiig. prostitution. ganbng murder.
Araon, and every other sn end vice, lnve always
prevailed. ever since tho c1istetIto of lN1nar
society. Tl.eao evils goncrRlIy lhvo baoil. and
npw are, universally prohibited; but, ia every
iTctnfrn pr11tihStf1f, f1cnH n,arnrf
WHAT sl1ALL WI: no?
Shall no follow your presentation. and, governed
by tho past, abandon fraitles3 astnmpls to pre-
ront what hns been n procliyity with Il certain
portion of people In ever; REo. md Btl!t is, aud
license thcEe viecs,-al v,ca If not, why not
WHY eiould wo prohibit ono crime Which We
:annot prevent. vhilo VIC liconcc anothor for the
.a,no reason2 z II, other wo,ds, vlll Tie TanU.;E
tself, and advocate jiconeo for MI tho crmca III
the calendar; OF T;ll it advocate prohibition or
hat eusincss Which ittllcts greater mischief
.,an Do Ill othor vees com1!hse; t.Unaei
No. esi wA1a.sH ASi:suE, Nov. s7, 1914.
Use OF Stita.ssaazs Reply to Mrs:
ssE4s.lsas.n.
70 tic Etlitor Of Tic Ch;caHa Tribune:
S1.: As The TE1Eu:E has abutdantly rccog-
aized, rs deserving public attention, tho subject
or Prohibition, and has admitted one OF its occa-
kluEul NklSs JAllG VI NHldEt6Itn,
10 present All interesting and instructive yiow OF
It. and Its connected topica from her stand
point OF observation, trust you will likewise
Idmit anothor-yrhoso views Of another subjoct
.tho Thrifty have found place md communication
III Jour ooll1muB--to present como OF his parson-
Il experiences on these Eemn topics also.
,1y PERSONAL ExrEn1rScEs-
commencing earlier than Mrs. Swissllclm's moro
han seventy years ago, from the ngo Of to So,
ind extending from high rlortl to high South
attitudes, by sea aud land, including tropical
,egions, in NIL which I hayo witnessed
;he fatal effects Of alcoolic stimu1ants, 10th rs
beverages and as nlcdicines.-have led inc TO
iomowhat different conclusions. And these llago
ocen confirmed By a study Of the researches mud
experiments Of scientists and medical mon iii
10th hcnlispherua, particularly in tho hospitals
II Europe.
a1y It'll birthday found mo prostrcted
sitl II foyer, in Which, as I am told. the physi-
aans abandoned my case as hopeless. and
erSod medical treatment. in tho abscnco Of
sl4rh slowly recovered from tho fovcr; but
ny lnbs were cramped, drawn up. numb. seem.
ugly paraigzed,- ,--lcariMg MO "a helpless us an
Afant. For tlis lameness and weasresz. med
cal aid was again called. Tho prescriptions
Nero banlagas wet with brandy for the Iimbs,- -
Nhloh oniy drow them up tho tighter; and vino
and other stimulauta and narcotics for the stom-
aell,--whieh only mado me feel batter nnll
stronger ~hilo the excitement continued, hut
telt Inc wealer at tho end Of tho month than at
'ta Goglnn'n3,-a rrGCosu which havo witnessed
III otlota mnuy ttncs, md Of which have heard
ntd rend scores, II not hundreds, of narratives.
No phenomena ars bcttar attested tllun hl,cll.
In my own case, tho VINO, the other st,mulpnts,
and the brandy
WE'RE LAID ABIDE,
Ille marrow OF deera' legB Il ,7us In new co,ln-
try wns substituted for the bruudiou bandagos,
msimpo d!et exchanged for wue and hot bitteys,
This, aI1d mothers good nursing, brought req
tora,on 10 comparative hea!.l hut with All en-
fceb|ol constitution. which disqualified mo from
oyor doinS 4 mans muscular farm-uLor.
So. III my 18th your. ucceptcl cerkshIp IT,
was declining in ~ consumption. Ills medical
treatment conslBtall chiefly Of generous food,
we'll seasonot," aal duly l'otionsot l,ebt Ftonci,