The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-02-08

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shia. heeease tkr children Arr saarht
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hAlils II tempesnh.e nfe
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young mrn abuse privilege whlrh
they hnvr not h.rn taught how ~
uet The experiment vi krrpinw The
young away ffnm an Ahmsc. th@i~a.l
III teaching them how ~ govern
thcinaelvea, ID always Il disastrous
on~. Aoon~t or later thu temptation
10 excess must hr faced. nnd he Who
eonfrrn's II Without mn. trained hnb.
~ Vi temperance II nt d fearful tlis.
advantage. Thu hoy who hn- NIL his
lite se~n liquors drank temporarily
III his fathers hoard Ii Ia Infinitely lass
danger than he who hnA hern kept
away from n, And allowed. ~ Auifunnd
tho l,icH ~ drinking With tho CLAM.
ours u imagination"
II seems 10 us that tho Col. hogs
the question whom hr assumes that
absitnenee and temperance arc noi
synonymous terms avoiding the
true Specification III thr terms be- cm.
ploys. Abstinence may be temper
sncc, for temperance consists In the
moderate uso Of things not hnrtfnl.
and totally sustaining from tho usc
Of things injurious. The question
resolves ltsclf Into this; n tho nse ~
alcohlc beverages hnrtfnl2 N nrrdr
no argument na,i.d Ia the history
anil experience III thu world. III IT,
usr. u answer tho question In the
affirmative, What then Ia tn iigh,
and the duty ~ the st.t,2 Most,
Clearly To prevent thu citizen from
impaifing hIa usefulness through IN
diligence In tho ~. " things hnrt'ui
IN til. moral nature, intellectual
character, nn.l physical structure ~
tho man, AMI 10 10 this IL In equally
the right ~ ihc state 10 punish the
father who debAnchca his son by
teaching him habits " drunkenness
~ his homo. around tho family hoNf,h.
stonc, ~ II II thc person who d..
bNtehes him ~ tho IN,
OF tho liquor dealer
The law invndcA tho privAt.
home to protect the daughters from
the lust " \ brutal and lnhumKi
father: II may do the same thing Il
protect thu Sons from tho Vices u IN
temperance. tl,ouRhtlessly Or wickedl,
tnculcAted there. and 10 do SC II no
only one of the highest duties ri III.
state but ono of its most sncrsd priv
legss. Teaching young people /,
drink EmpcrAtrly aud wisely" Il
- absurd - II would b. ~ tcAcl
them fully In tho uft Of eountcrfsitint
tho current coin IT Thur country. ~,
thon telling them Tint lhoy must moi
attempt 70 pass the spurious stuff Il,
genuine, Educating tn hoy to nun
,'f.ctnra bogus money. Iii the hop,
that he Will not attempt 10 utter II u,
genuine. and educating him IN hAbltl
Of drunkenness IN thv ,lclusiyA hop.
that he will not practice tho habI,
entities tho rromulgAtor to 4 prom
incnt place among lnnAtics. Ii
countries where these notions Ar,
taught about one eighth OF the pop
ulAtion constitute n police force L
restrain thc habits Of the other f.vcl
ciRhts. and u lny them away ghei
drunk to sober N. Such men a
J, q. Crosby. who have travelled cx
tcnsIYrly through, tho Enror.a,
countries where the practice Col
Elhnrk would have universally pre-
vail, assures IA TINT such II tho fact
not only, but.thAt tie evils 81 drunk
unne.s Arn more widespread mud do
mOrnlixlnH In their tendencies nLs
effects In All unci, countries, than /,
our own, III short tim, people thu
edHsAtsd Are nation Of dnlnkards
u n equally restraint of III,
'psrsonAl lIbery' ri tho citizen tim
= policeman should watch over Iii
drunken orgies for the public wenl
~ that that the stt.te should Interfere
70 keep him = temperate useful citi
sen. capable II caring for himself.
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sors 81 Howard County, iowa