Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-06-19
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.


IContrfbutsd by Ladies of " Washington 1eH-A@
ance Union-l
We Gather. from various quarters the
conc1nsion that the temperance senEmehs
of Ohio and Pennsylvania is oVerwnelnl-
s,,,.Ir- ir favor of Local Option as the best
t,,Sno, u present attainable. Petitions in
- feyor have been pouring into the leg
isIatures. and it meets with much more
f,--or in those bodies than was expected.
The temperance question is becoming
nost hopefully prominent in Great Brit
ain The "Cotemporary Review" has gath
cred the opinions Of eminent physicians
upon the alcohol question: and given
large space to them in the numbers for
November and December. The demand
for these numbers has been remarkable.
Three editions Of the issue for November
were called for. The doctors disagree; !;
but one inference is to be made from the
opinions Of them all, and that is: that
fermented and distilled liquors are dan
gerous things to handle.
Another proof Of the interest awakened
is to be seen in the introduction of five or
six drink bills in Parliament. The most
Of them are intended to restrict the sale
of Intoxicating drinks, and to put it in
the power Of the taxpayers to decide who
shall have license to sell.
The Scientific american contains an ae-
count of an experimental test of Liepig's
theory for the cure of habitual drunken
ness. The experiment consisted of sim
pie change of diet, and was tried upon
twenty-seven persons, with satisfactory
results. The diet proposed is farinaceous,
and In the cases reported, was composed
of macaroni, haric0t beans, dried peas
and lentils. The dishes were made pala-
table by being thoroughly boiled, and
seasoned with butter or olive oil. Breads
of highly glutinons quality were used
care being taken to prevent their being
soured In course of preparation. In hi
explanation of the theory, Leibig remarks
that the disinc1ination for alcoholic stim.
ulants, after partalIing of such food, ii
due to the carbonaceous starch contained
therein, which renders unnecessary anG
distasteful the carbons Of the liquors.
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e'The New Crusade,' is what they cal
the vigorous temperance movement tina
is breaking out all over the land. fThal
there is unusual motion, energy and de
termination in the matter of opposition
to the ''liquor traffic. is too apparent {,
escape the observation of the most ohtuIse
It is in the air eVerywhere. Not breez'
from any quarter but is sonorous will
the notes of preparation and the voices
of the workers. The women furnish mos
Of the agitating force, and it is very eff
fective. "The stronghOlds of sin' mus
prepare for a no ordinary struggle, or fal
with crash that WIN make every dlstil
lery, brewery and wine-press in the eeun
try tremble. The two main points sough
to be accomplished by Iegislation are 10
cal option and woman suffrage at sucl
option elections. Give the women tll
ballot on such occasions, allow theult
have voice In the question whether sa
looms and beer or wine-rooms wherein
toxicating drinks are sold may or ma
not exists, and not drop could thirst
SOuA &e5 an yW1eFe alHe SbaCes 1h0fe
an earnestness in "the new crusade'' W
have never before witnessed, and if ther
are any who think there is not going t
be much of shower after all, they wi
fool themselves as completely as did tn
seoffers of Noah and his ark. The sign
of the coming storm are too apparent fo
any observing mind to mistake thei
meaning. "Local option and woman SUI
frage" will be the inspiring motto Of tn
new crusaders, and the political aren
+ will be made lively with the shouts
that battle-cry, and the activity of thos
who use it. And it will worry the pt
litical parties and the small politician
more than any question they have Il
! some time had to deal with. Shall we sa
there is fun, or death ahead p Cia'tI Fl