The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-05-25

Leaves from ny Diary No. 3.
May Ii, 1851 Our friends met on the verand'
this evening as usual,-al but George Aimwell
and the others missed his CHEEKY voice and agree
able companionship. He is young man com
bining in his temperament the nervous and the
sanguine. He possesses lively fancy, a powerful
imagination, and is the creature of romance and
poesy. Full of generous sympathies and strong
emotions, strong in his social nature to his hap
piness, company is sine qisa non; for it is in
company that be shines and becomes the idol Of
society. He is far from being deficient in good
sound sense and force of intellect; but the strength
OF ms emotional nature, and of the imaginative
faculties, makes him prone 10 extremes.
The Captain came last and rather late, and
wore for him. a grave countenance, was glum, and
arptrently III at ease. After some moments
Tie D0cf0r.-Why, Captain, is there anything
wrong Have You had fresh touch Of rheuma-
sisrn or neuralgia. or does the south wind create
hiliousness II the latter, allow me TO prescribe
one of nv pills. with proper dieting.
IN, Cqufaiu-No. Doctor. Thanks there is
nothing the matter as to my health, for am as
REGULAR IN my habits as the sun but am some
what bothered in mind about ouT friend George
] am afraid he has been running with rather
free sheet lately, and has somewhat got OF ms
course-is in danger of running into shoal water
The ParS0H.-Please, Captain, explain. tear
that these nautical phrases convey some evil
tidinrs Georges frank and amiable disposition
has won my sincere regard 1 nope lheFe Is
nothing serious
~ C9Usain-I hope nothing really serious as
vet Parson: but the fact Is, George has been i'm
prudent, and allowed liquor TO get the best OF hlI
and like water or fire, tbs good servant but
mighty bad master. And It iuas evidently Georges
master when / saw him to-day.
-Tbs Parsoa.-Sad news, indeed And he so
steady Of late All, pity his wife and children .
How did il happen and what can We do to try and
save him
as I was going for my 'leven O'Clock, and as he
oonnlained of lasstude from the heat OF the
weather ] asked him to JON me. Il never take
ANYTHING earlier than eleven o'clock While we
were in the Gilt Edge Saloon, friend of
Georges lately arrived from California, came H.
and of course Joined us in glass, and left them
there together. talking over old times, Tor they
had not met for years But here Is the worst OF IL
To-day, when / went into the Gilt Edge as
usual Tor my 'leven o'clock, there found George
drinbino freely: and drink had evidently got the
better Of him. or course, tried to reason with
him about the Jolly OF such excess, but 10 no pur
nose Said he. you may spare your breath, zap
- Nav this be nv poison las it IrH be my
uoison pouring out another glass neeo
anv sermons on the subject. i am perfectly con
WINGED that the habit l am chained TO VIII be the
destruction of health, of reputation, OF my slender
rpeuns-Kill reduce to beggary and starvation
my wife and chidren,-and yet drinking on
ms glass" and vet / know 1 shall never leave
of p Good heavens! e1elainieu WV YOU ~
seem as plainly convinced of the lnfatuaton Of
,-our conduct as II a miracle had been wrought to
convince Won of it, u am" he replied; Ten
Thousand miracles could not make 1t palmer; so
Won NAV spare your breath TO cool your porridge
and ,rt.ach 10 some one who d not already IN the
condemned cell And then the foolish fellow
ratified of a lot of stuff about Bacchus, and Anac-
r,.on who sang, "'1is better 10 lie drunk than
m, paysos-Poor fellow Truely this drinking
must be disease; and though man should be
severely censured for exposing himself to the CON
taniun. vet when once he has caught IL IeprOdCHes
ehrnld DIV Mace pltN.
~ 6ocfor.-The drunkard's disease is known
bv different names, as, DipsomdHia, iron dtpso
thirst. and maHia madness) tlirst-nadnessi O'a9-
saania from Oinos VINE and DidHie,l Wlne-Inau-
ness: and MefhyOmGHiG, a madness Tor drink. Inc
disease Is that peculiar state Of the nervous sys-
TEN brought on by the use Of intoxicating hquor'
giving rise TO an Irresistible craving lOl sAOliS
III cqgt9isEThat's true. have known fell
Io,1-s ON these Islands, when they could not get
bouor drink cologne water, paln-klller, ana even
red ink for stimulus.
~ D,etor-The diagnostic mark of the disease
Is in fact an irresistible propensity to swallow
down large quantities of intoxicating drinks. ms
isindeed true madness, as 0t1OHiaHlo. IN sOihe
persons il comes out in paroxysms, and Is perl
odic but in others it is chronic The individual
affected with Periodic OiHomdHfd, abstams 1or
weeks or months from all stimulantss and ire
oueutlv loathes them for the same period q quote
from a learned Doctor on the Fhyslology OF
Temperance But by degrees ne becomes uii-
easv stless and depressed feels incapable oil apph-
and becomes intoxicated He awakes from restless
sleep. seeks again repetition of the intoxicating
dose and continues the same course for week or
two longer. Then stage of apathy ana uepres-
eio1 folious during which he feels loathing for
sfimulanis. Is the prey OF remorse, ana pitueIly
regrets welding 10 ms malay ms Is followed
bv fresh vigur, and determined resolution never
again TO give away.
ne ParsCH.-( Interruptingl just let HIM seek
divine and for keeping his good resolution.
ne Docfor-But. alas Sooner or later the par,
cxvrn rtcurs and the same scene Is re-enated TN
ultimately, unless the disease be checked, ne fals
a victim to the physical effects OF incompetence
becomes maniRcal or imbecile or affected Win
the form of the disease known as Chronle quo
saafia. In this the patient Is necessarily uh9er
the most overwhelming desire Tor stnulants. De
will disregard every impeachment, sacrlhce comfort
and reputation Withstand the claims OF affection,
consign his family TO misery ana 0lsBIaoe, a l5
himself the common necessaries of life TO gratiy
ms insane propensity. In the morning morose
and fretful disguised with himself and dlssatls-
fed with all around him; weak ana t5enlp l9'
iucanahle of any exertion OF elther lhhu OF ouus,
his frst feeling is desire for stimulants with
every fresh dose of which he RECEIVERS certain
degree of vigor both of body and MIND III ne
feels comparatively comfortable. few hours
-,ass without the craving being SO strong; but 1t
soon returns and the patient drinks tlll lnio1lca-
fion IS produced. Then succeed the restless Sleep
the comparative tranquility the e1clIel,enI anu
the state OF insensibility and Unless absolutely
secluded from all of gratifying the propen-
sity the patient continues the same course nlAene
dies OF becomes imbeclle. This Is tnai leaIlu
state portrayed by Charles Lamb, IN which reason
rviits the mind only during the transient period
OF incipient intuxicatlon
ne Parson-Am not right in saying that how
ever responsible he may have been ior bringing
the disease on himself, his responsibility ceases as
soon as he comes under the influence OF TINS
fread malady Society must apply the remedy by
the removal of the remote causes the soclai
drinking usaces of society the legalized iaclii-
fies for obtaining liquor and the prevailing
Ignorance in reference 10 their qualities ana the
sure results Of their use.
Tic Cgpfqis,.-l think the remedy IN TINS case Is
for rs L, get hold OF George, and taper ham oil.
lAIPErdATUR.