The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-08-19


Poisonous. wholesome.
InrOViratHE. IUnIntoxicntiuY
Produced BY decay Produced By natural
s7nloi ~ wrath 4 s-r1b5ii e,f tleaaIna
" Vine is , moe Ser." " Cdeereth God aud /
" Look no. thou gpon Use l.tle vine tor
the vine when Il ia thy stomach : saks
strong drink Il. reg
Poison of dragon"
Cruel venom Of " Maseth the hcart
Biteth ike o -orpent.
and -tinzcth like an
Woe unto him that 4" And he took the cup,
gveth hi4 neiZhbOrI and gave thanks,
drink, that putte4tI and gave It. to them
thy bottle % him. saying. Drink ye all
of It,"
A word as TO the strongest men"
and the strongest nations Of 1.-THE
past" and present" using intoxi-
cants The most famous Of the
worlds physical and moral giants
were abstainers.
The Iraclites during their sojourn
in Egypt were undoubtedly abstain
crs from necessity if not from
choice, since their masters at that
time made no use Of any fermentcd
liquor. During their journey through
the wilderness they were from neccs-
| sity abstainers, their only drink be-
ing pure water from the rock. To
! this fact has been attributed the
hardihood, fortitude and bravery,
which had enabled them TO sweep
out with rapidity the natives Of
Palestine, who had cnervated them
selves with intcmpcrancc and de-
bauchery, though protected by
strong walls and fortresscs.
Almost "from the earliest time of
which we have any record nations
and bands of men practised and in
culcatcd total abstinence from wine.
The Hebrew Nazarites were an order
of tcctotalcrs instituted at the estab-
lishmcnt OF the ceremonial law. In
order to be thorough, they abstained
from all wine. Many of the Bible
heroes, Daniel and others, were
members of this order. Samson, the
Hebrew Hercules, was teetotaler
from his birth. He was Nazarite
| anu ii ltll llluSIl dJiOll VI IllC ihSOih-
patibility of alcohol with strength.
Milo, the famous Greek, who rivaled
Samson, was also total abstainer.
The Rcchabites were sort of
family temperance society. They
abstained from wine because COM
manded to do so by their father,
and the Lord commended them for
their fidelity to that principle and
promised them perpetual existence.
They still exist in the land of their
fathers, and cherishing the tradition
of their ancestors Rechab and Jeho-
nidab, they plant no vineyard, and
dwell in tents. Almost unarmed,
they face the iron hail of an English
army, and have satisfied General
Wolscley that centuries of abstinence
from enervating wine have produced
a race of splendid men, even in the
desert. Pythagoras, one of the most
renowned of ancient philosophers,
advocated total abstinence. Neither
himself nor his followers used wine.
Wine was prohibited to those train
ing for the national games the
Greek athlete knew what it did.
There are those whom your CORE
spondcnt may be said to represent,
who argue that, in some inscrutable
manner, alcohol has been the feed
ing mother of great nations: that
it has bred and stimulated race ten
nd 1Nnf I,
herald and conqueror on the side
of civilization. Those who preach
such doctrine must prove it, fol
there are no facts in history upor
. which to base any such conclusion
Who can say what any mighty natior
, would have been to-day if wine
, had never been? BY what evi
dence can the destinies of nations
in favor of good destiny, be traced
, through wine or strong drink W.
= can see some facts in history in re
lation to the effects of human act
plain enough. We can see, for in
stance, that Constantine most pro
9 badly destroyed the Roman Empire
. by moving the seat of govcrnmcn
!, from its old basis to new city tha
, should be marked by his name. Blu
where shall we find any correspond
r ing fact bearing Oh great events
and making of nations, wine bcin
- the factorI The one lesson histor
: teaches in relation to the matter
y that wine acts upon nations as
> does upon the great mass Of tn
=, nations individuals who use it, an
- it is n lesson that he who runs ma
~ ~ read. Nations the mightiest hav
risen while they were abstainin
;, nations; have fallen when wine bt
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