Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-02-17
TIE WHISKY HABIT


A novel idea In ihe use u Intoxicating
came % the notice ofA Cal re
porter yesterday In the sase q an Old
frend. who some time sso ~as The h'ins
pefsonfcAiion Of the Oh, old story Of
brilliant mind clouded from the effects u
in,oxicAnu. In bis star; IN life this fneni
haA bugh, prospects fof a gfand future
The appetite 90 liquor. however. incfeas.
"a upon him % such an extent tia, be
was soon almos, entirely incapacliA'ed
for ~ork Tie rapidly wcni down bill,
and al efforts % rouse him 20 a sense OF
bis dsgradaiioa we're futile. The reporter
lAs, saw him in this condition over a year
ago. One day last week be me, spruce
and vel dressed man who bore tcsem.
blancs 70 thi. friend. ba, whom be did
no, recognize until the individual ihrew
out hi. hand and called ihs reporter BY
name
81 suppose you hardly know me" he
said. = smile wrcAihing bis heAlih.bloom-
iag face The reporter admitted that he
a, ir,, hal hardly been able 10, and then
becomiae confidential. a, old friend. do on
meeting. be sooa learned the cause q The
change "Yes." aid the friend. IL used
70 be a very bard drnkef, a. you knew
I tined several times 20 quiz, bat ! could
not. The appetite for strong drink was
too much cor me II weat without Il
Coz while | became nervous wretch.
had 20 drink OF die. A thought was
suggested 20 me one day. though, and ]
made up my mind 10 make one supreme
effort 20 rescue myself reasoned 10
tki. way. A man takes liquor into his
stomach and the s,imulAn,. through the
blood. asifcis the brain. Nov. ! thought
Il could satisfy my appetite With pa, the
liquor affecting my brain. ! would be all
right. II could get the taste Of the IL
quof. the aroma. the essence Of Il. with
out taking !, into the stomach, ! know |
could drink q, pleasure and no, become
intoxicated. - drunkenness could not en-
sue II the liquor did no, enter the s,om-
aeh. say this idea was suggested TO
me, aud il was in this way; | had no
,iced that men who made business Of
buying and selling wines in large guam
titles sampled them and AscertAined their
quality and boque, by taking two or
three moaihfuls in succession, rolling !,
around their tongues, as one might say,
bathing their palate in tin short. sub
jecting Il 10 the severesi tests by the OF
gAns Of ,As,e-snd then ejec,ing !, from
the mouth wiihou, swallowing any. The
remembrance Of this came upon me one
day when | was perfectly sober but ter
ribly despondeni. resolved TO Try u. ]
did, and have me, with the mos, graft
flying success. You may laugh, but il is
the solemn truth. took large drink
Of liquor. bu, instead Of letting !, pass in
70 my stomach, checked Il in my ,hroA,
and gargled /, for minute, and then
sPi, ], out. To my JOY found my thirst
fOf IL almost as much spPeased as though
| had swallowed the liquor. | tried !,
again and again. with the same effect. ]
was no, made drunk. | have followed
this plan ever since, and have no, been
drunk since, although | have gargled the
liquor, never swallowing drop, as many
as dozen or more times day-ihe
same number Of drinks | used 10 take.
The plan is . very simple one. and Is, !
believe, the only one for = slave to the
cup"
elias your appetite inereasedr
"Oa III, contrary, J, has decreased. by
the means adopted my brain has become
clear and strong again. and my will pow
er !. a. good Is ], ever was before ] be-
came . hard drinker In garglinR the
liquor I 20, all the beneh, Of the flavor
and all the satisfaction to my appetite,
wi,hou, losing my ssnsea"-Saa Fran
cisco Cali