West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-29
A Temperance Lesson.
BY REV. F. N. PELoUBET, MASS.

BY REV. F. N. PELoUBET, MASS.
Questien-What produces drunk
enness? Answer-Alcohol.
@. Where can alcohol be found ?
A. In all intoxicating drinks.
@. How are intoxicating drinks
produced? A. By distillation,
brewing and fermentation.
@. Mention some distilled liqu ors.
A. Whisky, brandy, rum, gin.
@. Some produced by brewing.
A. Ale and beer.
@. Some produced by fermenta-
ton. A. Wine and hard cider.
@. How does alcohol affect the
human body? A. 1. 1t weakens
the muscles; 2. 1t Injuries the
nerves; 3. It infames the stomach
and Injuries digestion; 4. 1t de-
stroys pure, natural, healthy
taste; 5. 1t exhausts the strength,
and shortens life; 6. 1t damages
health of the whole system; 7. 1t
makes drunkenness, gout and de-
lerium tremens. ..1
@. How does alcohol affect the
mind? A. l. 1t takes away the
reason; Q. It infames every bad
passion; 8. 1t deranges every facul-
ty; 4. 1t produces insanity.
@. How many drunkards are
there in the United States? A.
More than half million.
@. Where did they all come
from? A. They all were once lit
tie innocent children. ..-
@. How did they become drunk
ards? A. By beginning to use in
toxicating liquors.
@. How many drunkards die ev-
cry year? A. At least sixty thou
@. Then how many children start
every year to become drunkards, in
order to keep the number full? If
any grim giant, or great dragon,
should destroy so many children
every year, what would we do with
him? What should we do with in
temperance
@. What leads so many young
people to use intoxicating drinks?
A. Some like the taste of it; 2. Some
think it ma-.ly; 3. Some because
it is fashionable; 4. Some because
tempted by companions; S. Some
because ashamed to refuse and be
ode; g. All hope to escape being
drunkards, and are sure they can
stop before it is too late.
@. What can we do to keep
from becoming drunkards? A. /.
Touch not, taste not anything that
can intoxicate; 2. Sign the total
abstinence pledge; 3. Keep it; 4.
Join temperance societies, the Band
of Hope, and the Sabbath-School +;
5. Keep out of bad company; 6.
Keep away from bad places; Z.
Trust in the Lord Jesus with all
your heart; s. Keep full of good
thoughts and good deeds.
Q. What can we do to prevent
others from becoming drunkards ?
A. Set them an example Of temper
ance; 2. Invite them to the Sab
bath-School; 3. Invite them to join
the temperance societies; 4. Do all
we can to make the meetings in
teresting and profitable; 5. Lead
them to Jesus, who will give them
the victory.
Do the following examples in
temperance arithmetic:
Intoxicating liquors cost every
year S6OO,OOO,OOO Ifas much more
is lost by wasted time, shortened
lives, men and material misemploy-
ed, what is the total loss by intoxi-
eating liquors? How much would
it be in ten years? How many
churches could you build with this
sum at $4,000 apiece? How many
school houses at $1,000? How ma
ma homes for the poor at SCOOP
How many Bibles could be sent to
the heather at50 cents each ? How
many missionaries at $500? How
many towns could have $4,000
library? Would there be hard
times if all this money were spent
Alright?