The Chickasaw messenger., 1881-05-12
'rhe True sIethod- o. Temper.
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son-srhe True Methods OF Tenn
porance" The lecture was listened
10 throughout With the utmost at
tsntion BY the Intelligent audience.
Dr. Samhcld began by giving the
chemical analysis OF alcohol as con-
sisting Of about 50 per cent Of car
bon, l5 per cent. Of hydrogen and
81 per cent Of oxygen, and continu-
e. by giving an analysis, as based
upon its effects; as consisting or
disease and death, 30 per cent /:
poverty and domestic misery, 80
per cent intellectual ruin, % per
cent, crime, 9 per oebE In iris
view = Ihe subject Tue doctor con-
unued Those Of you who have
chosen tho lofty occupation OF
teachers should certainly be ac-
quainted with the best methods Of
mitigating and extirpatlng a vice
which in its dimensions borders al
most on crime--a vice which seeks
and finds devoteos and victims 10
every walk Of life, from the common
laborer to the minister in the pulpit
No wonder that in surveying these
ravages of intemperance that the
better classes feel intensely aroused
and oppose the encroachments Of
this natural enemy Of mankind. But
in our efforts 70 accomplish such an
unsellsh task We may pursue wrong
methods and employ wrong means
By trying a short cut home many
have often fallen into the ditch, and
80 have fo1ud the short cut the long.
est way home. Even so with the
methods thus far employed to check
iutempcrance. I hold that they have
failed to accomplish permanent re-
suits, however good the intentions
nav have been The church, the
state, the temperance league, have
not met with success The church
looks with dismay at the small re
turns from its efforts The state
fails-its laws are partial and abr
lrary, striking only at those beyond
redemption; II lowers the dTunkard
instead Of raising him ] hold that
The question Of intemperance has
not been correctly understood, The
true methods of tsmperance-true
temperance-have not been under
stood First Of al, I protest against
the incorrect use Of the word tenn
perance by men who mean abstinence
The one means the habltual, moder-
ate use OF a thing the other an en-
tire and absolute refraining from,
Temperance Is in accordance with
human dignity, and corresponding
with moral freedom Abstinence is
detrimental to both. The motive
alone can give a moral complexion
tn an action II it il an immoral
act 70 take glass of wine or beer,
because of the effect it produces,
then Of course abstinence would be
an imperative duty, and praise
worthy act. But as well, on The
same ground, argue abstinence from
meat, or from the qualification Of any
desire. The moral ALLEGATION to ab
stain only begins where the injurious
effect commences This is the same
With all the appetites and desires.
The training which teaches or gives
the sill power TO do this is moral
discipline, not religious teaching.
Religion has nothing TO do with this
teaching directly The devotionsl
and prayers OF the most devout will
avail nothing till the cause Is remov
ed. tilI the will is strengthened so Us
easily to hold a firm check over the
desires and passions The Jewish
race has BY this means been educated
TO be a temperate people They are
living witnesses that men can in
dulge IN temperate drinking and not
become drunkards Alongside Of
this moral training must run q sys
tenn Of physiological knowledge and
training. The popular cry has been
-"Stop the supply by prohiDlIory
laws" none think enough OF stop
ping the demand. The iuordinate
craving for liquor comes from the
stomach Is il not likely that men
produce abnormal oonditionsin their
constitutions which cause this GRAY
ing? Is it not possible that there is
physiological cause for IT, Our
diet, especially in this country is, !
doubt not, such as TO pfaduse this
abnormal condition. First. we eat
too much Of stimulating food, which
In turn creates the desire for strong
drinks Having in childhood, per-
haps, kindled a FIRE within by too
much, or too little, on improper
| foods, we endeavor TO keep mp this
fire by strong drinks, aud 50 burn
out our Organs The bacons aud
other fats SO largely. eaten By both
colored and white people 10 this
country, believe are ehargeable
with much of the intemperance We
suffer from, because they cause tue
desire for The drinks Add 10 these
the use Of Oh the various condiments
and seasonings and sauce, and We
may well conclude that the kitchen
produces more drunkards than the
rum shop strong meats may be
put 10 the same class Of drunkard
producers. Less meats, less condi-
mcnts. less of stimulating strong
foods will aid the eause Of temperance
more than any other means that We
can employ. So with impure air
deprive q person OF the pure, life Civ.
\ ine oxygen and he Is driven 70 the
dram shop to revive his tagging en-.
ereies. The lecturer concluded By
/ giving q general summary ofhis sub
iect, statiAg that with correct moral
training, with The proper obsorvanue
Of the laws Of health m the choice
and preparation Of foods, and iusuF
ing 40 abundance Of pure air and
sunlight, lay al the secret Of "The
True Methods Of Temperance
Henry Spain, who murdered John
Sheohan. in Vickshurg, on the 10th
of April, was tried, convicted and
sentenced on The seth, 70 be hung
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