The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-05-21
THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.
How 1t Began In the United states
and How 1t Is Waged-Born in a
Little Town on Long Island
How 1t Spread Over the

lhe 1lrSt temperance agltatlon IN the
United States of which there is any
record, says The Ne,0 York Sun, occur
red in the year 1861, in little town on
Long Island. An ordinance was pass
ed at town meeting "that no man
shall sell any liquor but such as are
deputed thereto by the town, and such
are under others management remain
ing drinking at unreasonable hours, and
such persons shall not have above half
pint at time among four men, In
1865 an ordinance was passed forbid
ding "anyone selling to the Indians any
quantity above two drains at one time,
and to sell to no Indians but such as
are sent by the sachcm and shall bring
a written statement from him, and he
shall not be given above quart at
time. During successive years SINH
lar acts were passed by the towns and
colonies. In 1876 the constitution of
Virginia prohibited the sale OF wines
and spirituous liquors. In l760 relig-
Jour societies began to protest against
drinking liquors at funerals, and soon
after the Society of Friends abolished
this practice. In 1776 the question of
preventing distillation entirely was
agitatcd. The year 1885 has been call
ed the centennial milepost of temper
ance.' In that year DR.. Benjamin
Rush, of Philadelphia, published an es-
say entitled ''The Effects of Ardent
Spirits on the Human Body and Mind"
This paper, said to be the first publish
ed address in this country against the
use of spirituous liquors. and flying as
it did in the face of public opinion. at
tracted much attention. 1t was a
unique literary production. and con-
tanned description of a fit of drunken
ness one hundred years ago:
l. Unusual garrulity.
9. Unusual silence.
3. Captiousness and a disposition to
quarrel.
4. Uncommon good humor, insipid
simpering or laugh.
5. Profane swearing and cursing.
g. A disclosure of their own or other
peoples secrets.
Z. A rude disposition to tell those
persons in company whom they know
their faults.
s. Certain immodest actions l am
sorry to say tbis sion of the first STAGE
of drunkenness sometimes appcars in
women. who. when sober. are uniformly
remark able for chaste and decent man
ners.
9. A clipping of words.
10. Fiohtino: a black eve or n sweI]od
nose often marks this Grade of drunken
ness.
II. Certain extravarant acts which
indicate a temporary Ri of madness
These are singing, hallooinp, roarinr.
imitatinr the noises of brute animals
jumping, tearing off clothes, dopcino
naked. breakjng plasses and china. and
dashinp other articles of household fur-
niturc rpon the floor. After a while
the paroxysm of Drunkenness is com
pletrlv formed The face now becomes
tlushed-the ewes project and are some
what wotery rySwinkinp is less frcnucnt
than is natural-the Under lin is pro-
trudei-the head inclines A little to one
shou]drr-thc law fal)s-br]chinps and
hiccouoh take place-the limbs totter
-thr whole boav st,ooors Tho unfor-
tunotc subject Of This history falls On
his seattle looks ,round him with a
vacant countcuance and mnttcrs in,r-
ticulnte sounds TO himself--he attemnts
to rise and walk In This ottcmnt ho
falls unon his side from which he Grad
u,l]v turns mon his hack He now
closes his ewes and falls into profound
slren frconcntlv attended with snor;na
onl ,rnfrln cure,ts In tb;s oona;t;,n
ha ,. nfyan lie lies from ' ten on ,S twelve .' AND
twenty four hours TO two three fonr
and i've d,vs an object of nitv and dis.
urst n his fam;l, ,ra f,;endS He ro-
cnverv from this fiji Of ;ntoxic,tion i
marked Win several necnliar annear-
,nras Ho onnns lie pves and nIoSas
thnm .o,in-.ho n,nns and strntcbes his
limhs|Lis voice IS hoarse-be rises with
a;n;on,t, and stao~ers 10 . ch,;rl he
ewes resemble balis of tirc his hands
tyembleNhe Io,thes Tho sioht Of food
bo naIis for !. nlass of sn;r;fs 70 oon,noso
his stomach now and then he emiis a
deen-fetched sigh or groan from n iran
s;ent twince Of conscience. Int hc more
frenuentlv scolds and curses rveryth;ng
In Ills state of lanouor and stunidtv he
remains for two or three days before
he is able to resume lis former HABITS
Of business and conversation.
Dr.. Rush's paper also contained q
..n,or,l and nhysicol tbermometnr of
tenneraturc from which the follow.
mo Is taken:
Ia daoraas below zoro-puncb. ;d,a-
ness. GAMING.
20 degrees below zero-Toddv rum.
peeyishness.
80 degrees below zcro-Brandv and
water: nuarrelino, tiohtino.
40 degrees below zero-Flip and