The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-02-01
Ingrrsoll On VIII skey.

We publish this week n beautiful cX-
tract from late volume Of Ingcrsoll's
WI Wisdom and EIcqucncc by Nc
Lure on the subject Of Alcohol and its
horrors. Mr.. IngcrsoIl is an ayowcd in
idcI, but @hat Christian priest has done
50 much as he for the cause Of temper
an e.
| am aware there is prejudice
against any nan engaged in the manu-
facturc Of alcohol. ! believe that from
the time il issues from the coiled and
poisonous worm into the ditillcry until
it cmptic- into the hell of death, dis
honor and crime, that it dcmoMizcs
everybody that touches it from its
source TO where it ends. do not be-
licyc anybody can contemplate the sub
jcct without becoming prcjudiccd against
the liquor crime.
All we have To do gentleman i to
think Of the wrecks on either bank of
the stream Of death; Of The suicides, Of
the insanity, Of the poverty, Of the ig-
norancc, Of the destitu,ion, of the little
children Juggling at the faded and weary
breasts of weeping and despairing wives,
a.king for bread, of the tai .ntcd men OF
Genius it has wrecked, the men strug-
cling with imaginary Serpents, produced
10y this dcyilish thing; and when you
think of the jails the almshouscs, Of
the asylums, of the prisons, of the seat
folds, upon either bank | do not wonder
that every thoughtful man is prejudiced
against this stuff called alcohol.
Intempcrancc cuts down youth in its
yigor, manhood in its strength and ,gc
in its weakness. 1t breaks the fathers
heart, bcreaycs the darling mother, ex-
tingui,hes nat raj affection, grasses con-
F., iugal love, hlots out iilial attachments,
blights parental hope and brings down
mourning age in sorrow TO the grave.
It produces weakness, not strength, sick
ness, not heath, death, not life. 1t
makes wives widows, children orphans;
fathers iicnds and all Of them pauper.
and bcCgars. Feeds rheumatism, nurses
gout, welcomes cpiacmics, invites cholc-
r., imports pc-tilencC and embraces con-
sumption, 1t cover, the land with idle
ness, misery and crime. 1t fills your
jails, supplies your almslouscs and sup
Pies vour asylums. II cngcndcrs contro-
verses, fosters quarrcls and chcrishes
riots. II crowds your penitenliaries
aud furnishes victims to your sCaholds.
It is the life blood of the gambler, the
element of the burglar, the prop of the
highwavmm and &c support Of the
midnight inccndiary. 1t countcnanccs
the liar, respects the thief, estccms the
blasptcmcr. 1t violates OBLIGATIONS,
revcrcnces fraud and honoIs infamy. 1t
dcfamcs hcncvolcncc. hates love, ,cornS
virtue and SANDERS Innocence. 1t in.
cites tie father f. butcher his bclples,
of,pring, helps the husband massacre
his wife and The child t. grind the par
icidal axe. 1t burns up men, it con
sumcs women, lctc,ts lie. curses God
and doSpi,es heaven. It stuborns wit
nesse3, cures perjury, dciiles thc jury
box, and stain, the judicial crmime. II
dcgrades tie citizen, dcbl,c' the lcgisla
tor, di>honorS statesmen, and disarm'
the patriot, Is brings shame not honor
terror, not safety; despair, happidcss
and with the maloycncc Of iicnd, il
calmly surveys its irightful de,olatior
and unsat.fad with It's havoc, it pois
ons felicity kills peace, ruins morals
blightS condolences, Stays reputation
and wipes ont national honors. 1t ours
cs the world and laughs at its ruin,
1t does all that and more-it murders
the soul. 1t is the son Of yilltinies
the father Of all crimes, the mother o
denominations; the devils best friend, anc
Gods worst enemy.