The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-19
THE WHISKY HAEIT.
How an Old Topper Overca,nc Ills
Love for Liquor.


A novel idea in the use of Intoxicating
stimulants came to the notice Of Il Can
reporter yesterday in the case of an old
friend, who some time ago was the living
rcrsonification of the CID old story of
brilliant mind clouded from the effects of
intoxicants. He rapidly went dowl hill.
and all effolts to rouse him to sense CT
his degradation were futile. The
reporter last saw him in this condit on
over year ago. One day last week he
met spruce and wcl!-dresscd man who
bore n remarkable resemblance to this
friend, but whom he did Tot recognize u,-
til the individual threw cut his hand ard
called the reporter by l.a..le.
81 suppose You hardly know me-" lie
said, q smile wr2athing his heath lloom-
ing face. The reporter admitted that be st
first had hardly been abe to, and then lie
coming confidential, as old frie:.eis do on
meeting, he soon le; rncd the cause Of the
change. yes" said the old friend,
used to he very hard drinker, as you
know. | tiied several times to cut, but
could not The appetite for strong drink
was too much for mo- Ii went without
I had to drink or tsc A Thought was sug-
gested 10 noe one day. and made up my
mind to make one supreme effort t. lesc-c
myself. l reasoned this way: A man
fakes liquor into his stomach, and the
stimulant, through tie blood, Affects the
brain. Now thought If couii satisfy
my appetite without the liquor affecting
my brain would he AL right. ii could
get the taste of the liquor, the aroma
the essence of it, without taking it into
the stomach, l kEo* | could drink at
pleasure and not get intoxicated, AS drunk
enness could not ensUe if the liquor did
not enter the stomach. | sGy this idea
was suggested to me, and it was in this
way: had noticed that men who made
business Of buying and selling wines in
large quantities sampled them. and ascer-
tanned their quality and bouquet by taking
two or three monthfuls in succession,
rolling it around their tongues, rs one
might say, bathing their palate in tin
Short, subjecting it 10 the severest tests
by the organs OF taste-and then ejec;iny
1t from the mouth without swallowing
any. The remembrance of this came up
OH me one day when was perfectly sober
hut terribly respondent. resolved 10
try it. did, and met with the most graf
flying success. You may laugh, but It IS
the solemn truth. took large drink OF
liquor, but instead of letting it PASS into
my stomach l checked it in my
throat and gargled it for a minute,
and then spat it out. To my
JOY 1 found my thirst for it almost as
much appeased as though had swallowed
the liquor. / tried it again and again with
the same effect was not made drank
have followed this plan ever since. and
nave not been drunk since, although |
have gargled the liquor, never swallowing
drop, as many as dozen times day
the same number of drinks | used TO
take. The plan is very simple one, and
is, believe, the only one for slave to the
cup
Has your appetite increased ,"
On the contrary, 1t has decreased. BY
the means adopted my brain has become
clear and strong again, and my will power
Is as good as 1t ever was before | became
o hard drinker. In gargling the liquor got
all the benefit Of the flavor, and all the
satisfaction to my appetite, without losing
my senses.-SdD Francisco eau.