West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-09
a porteniiOps Diseoyery.

The way Of the temperance rcformcr,
says The Eow York Tribune. Is SET with
thorn~. Now comes the appalling tidings
from across tho seas that an italian haas
discovered a method OF reducing wine 10
q solid extract, and that a French chcm-
ist can transform brandy into "A crystals
limo state, i'm which IL resembles harmless
alum. Tho widespread and distas trous
consequences Of this discovery will at
once be evident To- every advocate Of total
abstinence. OF what ava will ii he TO
take away screens and glazed doors from
barrooms when q man can carry his ma
tutinal cocktail snugly concealed in his
waistcoat pocket? To the great army of
non abstaiucis this invention Of the adj
yorsary offers both secrecy and convent
onco in gratifying their perverted tastes.
The results may be easily seen by trac-
ing the career OF the ave rage citizen. 10
| rises in the morning and feels IL inrumS
| bent upon him 10 avert malaria by Ia.
! kinG what has been appropriately term
| ed am "eye-opener." But the produc-
| ton OF y black bottle and tho spirituous
! aroma that follows its uncOrking never
fail To attract the interested attention 81
| the wife of tho citizens bosom and TO
! induce an emerge tic remousttance Some
| times this has been SAID to havo availed
in turning the besotted man from the
error o. lbs ways. But see the effect Of
| this discovery. In place of a bottle. @
takes one or two Jumps of AN innocent
| looking substance and slides thom into
his mouth, numhling something about
cough candy" when he goes down
| town his pocket viii contain a parcel of
solidificd brandy. 1t will certainly ex-
| cite no scandal for him to take piece of
cough candy i'm the car, SO that by the
| time his place of business is reached he
! viii have arrived AT a condition utterly
! unhclittiug the time If dav or the repu~
! tation OF discreet citizen. And ON the
other hand the wife at home may be
moved by feminine curiosity To san pie
tho cough candy" with consequences
| too disast-ops .O contemplate.
The aspect OF tho par>rooms will he
! changed. Ia place OF rows Of gli.tcring
| bottles. thcrc will be JAMS filled with =
substance resembling raspberry jam but
! Labeled port" "clareC and "shcrrv ="
ana boxes containing Jumps Of cognac
! lozshy,s of cold rye" and sticks OF
! Bourbon. McI can oilcr aud accept
drinks i'm th9 street with the greatest
! ease and without exciting Che slightest
suspicion. In fact, it will probably be
| quite us c0vrert to- offer friend a box ot
| brandy pills a. a cigar. Another feature
! OF melancholy Interest is that men OF
! bibulous propCn~:tic1 VINO arc induced
| V their wives to attend church will n t
| DO thereby restrained from glaiiIvinu
| thor proclivtieS, bat will be able IT, en-
| dure the longcct sermon stimulate into
STATE OF cEhllarIiiOp bY the aid Of
| brandy loZouges. Further, tits /, ven
| non may tc considered a direct blow M
| the ministry. 80 er2NmIn' sore throat.
il disorder wen known to minister.
| whose congregations can afford To send
! the a to Europe. ~ "a remedy Tor the
alillc'iun II Is not unusual for the clergy
I man to take into the pulpit box OF tru-
| cllcS ora roll Of luzauecs. Now SuDro~c
! thai some rugOdlv visitor has let "a box
| 81 Crystoillcd 'r1oiy lying Cuthe study
| table. ihc time for service is ut ham,
and i'm his ha>.c the cl rrynan snmtchcs
| M the boz OF brandy in place of tEc
! trpchCS, auG bCtkes him to his pulpit
! Ills Voice grows slightly husky and ne
! takes u trD"he, which ho remarks is of 81,
! newell and not altogether unpleasant ia
vur He fees an added huovancv of
! spirits and makes "a mental mcmorano
! uum To order moro tI.ch,S OF the same
! HI %, TIE biSFIu returns, and he
! has recourse a-Hju aui again u L.S mis-
| ic'diug box. IFS spirits rise to un~
| known heights his gestures become
! vehement, his conIr cation is wakcd
! into bewiliorment az his manner. and
! but we draw tuc VOL.
! This Is only ono OF The many evil pos