Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29
4 Barrier.

Soce 81 the lsAd.r- Temperance
vorkers IL tie Eastern States are te-
vaillns a. almost suTIountai e
barrler to the cause. shI,h hey Zee
ognize N the extreme Ll-L iIVuE u
MANY nomlually Temperance !eol-e.
PHYSICIANS assert that IntemIer-
ance 10 st,mG.atIL- drinks l. bat a
eoncomitaut Of highly seasoned food
AMI a distinguished writer on the
subject takes the ground that tie
friends of the temperance roiorma-
ton cannot hore for absolute success
until there Is radical change Ill tie
habits and customs which now pre-
vail in high LIE as regards the Gull
nary affairs OF life. BE this rs II
may, the supporters Of the thcor!
bring forward some very sulk!nG
facts bearing especially on the sub
iect. 1t is wei known that Liehi%
u ed to assert, from his own ohscr
walton, THAT tho,c PEOPLE WHO suh-
sist largely upon II vegetable diet, 90
not. rs a rule, care for stimulating
drink, and that all kinds Of alcohol
ic liquors are positively repuGnant
to them. The authority of such Il
man as I4icbig certainly goes Il long
way to substantiate the new view
advcrted to above. According to
the opinion OF that eminent chemist
and philosopher, it was only those
people who Labituaily took n large
amount Of animal food that had
either natural or acquired appetite
for strong drinks. Traders with the
natives OF tropical countries make 10
Roadway in the introduction of spirit
nous drinks among those simple
people, while at the North, where the
Indians live principally upon the
flesh Of animals, they very soon
become addicted 10 the use Of rum
and whisky. These are convincing
arguments to say the least, and those
who take the opposite side of the
question freely admit their pungen-
cy. The subject of highly seasoned
food and its bearing upon the temper
ance cause in this country, is receiv.
ing marked attention from several !
contributors to Eastern journals. ;
A writer in Sunday afternoon, for Au- |
gust, says" Now it is not true that
every one who eats Unfortunately of
stimulating and highly seasoned food
is a drunkard. That he does not be.
come one is, perhaps, because of a
moral principle, acting in conjunc-
ton with great will power to re-
strain his appetite. The converse of
this proposition, however, is true,
that, as a general thing, men who
are fond of stimulating drinks are
also fond of stimulating and highly
seasoned food"
This topic, at all events, is wor-
thy the consideration of all devoted
temperance workers. If it be true,
as it is asserted, that the American
people are especially given to high
living, as relates to the richness of
their daily food, temperance advo-
Gates may do something to counter
act the evil, and in so doing enhance
the interests of the cause in which
they are SO deeply engrossed.
Ar the regular monthly meeting
OF the railroad directors, Monday,
the following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing year: T. NJ.
Reed, President; 7. I. McKenny,
Vice President; f. n. Ouimette, Sec
rotary; ". II. Mitchell, Treasurer.
James Pat;ison, 7. I. McKenny and
Louis Bet'man were elected an APP
praising committee.
A New York lady writes: elf 1
could have my way, every smoker
should marry smoker or live alone
forever" Now, do you know that
would be rather nice idea matri-
monlal smoke, as it were-one pipe
with but single blast, two stems
that smoke as one.
WHILE many new sidewalks have :
recently been put down i'll those por-
fiOnS of orr town orts;1e of .Lo b,.