The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-07-01

teiu& uraxuetI win Nugept, anu t0at
he will he arrested. The persnns now
in prison for the Manhattan Bank
robbery are johnny Dobis.. the friend
of (iporge l.eoniiss I-eslie. numbered
Nv his cssMrs.lrs in Brooklyn J"hn
Hope. Patrick Sheveliu. William
Kelly. and John Nugent.
HoDERALE DRINKING.
The Opinions Of the Doctors on tue
Use Of Stimulants.
IL We rass IN 10 consider the use III
alcohnl a. an article ot diet. the
opintnrs ri the medical profession are
unmissakable. They have been ex-
rrs4s,edl within the last few months in
= series al articles in the Conien,.
porary Review. written by s"me III The
most eminent physicians and surgeons
in London. and among which th.'-e Of
Sir James Paget and Of DR.. Moxon
were especially noteworthy. Ii must
be remembered that the writers have
%" claim To any occult knowledge "n
the subject. hat that they are trained
.,l,.ervers 1T the conditions which pro
mote w nssiify health. and that they
are stimulated Ia observe correctly by
the degree im which their regulations
might i,- i.spsired by the main
ienauce of views which cMikl he shown
tn he erroneous. The general effect of
what they have written may be fairly
stated some what in the foll"wine man
ner: They hold that the regular
moderate use of a alcoholic drinks o
Articles of diet Is certainly harmless.
and pr.,lMhiy a. beneficial n it Is
agreeable Ia the great mni."itv Of thu
human race in temperate climates alsl
in civilized coustries that such use
is . matter If necessity ~ some. cs
peciaIly tn brain workers ii small ap
petite and weak digestion /; aud that
total abstinence IL q nude Of life
which is Conductive to the welfare Ol
the few rather than Of the many. As,
conditions Of the safe and proper Use
Of alcohol they hold that it should
only be taken with toad. aud scarcely
except with the principal meal Of the
day; that the repetition Of drains
should therefore he strictly avoided
and that the only sale rules as regards
quantity are th,~e which ever man
NAV frame fur himself, if he will
fairly and hone>ily observe the i'm
mediate and remote effects Of what be
takes. Sir James Paget prints out,
with the force which is 81 often m
herent in extreme simplicity. that IN
this country total abstainers and
drunkaris have formed two small
minoriiies, which may be set against
each other and di-regar,led and that
the great bulk of the People Of Eng.
land are the descendants Of many
generations ot moderate drinkers. II
m.sierxie drinking were the evil
which it Is sometimes said to be, Ous
place among nations would contrast
less iavorably than it does with the
places Of communities which are
much smaller CONSUMERS Of alcohol
than Ourselves. In all this the writers
do hat affirm the correctness of thOss
dedstions from practical experience
which people in general have already
drawn for their Own guidance. and
what is called science has much tn
accomplish before il can he in . posi-.
ton TO Traverse these deductions with
any reasonable prospect Of success.
There is yet another point Of the
question which deserves Q passing
notice, aud it is that the universal
craving Of mankind for some nervioe
stimulant would impel them, Il
alcohol were rendered inaccessible, To
find Substitutes. possibly still more
hsrtinl. in drugs: and il is notorious
that among the Poorer classes the
use Oi preparations Of opium has Tor
some time Fssl been steadily increas,
ing. Among the more wealthy these
preparations are also largely
consumed. especially in the tsrm Of
various anodyne qSack medicines.
which are accountable for much
disease and domestic misery. Of the
abuse Of alcuhL Ne have no occasion
70 speak, for it he's no defenders: but
It may not the less be pointed out
that, notwithstanding the. dicta Of
judges and nagisGrates. drunkenness
Il very often no more than IN effect Of
The very evils Of which il Is sid to be
Q cause. Il b more often IN early
symptom than Q cause Of insanity !;
more often result 0f weakness Of
vicious organism thaa . cs1se Of vice.
On this part al The subject great con-
fusion Of thought commonly prevails.
and il mainly arises fr0n the haste t.
Be didactic of worthy pessons who
have never lsarned to Be accurate.
Kxeurston July Al.
Knowing thse everybody wants 10 ee3e-
brsse this giosioas day, and thas Tie eAsap-
- and oosG pleasant vsy 70 do 70 would
b 70 70 O short excunioa. Tie Aiaossi
Psci6c Railway Company have decided 10
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