, 1879-08-02
TEMPERANCE.

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.,se,.1. 'a"ee W ~ ..'pss*uso "lu pionouon
.,'a s'.'u " 49,. -. nsao e"ess sasaIon ~
t'e eo"sStlon t1lns i'fs pet notfoe VIII annoy
society 10 more. 1t Is snd, bis impending dis
appointment, but there is no help for II.
No prohlpltioniat csn read that phtllfp!c With
w = 'ee','s u p'ty anu consempt LOT tae man
"''o CEN sisn nls name 10 such uhosluted non-
seusc II tic cpithets, names OF rcproaeh, un-
proved assertions, and sclf-contradcttons were
t.f, mr. +hnro ,v,,,15 ho 1It,,o ,,rt l.,
Ha nr., 49," w ~ u.1r a ',ann,.,aa ~. ~ =, .
oo "tst s'scs ~ nc" acnultton of Icmfcr'
anee. "ile Is true temperance man who prac-
tlccs moderation In all things" II By "mod-
grafton IN oil thInss" +" he means taking little
r. a,s.a sna',.x,,,o s.n.,,... .",',, ~ ,,e'M,
II mere nooclauoh 'hVo'ves taking limited
amount Of whisky, beer, or brandy. 80 1t does
Of absin:he, or puiuue, or any barharous tntox-
anvt h;nv fonl ~ f,,thv NJ. ,ar,,sranos ~ II,
,hInra 49," ,ota a,s.,,an.. tSe'a"se t ~ a''
tonis n'sAas eota' aoss'ncnce from some tn1nea'
He tells us that In al lands and from time
in,mcmor!al men haYn had their intoxtcants,
nnd assuu,cs TINT thls iustfdcs THAR rorsnmn.
,lon 1ln,,,o,. s,o,,a.T a'',,, -. .,.,,aS., o., .,
s.o.'. 'aan a,.,, a, ,.,,. soaa ~ !assneu u ue
same "oyi 60 cou'd lying MURDER, or any other
dcyl1tsy. Obviously, the application Ut this
principle would nut stop to human progress.
Apa,n. ..Our modern trmnernncc 1e.tr,ors
VINO kno" noto'ng o! coom'str9 OF phyh'oloeF,
ana nas oa arc sso out
malt, MID sptrtuous liquors are oil In any
guautity greatly deetcrious to the human sys-
TEN. They haye discovered tint oil our ply
aLcians know notl.lng rs compared with them IN
scientific kuowtcdge.h
To put 1t mildly, tbls assertion ia yery IN.
fortunate In view Of ths fact that many Of our
best temperance lecturers nnd writer's ire prac-
tlrng physiclnns nr men OF Thorough sciontiftc
culture; aud, indeed, almost the whole OF thnt
class OF our temperance literature ia aupplied
by medical men.
What has this ltppant writer to say Of such
authorities Us DR.. N. 3. DAVIS, OF this CITY. or
iatn Gull, Physician TO tie Prince Of Wales dur
ing bis attack Of typhoid in Sandrinrha1,, Paiare
some ycars aao1 Or OF tho fact that in tic
United States 3UN0 doctors will not prescrll,c
alcohol in any form, utu in Enpiaui tjirrn Rro
5000 such, while IN four hospitals In Lontlon
aleohol finds no place in TIC iii Of rctocJicai
And all this In tile iuce Ut prciulices that hive
to ba grown out Of.
10 tlud a prou for his tottcring idol. ho uses
coffee, und puts Dr.. j. r. ". johnson on tic
stl,ld, who SAYS: 'Tea and coffee helm to dinast
the food, especially among those who arc weak
a,ltl ol old agc."
What that has to do with alcohol ia not vcrv
clear; but, as prohlblitouIsts nuI tunnerance
pcopic hnyo sometimes proposod euiatitntIn.
these mild beverages for The aorcar nicohol. Iii.
writer must necds give them d ran, and nuntrs
Gladstone rs SAYING: III nm onnogeti Ia cof
fec pa|aces, os / be]ieye thew are mnre
deterloratint, than becr-abops, This etimulatfnT
properties uf tea md coifee ara grcntcr an1
more INJURIOUS than those Of mali linmor.' y
lie Ia a poor LAWYER who fcts hla witnnssrs IN
cont:adlctlng each other: Lut hapniIy In thJs
case he makes the dcatructiun of M.. GlnI.
stones Testimony by addlug to our own cotn-
mou observation and common Bcnso tIa vfews
of SO all0 witness a. Dr., ,Jphnsnn. ~"s
hut wAothcr tea or cotIco arc stimu,at,nr
mr. mt tuta no ftr,rc IN fhs mnt,nr f. ,I,nSt
w.re fuudrsd ti,os mora 90 ao.i airoboI wnrs ssrs
not 1t ali, our nctio0 would b thu SANG wl.iIe
alcphol cbntIuuea 10 oundrunln onr tnysa sanf
Tic people to shameful rrayos. t]il our nr,sn,,s
and asylu,us with criminals and holuiess nn"s
anil air hoar,s md hntnss viii acrrd,r ,usi
Il DOES 20 wo viii continue 10 maks var on 'n Il.
and when lea u1ul co(lus bring IA tha somo oviit
they viii bo attockel in the sati,e Wsv. st;mu'st.
inE or npt. ""' "'''@'s'3''
But lie most m rim. senture ~ th,, c,-to,,
t,om mn,Iicntinn II IL ~. f.;,s',." s,s t Su.uas
II thrse nrohbt,onists Ind iivnd Il, 1nris,;
timo they would lave ind jijm arrcsts,1 f,r tho
mauuiacture Of wfun unI tie p,vjnr a,xav ~ fla
ea1nc, and would hnye rmnjns"a taen. Nam
Carey. Of Ohio ,u nrn.ernts ti,s rnsc i 0'A'
would they. tullredl Iiease tail ra ,,ndsr
,xhrt lnw ~ 1,,tI.n tha In lint,,.,t ,,.s, Atss ~