, 1879-08-09
u CnrrophnEous Fnrah1ts."
IN the Edftp7 ~ The TfttuY,A

BrooMtNGTos. H., AnE. I'll noticed The re-
nv Of Mr. William F. krlctt Ia list Saturdays
TRIBUNE, Twill cntlcasnr to lmpsle aud dis
sect td!A cnnrophagous parasitic and place him
In the animal kingdom. thourh mr. friends will
undoubtedly quarantine nc aa II had been cx-
no.ct to the most matirnant form Of Tic yellow
fev"r for 40 doing.
lilo falsilca luy artfclo In most malicious
manner. lfe SAYS tny definition of Temperance
tsthia: "ftc Is a trio Temperance man who
pructiccs moderation In all thlngt.n Now l,e
left ont r,lrposeIv the words "ttat ne n1cs.'t
'fl,ia Is his d"fni,inn: "Tctnpcrancc In ali
thn.s." 10 show That Mr. Ketlett does not
know what hs Is saylns, It IL oniy necessary to
refer TO Webster's dictionary for The definition
of Temperance. Abstinence in not 4mnerancc.
nnd the nlerest schooll'ov 'snows It. lie, says.
further: .'iic tcffs MS thnt IN ali 1auds and
frrr t'tnc iMlncmor!al men have hal their In.
torcants, and ass,'ntt that iust!cs their con-
SUMPTION" To this say, that there n 10 such
assumption. and he in!srcprcscnss me wlifnlly,
md a man TINT will thus comfort, would, II M
IN the picht-ttu.c without giving In return any
compensation. lie further says Stat :}ff0 doc
tors In the United Btatcs and 5,0D ia EBciand
will not prescribe alcohol In any form. II he
3f hc means hyilrupathIc phy.iciana. t',cn The
Insertion mas he correct, this cinss never pre-
scribe nur kind ot .nctttcine whatever.
Again lie snys: ITO find prop for hts idol.
.ic uscs the supposed stimulating properties Of
tca nill cefftc, md puts Dr. johnson Oh the
stand, who says: 'Tea md coffee l,nls, to digest
the food. c.rrrially atIlonc ihoso who arr weak
snd Of old age.' What that has to do With nlcn-
lsoI IS not rrry ctesr."
We'll, to a tnastdlin brain lfks his do not eup-
uosc Il Is clear. But will qaote wtat Or. 1ohn-
ron eays,--thc italics arc Ttnr.-1nd II Mr. Kel-
ictt cannot Understand f3,c connection. let hin,
taSc II to hts PASTOR who will explntn Dr.. john
E0n sArs:
j" Int there aro certain beneficial, though less
marked, ciEcrts produced by alcoholic drinks,
which rcrrnt etemicn.Ohyhinlogy research to q
e.'rtafn extent cxptafnE Tdtta III n,Wttrais
quantities Ht'Y Gct ft tn In 1cssenng tllc bully
waste, nu'1 TIM. arc ri real valnc tn ncrsons
whose lowers Of digestion nra weakened either
ty dIsrase or BY attrance Of age, 1t'ey accm also
to defend the body. to certain cxtent against
wear ,t,tl tear which constant exercise und agl-
tntlon Of thu mind IL npt tn oerasinn."
As to m3 witnesses contru'llrtng each other,
Us Kcllctt c!uins. IL all sheer nonsense, and Is
lie+ worthy Of nottcc.
Then he comforts his body, md orinea forth
this e!ckls nentimcntnlfsa,, and then, no donbt,
rests from hts etfart: "Hut whether len Of
the matter. II thcv were hundred times mora
81 and alcohol wcfu mt At nll. our aciina would
I've the same while alcohol continue. to lnlrnpTe
our taxr<. send tho t'coplc to shameful graves.
Hi pGlellIS VIII Httu
l,elp!css ones, and o'ir hearts and hnmcG With
Rorrtlw," '..
Other fanatics hnEe addressed audiences md
Anttl the sanlo nonsettse; yeA. they hare talked,
tcors in their eyes, dry rot In thelr brain, ami
ztt, chorai hydrare Or tns1dal,um III thcls SION.
acs,, aud nada women weep anil children sob BY
tl,rir Nonsense. They say HAT Alexander the
f;tcAt Gtcl In drnnkcu 1T. when tho least read
tsreck hchthar knowa that lie died Of poison nd-
1niutsterc1 In the utnc l,e drank.
Y],nr 11s+,ln{ Wahtt ttnrs s1tA1
when there Is not q scflontboy ll't tl,ut knows
bcttcs. In lew years expect to hear t!scsc
Same fanatics say that Christ died Of e1.cssfsa
drinking III vine. They eas now tint tl,c vim
IA not scrnp Of hlaturv. sacred or profanc. shat
saws wine III tho DAYS uf Christ was anything
but soi,t.
1t is false lint alcohol qunlruplcs our ta1as;
II Is false TINT Il fills n,ls prisons aMl aslyutns
with criminals aud helpless 1t.es. The hon In
dussrT al the worl.i ills With food the mouths
III Inanv families that would otherwise 70 un-
filled. Tie nanntacture Of alcoholic lluuors
gives em oloyment to thousands OF ani,orin1
people. As TO filling prisons, alcohol is only
homes, there are tnany sorEowfnl hnfnc*, n,ait
so, not By drunken aluab,n.(s or alcohol, but by
yfccs whtc. s!Iult ha llalurlcss here. =.
believe fcrnentrl drinks arc gnol only III
as mcn and women Will indulge to excess, sud
rtis, their ltTrs, theh wa n,.at throw around this
uircft,l practice Of excessive drinking ,hc i,sst
safeguards which experience md common sense
haye given ill., Al prohibition has proved Il
failure III our cities, in thu Stato of Milne, In
Ohio, nrd whcrevns It hns been tried. tilrn wo
fall back to ltcenso, md thereby control tho
liquor tratIic bottcr nnd Oil tic trrususies OF
o,ir cities.
To sec men, yet babes In t1,ciE swadlling
clothes 70 fnr rs temperate lives arc concerned,
70 over this country "a cxp0s!tors OF what 3d.
c!ety should be seems Inconsistent Anss out OF
plagc. 1t IS readily seen, In the casU q! slr.
keltctth willfusly mlsrcpresont!I4: INV nltfclc,
What nscans these nsnhit1tm fa1lntics Will NAG
Il, nrtlcr to deceive the IHoolo md bcfudais
thelr followers. II It Ind not heon for The III.
tcrrst Of SCIENCE, you tnay ho assured. should
never have nntsc.A Mr. kelrit's wiah.wasll, uml
Ao mt propose ~ descend TO hts .cycl ngatu.
whatever may he the psoyocatton. l say now
tl.At al. cxuerinnce shows tlat license Is tho
proncr safeguard 10 contro! tho liquor trnt!lc,
ald the santtngs nnl hlltngEgate Of s1setl r1oli-
tlescs!pts as kel!ett will not ralangD i1'c faet.
u, Ii, PtSUttET.