The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-10-03
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physician. 4 paifipt md 4 Christian.
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him inns stnei be wfpie the famous
essay. early ln lis3 Tbs wa followed
Wy d serie. on the same general top
ihe eject NJ o dent spirits - The human
system These wcfo widely cor rd.
one authority says. into III the nnwe
papers In America They attracted
great attention and escflel such m in.
Anenco for od that, according 10
Hildreib. the historian. 81 Tho fhilndel-
phin celebration u the Fourth ~ July.
1871. which bad the added dignity oi
also celebrating th0 adoption " the
Federal Constitution. ardent SPIN.
were excluded from the entertainment
He died April ~. 1918, but
The good be- did was not entered
with his bones. lii essays were
scattered ever where the seed thus
sown sprang and bore fruit abundant
". Some Of this seed terminated In
Litchfcld, Conn. aud fnIted in the
first Temperance Society known IN
America. IN 1859, nineteen years ear.
licr than the formation Of o similar
society in Saratoga County. New York,
over two hundred most respectable
farmers Of Litcblicld formed them
selves into IAN association 10 dis
courage the use Of Spiriluous liquors"
From other seed. sown by the same
hand, grew the Ma.sachu cts Society
for the Suppression Of the Liquor Trat.
hc.n
The following extracts arc taken
from his celebrated essay, first pub
lished in 1885:
It belongs TO the history u drunkenness 10
remark that IT, pnrpAisms occur, like the
pnrOkYSms Of many ditensos. NJ certain
periods, ana after longer or shorter inter
walls. They often beg u with annual, ard
gradually increase In their frequency until
they appear Ia quarterly. monthly, weekly.
mi quot'dian or Do IS pcriods. Finally. they
AFFORD scarcely any marks Of remission either
durng the day ur night. There wa Il cltl.
zen 81 Phi ladclphin many years ago In whom
drunkenness appeared IN this prOtractcd
form In speaking Of him 10 one OF his
nrlghhors, | said. Does he not sDmriimss
got drunk "You mean said his neigh.
Dor, Is 10 not spmdimcs sober"
IL IN further remarkable that drunkenness
resembles certain hereditary. family aud con.
tag Gus disease. | have once known Il 10 dc.
sCpnd from u father TO four ~ i've Of his
children. have seen three, mud once four
brothers, who were born of sober ancestors,
affected Wy Il, aud have heard OF lts spread.
ing through n whole family composed Of
members not originally related 10 each other.
Let US neat attend To the chronic effects Of
ardent spirits upon the bodY and mind. In
the body they dispose To evcrF form OF acute
disease; they moreover excite tcyers In per
sons prcnisposci Ia them, from other causes.
THIS has been remarked In at the yellow
fcyers which have visited tho cities OF the
United States. Ilnrl drinkers seldom escape
aud rarely recover from them. The following
diseases nru the usual consequences OF the
habitual use Of ardent - I. via.
! !. 4 decay NJ appetite. sickness nj stomach.
9 Obstruction. OF The liver. The fable Of
prOmothcus on whose liver u yultura was
said 10 prey constantly n II punishment for
hls stealing hro from hctvcn. was Intended To
illustrate the painful effects OF ardent spirits
upon that organ OF the body.
. Jaundicc and drul ~ OF the various cayi
ties uf the body.
4 Hoarsencss and a hu,ky cough. often
terminal ny IN consumption.
B Diabetes.
g. Rodncss and oruptions ON various part.
Of the body. They generally begin on tho
ncse. aud after extending NIL over tho face
sometimes descend TO the limbs In the form
Z al ctd breath.
X Epilepsy
o. Ouut In all IT, various forms.
Lastly. madness. Dir Waters. while actin,
nsthu aputhccary OF the Pennsylvania tiosrl
thi. assured mo that IN nncthlrd OF the ia
iionts confined by this terrible disease. il hac
been Induced By nrlcnt spirits
Most ~ the diseases which have been GNU
morated arr of a mortal nature. They an
morn ccrth My Induced, and terminate NOR
speedily In death. when spirits are taken IL
such quantities, and NJ such tines ~ to pri
duce frequent intnNicatiun. but Il may sery,
tn remove An error With which snmu intern
peratc people console themselves tu rrmnrl
that ardent spirits nucu bring on fatal az
eases ihout producing drunkenness | hav,
known many persons destroyed ny them VIII
we're never completely intoxicated during TN
whole cnur.c Of their lives The solitary IN
stances OF longevity which arr now and tibet
met with u hard drinkers ma tnoro dispruvl
the deadly effect. " urirnt spirits than III
solitary instances ~ rcuycrirs trum appaf
rut death BY drowning prove that thrrr i ~
danger 10 life from a human body lying NJ
q or two under water.
The tuiy. after H. death from the use q
distilled spirits. exhibits BY disssxt on certaii
appearances which Rfc OF u peculiar nnturr
The nhers OF the stomach a nd bowels Are con
tuct.d; ntccFsc-. gangrcno and -c.rrhi ar
found IN the yisccm The bronchial vpsseI
are contracted the blood. vessels aud tendon
In many parts OF the bod arr more or les
urslnrd. and even the ha ~ the head POI
srsses a crispufss which nrnd4ra Il lcss valua
hi" to wigmakcrs thun The hair Of sober pee
pie.
Not less destructive arc the effects Of arden
spirits upon the human mind. They impal
the memory. dnhlliate the understanding an
pcrvcrt the moral faculties IL was prnhahl
from observing these effects OF intcmpenne
In drinking upon the mind, that u law va
formerly passcd In spain which exclude
dWnkaHis from being witnesses In n court q
justice. hut the dcuufal1lng effects OF a.
tiled spirits do not stop here. 1hey prudue
not only falschoei. but fraud. theft. dncicss
illness and murder. like tho dcmoninr met
toned IN the New Testament. their name
Legion. . for they convey intn the soul a ho.
Of vices and crimes.
Thus W sco POVERTY and misery. crimes an
infHtny. diseases AMI death. are all the uaturs
and usual consequences u thu lntrmpcraf
use Of ardent spirits
have classrd death amnuE the cons
qurnCcs Of hard drinking. Hut Il Il not deaf
from the lmmeii ate hand Of the Deity. ne
fruu any OF the instruments IL u which wef
created by Him. u i death from suicide
Yes. Thru roor degraded creature. who NJ
daily hfting the 10. surci basil 20 thy iip
cease 10 avoid tho unhallowcd ground I
VII oh the s~cif.murirfur q intcrrri and woi
der no longer that the sun should shine. an
: the rain fall, and the Erass look Errcu upe