Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-11-10
TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT.
EDITED BY rRRR TsBuRo w.o.r.u.
Mrs. McCiecs Address before the Noi =
walk School Board.

walk Scbooi Roord
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''NS' "N ny S""r eo"'.esy' ."eSe
representative women connected with the
Christian Temperance Uniun are met to.
pether nj this specioI mce,;pv of v,,r
p.I VI.
i'o"'"' n''ow "'e on oen"ii W Sohfe''u-
ehcy numbering oO,OV0 members, the iarg-
est associated body Of women in the world,
TO thank Won for t,,is favor extc,del 10 -.
r, -,
~ """ eN,uence 10 our minus, thn' you
MI tue position to which you have been
called NY the suffrage ol This town wOrlmly
IN that you appreciate our desire Ia serve
The cause we love 10 well. That YOU have
not waited iora petition, III due iorm, con.
tanning the signatures oil twelve respoiHi-
ble men, according to statutory enact.
ment oil your state, IL Wooi that the great
cause ot temperance lies near .yonr hearts /;
anu 10 us is a'g'lry oi success Tor The object
whioh has brought ns INTO your presence.
we come asking no new thing, reqncst-
ing merely TINT yon VIII carry ont the
recommendations OF your state Board OF
ltducat,on, that temperance instruction
shall he given IN the schools under your
shnerViSion'
quote an extract from Tie report OF the
Slate Board oil Eineation.
1he subject OF hygiene should be taught
ia our schools. To be prepared Tor giving
proper lessons on this subject, our tenchers
should master some such work ~ DIR.
Richardson's Temperance Lesson Book.
Our children should early learn that alco
not Is great reducer oil the power OF Lille
aud direct poison TO the minute blood
vessels oil the entire system, nnd Chat 1t sat
ishes no natural appetile, out creates anu
'ntensites an unnatural thirst, which often
compieteiy enslaves its victim"
besides THIS nigh authority, Chief yns
tice Park says, in letter written last JAN
uary, to The JOINT Committee on Education,
WORLD pegin win children while nt
s'hoo' 10 teach them tne terrible effects OF
in'emrer'nce, and 'hink the State should
inrni.h sni'a"le teaching Tor THIS purpose j
ana thus save hnndreds OF thousands of
dollars ~ the end
rresiueht Porter ot Yale college gave
expression to his views ON this subject to
The same committee ns follows; Il have
u" doubt that the Stale ~ itS public schools
omsh' 10 give instructions III respect To
those unties ana relations which are geher'
ally acknowledged to be essential TO the
welfare ot the commonwealth. Ii ioiiows
that me otaie has Tie right ana IL under
the ooiigation tnslVe sucli instruction
Many other distinguished men, repre-
sentihg Tie clergy ny well as the legal and
educational professions have given utter.
amce I" Their convictions, that II is the
dictate oil seif-preservation that the State
snoulu seek 10 teach The natural effects OF
aIcohOi upon the processes OF animal lie.
Nothing can he more foreible ON this point
thah the strong language oi Dr: Holland,
wheh ne says, ~ IL cruel thing 10 edu-
ca'e noy ~ such way thai he has no
adequate idea ot the dangers That beset his
pain; IL is mean thing to send boy ont
10 taKe ms place ~ society without under
"ahuins the relations ot temperance TO his
own s"fety ana prosperity, ana TO the safety
anu prosperity OIL society,". May we not,
as women having giiis III our homes ana
IN ,he SCHOOLS, TO De educnted, pm III tins
indignant protest and s"y II L. cruel
thihg 10 give our daughters anu the sisters
oil our boys no adequate iuea ol the DAN
gers thai oeset 'heir pains IN l'ief when
''s'ory uiscioSes the iact ,nat IN the pros
porous DAYS oil The homan Empire tile law
pronioited intoxicating wines 10 her wom-
en-, iest ny inheritance corrnptihg taiht
s'ou,d oe trahsmitted 10 the ooys whom
Ihe o'ale wouid ma ie . tmsohs III physl-
cai rehgth ana Dania,s IN craftsmanship,
snail we IN TINS ooasted age OF civilization,
regafu less the interests Oh those commit
'eu our care