New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-27

fashionable drinking among ladies than formerly. and
TO my mind physicians largely blame for 1t.
have known OF many sad cases in this city. member
OF society called in by two beautiful little girls,
members Of her sunday-school Glass; recently to see
their mother who, they said, dying The mother
the wife Of wealthy NewYOrk merchant. and they
lived In beautiful home 1t was found that the mother
suffering from derium trelnens, and the way she
called on those little children to remove the snakes
from the room was pa3e. She had acquired the habit
from physicians prescription. Not long ago rumor
was aoat that lady,the wife OF clergyman and prssl-
dent temperance union. was addicted 10 drink Her
friends refused TO believe IT, and were hnay convinced
fact G tat in acute attacks Of disease she was
accustomed TO seek rehcf IN alcoholic remedies, even
TO actual intoXlcatOn. similar scandal mas been q
lifelong blight TO cergymans reputation aud useful
An old legend says that iuceT IN the guise OF
physician, prescribed for the healing OF Prince Henry
the sacrifice OF holy malden's life This fable has had
its counterpart in real life wife. by years OF patient
After period Of sobrety and health he was stricken Oy
disease Alcoholic stlmulants were prescribed ana re-
After his death In the reacuon tat came 10 Ms WdoW
she began with the remnant LEFT In the bottle drank
from which she had striycn through so many years TO
save her husband Her four orphan children are cit 10
stead of teaching their Daughters the prudence
essential to health, allow them to bee me delicate
through carclcssneSs, and then resort 10 WINE ana
brandy for relief the suffering they have brought on
themselves. Even the children whose age IS counted Dy
them in the stupor Of ina opium More fearful still IS
TACT that while the child depends exclusively upon the
to stimulate herself with that Which. mngllLg Wild
her blood transferred child and keep II
uuet by making IL drunk. IL Il TO wonder under sch
circumstances that VIC have hereditary drunkafdS
among ia. In following my duties with the Temperance
Union have many children carrying home peer
and whISkcy for which their mothers Lad sent them
What can be- the moral standing of such mothers, VINO
would thus imperil their tender onspripgi l nave
knowledge of other sad the result OF ntem
pcrancc among women, aud believe II growing evil
Tie Rev. Dr. :. Ir;eneus Prime said: " / do Lot
think, far my knowledge goes, that there Is any
increase Of intemperance among the women OF the
educated classes There is certain bOisterouncss or
evity among ladies shopping which is often mistaken
for the effects OF drinking. Wine is used good deal
private families but perhaps than formerly
There is doubt that inemperance has terrible
effect women. Not long 1t will be remembered
Mrs Jansch under the influence OF Intoxicating drinks
took her child last old enough Ia speak, aud placed
IN heated stove and, dSrcgHTding ts ptcOus cries
for mercy, kept there until 1t literally roasted
alive If the use OF intoxicating liquors converts
mother into monster what Cyl Will IL not cause
When | think OF the 1000 places in this city alone
In which permitted by law 10 sell iquor,
which makes monsters ont OF MOTHER ard converts inem
into murdelcrs when think OF the millions OF people
this moment in our country writing III tie anguish OF
hunger cCd and MISERY, without cause save tins one
cause Of all think Of tnc prisons I'll cd with
criminals and the pUOT-nouses thrOngCd with paupers
when know Chat ali tS cLcdness might be assaged
am Hed with wonder at all good people do not rise at
once and put end tie cgaliZed distribution OF the
immediate OF misery and CT me. There u no qu's-
ton in tcs science. theology aud morals III more ur-
need OF consideration by the American people IMAM
this"