The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-04
Moderate Drinkers.

AiIloSl cNtIN OLC uoo III hio ibiiiuS
eye men who call themselves moderate
drinkers, VINO think that N or two
drinks of whisky per day is good for
the stOmach's sake. If they are unwell
at any time they think that a little
whisky is the best medicine To take. 1t
is observable, however, that moderate
drinkers are mostly young men. When
they marry and 60 to housekeeping
they consider it Necessary to always
keep a small demijohn of whisky in the
cupboard, and if IA friend drops in they
think it would be Il lack of hospitality
if they should fail to otf-r him IA glass
of something. They don't wait tor the
and it soon becomes to be under
stood that it is the established rule
If the house. The, moderate drink
crate, iud II Is "a pleasant place to
visit. and the host feels that 1t would
not he the correct thing if he should
fail to take a glass along with each Wis
itOr. His children are also gradually
taught that IA little strong drink is good
for the stomach. They grow up with
the idea that when they have houses of
their " tue demljJhn is an article OF
furniture that must EOt be overlooked.
4 tOddy at dinner and Il punch before
retiring is supposed 10 be healthy and
i~nvigOratlng, and they Will start out i'll
life pr,ding themselves upon their self
control u keep from exceeding their
limit. Some few who live to old age
may continue III )derate drinkers, but il
Is like opium or laudanum-it grows
upon most men. What they consider
moderate in the first Years of their
manhood will not satisfy them a few
years hence. They will require a little
bitters before breakfast, an appetizer
before dinner, and an occ .sional glass
of beer during the day. Then their
head will begin tOswell, and their hearts
become irregular in their pulsation.
Ii We look around those of our &C
qtlaintances who are recognized as ex.
ceSslve drinkers, and who are virtually
staggering to premature graves, We
will find that they boosted in early life
OF being m derate drinkers. If we take
a view OF the young men who are drink
ing to eX;ess, We will find that most of
them are sons of men who regarded the
demlj 'hn as a hOLs hold necessity. The
few old men who keep to the moderate
standard are 80 inconsiderab.e that
they can only be regarded as exceptions
that prove the Iule that the moderate
drlDker ultimately swells the ranks of
the confirmed drunkard. The troubles
m misfortunes of life, which all must
encounter, suggest to him an extra glass
to revive his spirits. Even business
success is apt to draw him to deeper
cups, as he Is able to take more time for
pleasure and requires exhilarating ed
joyments.
Depend upon it that the moderate
drlnker" only has a transient exist
A very small dose OF opium pro-
duces the desired effect when first TAX
EN-, but the same quantity a year hence
would have no tff ct at all. \ glass of
;Oddy will .exhilarate those who are
young and not accustomed to strong
drink, but it must be taken stronger or
more frequently to have the same. ffec
a year or two of the habit. WHAT
is considered moderate drinking a few
years hence would have been egarded
as a drunkaru's potion in the earlier
of moderate drinking.
In looking W the list Of deaths
published daily there can always be
found some who have shortened their
by excessive drink. In their
younger days they boas:ed a sufficient
amount of self-contIol TO continue on
life as moderate drinkers.
When cautioned by friends that II Vas
growing habit that few hal been able
. hold III Gle K. they either laughed al
II got aLgTy with their monitor. We
Who have passed the middle age Of life I
at GreenmOunt. among the tomb