Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-20
THH ALCOHOL HABIT.
NJ MIN 4. osw,Ip, n. y.

/ ten done - m1ct ml*chNf a. Nn anu
III, euOaeol. theofe, os the esase. Of
the Poison -vice. have made in,empsrance
"A all bu, ineafsble evil they have help
ei TO originate the dogma Of natural de-
pravi,y. the confidence in the efficacy Of
anti. natural remedies. and that banefal
misiru.t in the oomPe,ence Of our nA,a-
raj instinct. that s,ill vitia,es our whole
system of physical education.
The creator ha. no, in,rus,ed our phys
ieal welfare 10 sociden, or the iardy AID
Of science. ani. in spite Of the fAr-gone
degeneration OF oar race. our children
.,ill share nearly all the protective in
.,inc,s Of the Mature guided animals.
Children abhof the viiiA,ed air OF our
city ,enemen,s they need no lecturer on
practical physiology TO impress the ne
oessity Of outdoor exercise their instinct
revol,s against the sbsardi,ies Of fashion
and the unnatural restraints Of our seden.
tary mode. Of life. And the same inner
monitor warns them agains, die,etic
abuses. Long before Bicha, proved that
our digestive org an. are those Of frugiv-
oroa. animal. children preferred apples
70 .aasAgs.. and swee,mests 10 greasy
made di.he. they de,es, rancid cheese.
eaasiie spices. and similar whe,s TO our
jsded sPpe,i,e'. No human being ever
reli.hed the frs, taste of "s,imulan,."
To the palate Of healthy child. tea Is in-
.ipid the taste ofeoaee ,unle. disguised
by milk OF sugar otiensi,ely bitter. lAud-
mum. acrid.eaus,ic alcohol a. repulsive
a. corrosive sublmAte. No tobacco
smoker ever forget. his horror a, the f-,
attempt. the .easick.like misery and
headache Mature. pro,es, sgains, the
iacipience Of a heAl,h-des,rOying habit.
OF lager beer-"Ihs grateful and nutri.
tive beverage which our brewers are nov
prepared 70 furnish q, the rate Of tso,-
600 gallon. dAy,"-,he 6rs, glass Is
.hockingly nsuseous--so much 80. indeed.
as 10 be a substitute ior tsr,ar-emetie.
Nor do our instinct. yield after the hri
pro,e., nausea. grpe.. nervous head
aches, and gastric 'pAsms. warn Us again
And again but we repea, he dose.
and Mature. true 10 her highes, Law OF
preserving exis,sncs at any price. and
feeling the hopelessnsss Of the life-endAn-
s,ring struggle. finally choose. the alter.
native Of palliA,ins an evil for which she
hA. no remedy. and adaP,' herself to the
Abnorma. condition The human body
become. q pOison.ensine. an alcohol.ms-
chine. performing Il. vital functions on
| ly under the spur Of specific stimulus
And only then the unnatural habit be-
get. ,ha, craving which the topper mis-
takes ior the promoting healthy appe-
ti,s.-a craving which every qualification
make. more esorbitAn,. For by and by
the jlded system fail. to respond to the
spur the pOison.slaye has to resort 10
stronger s,imulan,s rum and medlca,ed
brandy nov mock him with the hope OF
revived strength the gathering nigh,
still give way to an occasional Pickering
up Of the vital flame. till the nervous ex-
hAuslion a, las, dedes every remedy the
wOr.hipper Of alcohol mus, eonsamma,s
hi. self-saerihee the shadow Of his doom
has settled on his soul. and all the s,ron.
gee, s,imulanu can now do for him is to
recall a mOmen,ary slimmering OF that
| lsh, which filed the unelOuded heaven
of his childhood
In order to distinguish poison siimu.
Ian, from a harmless and nu,ri,ive sub
stance. Nature thus furnished US three in
fallible tests;
I. The first taste Ofevery poison 10 eth
er insipid OF repulsiye.
2. The persistent obtrusion OF the OBJ
nexioas substance changes ths, aversion
ia,o a specific craving.
3. The more or less pleasurAble exeit-
men, produced by . gratiheaiion OF that
craving is always followed by q depress-
ing reaction.
The first drop OF wholesome beverage
milk. cold water. cider fresh from the
press. ETC.. 'qui,e As pleasant, ss the last;
the indulgence in such pleasures Is not
followed BY repentance. and never beset'
a specific craving. Pancakes and hon.
ey we may eat with gres, relish when
ever we can ge, them. but II We can't,
We won, miss them as long a. We can
satisfy our appetite with bread and but
ter. In mid.win,sr. when apples ad-
vance TO six dollars q barrel. Il needs no
lectures and midnigh, prayers to substi-
,u,e rice-pudding for spple-Pie ATurk
may breakfast for thirty years on hss and
roasted ehestnuts. and yet be quite a.
comfortable a. Switzerland. where they
treat him to milk and bread. No, 50 the
dnm-drinksr his tbirst can not Be -.
sassed with water OF milk his snslavsd
appetite Graves the wonsed ,ipPls. or sls'
q stronger ,timulsnt. Natural food has
no effect on the poison-hunger' Nature
has nothing to do with such sPPstises'
The mild s,imulsnts light beer, cider,
and narcotic infusionsl, would be COM
psrsiively harmless, II their votaries could
confine themselves 10 modsrsts dosss.
For sooner or later the tonic 10 sure 10
pail, while the morbid craving rename
and forces iu victim to either incsssss
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