The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-10
CHE 8utlana Daily Glohe.
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1874.
WOman's Temperance Association
(Continaed.)

practical impossibiity and its mitigation to
any important extent does not seem to be
intclligently provided for
Consulting again the best and ouly teach
or we have in such matters, the worlds ex-
perience, we find this opinion abundantly
confirmed. SO far as am aware there is
no intelligent race of people on the face of
the broad earth and, since the commence
ment of written history, never has been any
race of people which did not, as race,
make use of some one or more kinds of
stimulating beverage both for purposes of
physical stimulation or enjoyment and as a
symbol of sociality, and hospitality. / do
not wish to be understood as endorsing or
approving of this practice. | am simply
stating facts for you to correct if miss stated,
Our best reason tells us that what is univer-
sal is practically immutablc and some peo-
pie might, and perhaps with good reason,
question the right of the few, no matter how
scientific or well informed, to assert the ut
ter improperly of that which world,
through many ages of experience has seen
fit in practice to endorse.
AS rule each country has had its leading
beverage so distinguished that we may APP
ply to it the term "national drink" and this
national drink becomes more prominent and
distinctive just in proportion as the nation
advances in healthy civilization. The
character of this drink seems to be cstab
lished more particularly by climate and
enumerate these various beverages, for
for your readers are sufficiently familiar
with examples. The national drink of the
English is beer; the Germans give their
fealty to lager which of late years how
ever finds n strong rival in c,ffee. These
are countries Of cold climate and accord
ingly the people are of phlegmatic temper
ament, with which the beverages are in per-
feet occord. France has her native wines
IA SUMMER country; more nervous pco-
pie n lighter drink. China. the constitu-
! ton of whose people, regulated,-yes,
created by climatic influence, requires less
]
In the same beautifully perfect way which
marks the ordering of all natures works,
you will find that everywhere this matter
of national stimulant is considered and pro-
vided for. You will also find from careful
| consideration of the historic facts relating
to that subject that the national drink in all
older and long established countries holds,
and has always held, place so strong in
the hearts of the people, AMI so close to the
beautiful instincts of social hospitality that
to speak of dislOdgng it is to speak OF n
task as difficult as would be the work of
roofing out from the hearts of men their
love of country or their national pride. You
will also find that in these countries the
national drink holds an honorcd position in
society; that it is not partakcn of IN secret
places, by stealth and with shame, but is re-
garded as one of the gifts of Gods bounty
to be parakcn of in dccency and modera-
ton and with thankfulness when the days
work is done and the home fireside or the
social circle claims its own. You will find
that the national drink is not properly
speaking, an intoXicant but is adapted to
the nature and habits of the people and to
their moderate and decent use. Show me
the man in Germany drunken and disorder
ly in the beer garden where he goes at
nightfall with his wife and children, and is
votary at once to them ard the restiul infl-
ence of his mug and pipe; show me the
man in Switzerland or France, staggering
under the influence of the juices of those
rich native grapes ripened on the hillsides
which surround his home, and | will show
you a race, n rare-a very rare exception tn
the general rule, and man who is looked
on with awe and astonishmcnt by the little
children instead of being the centre of an
admiring and mrthful crowd, such as too
often may be seen like great dark blot in
our streets. And yet both of these drinks
contain alcohol and are capable of produc-
ing drunkenness. The reason of their not
being prostituted to such uses to any con-
siderable extent | believe to be, that the
customs regarding them tend to inspire IL
each man self-rcspect and independence,
which guard his manhood perhaps rs well
as legal leading string, or the flimsy buck
Ter of II pledge signed under protest and in
state of natural, internal rebellion.
Why nature has not provided drink for
each climatic section answering all require
ments, cheering, but without power to in =
ebriate, | confess | cannot understand but
she has not, and am sometimes disposed
to accept the wisdom of her laws upon pure
faith She has made everything suscepti-
BILE of both an innocent and a harmful use,
and when we confound the two in either
way we put her in contempt 1t is all very
well to talk about removing and annihila-
ting those things which we, in our superior
wisdom see fit to call evils, and if they ex
list only in a particular section we may sue.
coed, but when they are simply universe
and are natural outgrowths from the oriei-
nal creative work shops of the caith VIC
might just as well talk about abolishing the
sea by means of donkey engine and Il
pump
Older countries than ours subject theil
national drinks to the workings of this law
The moderate proper and innocent use OF
them is made honorable; the abuse il
looked upon with the contempt and con
demnation which it honestly deserves ant
therefore feels. Result-the innocent usC
satisfies.
J There is in the nature of man an element
of peryersi,y. Prohibit your boy from learn
: ing the mysteries of cuchre, and ten to ont
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