The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-16

he has enveloped himself, a beautiful
array of argument for a person of his in
telligence to call to his, aid in sustaining
himself, in an untrue position.
We arc told that the abolition of the
evil of intemperance or even its mitigation
to any important extent is impossible be-
cause of the M,cs which govern human
society, and again that what is universal is
immutable. II the first be true, the can
nibal islands of the south sea bear the ban
ner of civilization and we grovcl in the
depths of barbarism and degradation, while
the last is the strongest kind of an argu-
ment against the practice of medicine, the
efforts of philanthropisIs and statesmen,
against the preaching of the gospel as
wholesome agents to stay the ravagcs of
disease, death, crime and sin Practically,
quarantine regulations, vaccination, minis
tcrs Of the gospel, legislation and execution
Of the laws are useless, and indeed abso-
lutcly wrong, if some people may question
the right of the few, no matter what their
authority to assert as improper that which
IL NOll HIS Sttll III W tlltlbISt4 ANS inc
history of the world bitterly proves that
the practices it has seen fit to endorse. have
have in too many instances done everything
but conduce to its progress or improvement
in any sense.
Nobody denies that intelligent races of
people the world over, and for ages past |
add, have made use of stimulating bcyer-
age forphysical stimulation and enjoyment
If that were not the fast, temperance re-
form in America would be a comparatively
trivial matter One of the next points we
! have to meet is the generally accepted the
| Dry that driHh is the inevitable symbol of
sociality and hospitality. There was no
need to flauni your colors in our faces.
Not dance of DEATH not an emblem of
the cause you serve, but we recognize and
accede its full due import
You believe you have Us ION the hip
when you tall. of national drink and adducC
the customs over the sea as proof. If each
country had its distinctive national drink
and no other, If the results were such rs
you declare, there might be a reasonable
degree of plausiblity in your position, but
unfortunately such things do not exist in
fact Let us look at The examples yot
quote. If England has beer as her nation
al drink, it does not prevent the inpouring
| vi luJllbNN NlulillllitS VI ItNtH ant
Spanish wines for the Use Of all classc.
except the labOrlng. Beer is national ant
general only among such rs can aifort
nothing better, while wines, brandics
WHISTLES and gins make up the list OF
beverages in common use among thUst
who have the means TO pay for them
France has her native wines, but she ha.
several other native connections which
hardly rank as ''nectar fit for the gods.
Are rcmonth and absinthc national, ma
tural stimulants, OutgroWihs from tn,
original creative work shops of the earth /?
Did you fully round up your statcmen
about the Chinese when You said they Wcr
content with tea? Did you not meal
tosay ''contcnt with tea" when llanhcl will
opium? Is your picture OF sobrcty il
Switzerland and France offered in goo,
faith | refer you to facts and statistic
which are within the reach of ALL furnish
ed from the personal observations Of sucl
men as j. G. Holland, in sunny France an,
rugged Switzerland. You will find, ii YOU
do not already know in your secret soul
that the exceptions you quote have becom
the rule. Again, do you offer as bona fid
argument the beautifully consistent incon
sistency of these two following statement
which quote entire in the same beau
tllulll perfect way WHICH llluTkS INC Oh
dering of all natures works, YOU will fin,
that everywhere this matter OF natona
stimulant is considered and provided for
Why nature has not provided a drinl
for each climatic section answering al
requirements, cheering but without powe
to inebriate, confess | cannot understan
your mind to cold Waller, ny 'ifi6HR2d,, 81
would hayc no difficulty in comprehcnding
viii you inform us what is or is to b
the national drink of America? 1t mus
be something truly maryelousi if we are onl
in training for it if we must be fitted fc
its advent by fusil oil, sulphu.ic acid, nitri
ether, choloroform, tannn, caprisul an
prusslc acid.
Your euloglum ON the high standard t
which European civilization has attaine
in these things is glowing tribute TO you
love of country and national pride. 'rll
temperance workers in Scotland, Englan
and France will hail the dawning OF th
! day-star which you announce as having al
ready arisen, for thus far they have lahore
with small encouragement comparatively
but none the less earnestly, against tn
dreadful ravages of the demon of drink.
N. A. ".
CAsTrEToN, April 10.