Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-12-01
A. TEMPERANCE TALK.
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30 w 'AS O'A0o wa" 1uc request tnaC |
it be published. 1t originally appeared
in an Iowa paper.
l should think it would be pretty
thoroughly demonstrated at this stag.
OF attempted prohibition that men ale
not fitted to make laws and govern.
1t is, decidedly, to my mind. / think
women could not make any greater
failure or farce than you men are max.
ing Of the prohibitory law. Women
would have more sagacity than to
make law with that portion of the
citizens disfranchised who alone could
be depended upon to enforce it. II
wonder if you wanted your law Ell.
forced anyway, or we're you only play.
ing at law. making? Did the trainers
of the law want to get out of diem.
ma by throwing the blame upon the
"other fellows!" And are not the
"other fellows" helping nicely in the
scheme? l also think the next best
thing for them all to do, would be to
disfranchise themselves and give the
matter Of government into more IF.
ticient hands.
But there were some thoughts i'm.
pressed upon my mind in regard to
the temperance question that are out
of the line usually presented in news
paper article or temperance lecture,
that | wished to bring out when l be.
gan this article.
Why do individuals drink intoxica.
ting beverages? because they have
an appetite for them and this appetite
is not always formed or created in the
saloons, neither is it always inherited.
But OF this further OH. You will per.
bsps ask why try to legislate against
an appetite? 1t is not thought, as
understand it, to legislate against the
appetite, but against its effects, and
this clearly to my mind, can and should
be done, just as you legislate against
murder, theft or any other crime, tor
the law and lawmakers should see
that citizens are protected in their
rights Of person, property and well.be'
ing. The appetite, SO to speak, to
commit these crimes (murder, theft
etc. may not be reached by the law
only the effects. But we want the
law, do we not? So in this matter Of
intemperance we need the law as q
barriers stay until better edu'
cation may be permitted to operate
For recognize the fact that this sill
of incompetence is SO deeply rooted in
the constitution and organization Of
our people that deeper and more
searching education and work is nee
essary than the law affords. 1t may
be, it undoubtedly is true that temper
ance is All outgrowth of civilization
If so, how far are we from that state
10 answer. should say considerably
farther than heathendom. If temper
ance is an outgrowth OF civilization
the sooner we attempt to become civ
ilized the better, and it being q growth
preparation for such growth is neces
sary, and the evidence Of such growth
NAV be seen in the demand for, ane
efforts of law and education III tina
, direction.
Blu, l said that the appetite 70
. strong drink, which l think is tn
thing to BIZ looked after, if we wish II
90 to the root Of the matter this re
foru.; is not always inherited, neithe
created at the saloon. think the
. origin Of the appetite may be gener
t ally traced to the dietetic habits o
the people in the habitual partak'nt
of stimulating food and drinks, Great
, ing such condition of the stomach
= and the blood that still stronger stimu
lants ale demanded, rendering sucl
q pleasant or apparently necessary. l
, will be noticed that most, II nc
!, all drunkards or habitaal drinkers ar
what is termed singh Flyers" The'
food consists largely Of flesh meat
highly seasoned with the sauces an
' condiments largely in use. They ar
}, habitual users Of strong coffee aud tel
" They also use tobacco i" some form
Now the stomach, nerves, blood It's
u sues of such persons cannot De IN
9 natural or healthy condition. Such
condition is set up IN the system OF
e person so living that if he be not
user of intoxicating stimulants''t WI,
q be easy to acquire their use, and h
n will perhaps tell you that they AZ
e necessary for him. venture to a.
s.rt it will be found that u person nc
10 inheriting craving or appetite 'e
d strong drink, who lives upon u"s''m.
D, latino food and drinks, who uses "o'i
10 inc as habit but wholesome, muir
e c;ous food, could not be made to ie'
Re that whisky, wine, beer or CIDER q. a.
necessary for him or pleasant 10 l.. u
"a ,.ste: because his stomach and nerve
:. are not diseased, his blood and tissue
d are pure, the action OF the sy''e
A. healthy and normal - ,o
,e / do not mean to say that al PEI
10 SOL, living upon stimulating food an
=, drinks, living as the great majority ;.
i people do live IS regards those "a0''