Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-06-01
TEMPERANCE NOTES,

arrested hihh UT HihhhphhpoS' HhN
when lao attempted to run away, fired at
him fiye times, with fatal eifset, The
officers we're surprised by the intimation,
conveyed by coroners iuTy's charge oi
murder Ia the first degree, that they
had no right to kill an escaping prison
on,
Ayoter In Sweden Is DISTINGUISHED who
Is seen drunk four times, Gould not .
similar plan DO adopted IN Canada A
man who cannot govern himself to the
extent OF remaining sober, issurely unfit
10 take any part in the government Of
tho country, Besides, the dishOn0r OF
such q disiranehisemeht might recall to
some sense Of shame those who are do
grading their manhood and furnishing
the material out Of which most OF the
existing poverty and crime Is evolved
Toronto HraHgeiicd Unchmda,
When Admiral Fanagut's son was ton
years old, the father said In his hearing
that when he was old enough to make q
contract and keep II, he had q bargain
10 offer him, Tho son rose np, and
asked tho father what the contract was,
The admiral said, THE proposal In
tend TO make IL this II yon will not
smoke or chew tobacco, drink intoSicat'
Ing or strong wines until You are twenty
one years OF age. | will then give You q
thousand dollars.' ~ am old enough
to make that bargain now" said young
Panaguti ~ will accept the oiler" The
bargain was closed, and when young
fanmgut was twenty'one the cash was
handed over to him,
And II came 10 pass ~ q certain man
iourneyed from the cradle 10 the grave
he Tell among Acknowledgment, who rob
bed him OF his money, ruined his good
name, destroyed his reason, and then
kicked him out worse than dead, A
moderate drinkcr came that way, aud
when no saw him lao said 'llo IL but q
dog they served him right let him
die he IL q curse to his family" And
also license voter camo that way, and
when ho saw him he said; "fho brute |
put ball and chain on his leg and work
him on tho street" And fanatic tco'
totalor came that way, and when ho saw
him ho had compassion on him and
raised him up, assisted him to his home,
and ministored othis wants and to the
wants OF his family; got him to sign the
pledge, and started him on his journey
in comfort and happiness, Whom think
you was the greater friend to humanity !;
the saloon.kecper, tho moderate drinkor
the license voter or the fanatic teeto
taller.
The duke of Orleans was tho eldest
son OF King Louis PHILIPPE, lilo was q
very noble young ENTHUSIASTICALLY
noble His generous qualities had made
him universally popular, Ono morning
he invited n few OF his friends TO break
fast rs he was about to depart from
Paris to join his regiment, In tho con.
VITALITY OF tho hour ho drank little too
much wine. Ho did not become intoyi-
Gated he was not in any respect dis.
sipated man. His character was lofty
and noble But in that joyous hour he
drank just one glass too much. In taxi
ing the parting glass he slightly lost the
balance OF his body and mind. Bidding
adieu to his companions, he entered the
carriage; but for that one glass of wine
hc would have kept his seat. Remcm.
bering something he leaped from his
carriage; but for that glass of wine he
would have alighted on his feet His
head struck the pavement. Senseless
and bleeding he was taken into beer
shop near by and died. That extra glass
of wine overthrow the Orleans dynasty,
contiacated their property, and sent the
whole family into exile.
Sir William Gull, one of the most emf
nent physicians of England, says ::
"With regard to leaving off drinking, l
think that we could, as rule, stop the
supply of alcohol at once without in
jury. As to the existence of cases in
which the brain had entirely gone from
leaving drink off suddenly, is not hat
fallacious? May not t!leir brains have
gone from their previous habits? AS to
the alleged case in which man left of
drink suddenly, and he bore the absti-
nence for q year, but was then obliged
to go back again, I should say that he
felt desire to 60 back to it again. do
not see any good in breaking off habits
by degrees. If you are taking poison
into the blood I do not see the advan,
tage of diminishing the degrees of it
from day to day. This point has been
frequently put to me by medical men,
but my reply has ever been If your
patient was poisoned by arsenic, would
you still go on putting in the arsenic ?
In reference to person who carries a
great deal of drink and does not get
drunk, and he may be even more dam
aged than q man who does get drunk,
because he may be able to carry his sys.
TEN of daily drinking for long time,
whereas the other man who was incap-
able of drinking so much would be OBJ
liged to discontinue the practice"