The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-07-21

abstaining from al alcoholic bever-
ages. Strong drink has been the cause
Of defeat for many an athlete.
A work on athletic Training and
HEALTH" by q distinguished athletic
trainer. declares "that alcoholic
drinks are inadmissible into training
dietary" Weston. the noted pedes-
trian, has illustrated by his extraor-
binary endurance the beneficient ef-
fects of total abstinence in his walk
ing contests, both in England and
America.
Extensive travellers and explorers,
as Bruce in Abyssinia, Livingstone in
Africa, WatertOn in South America,
SmOllet in France and Italy. have left
on record explicit declarations con-
corning the injurious effects OF the in
ternal use Of alcohol during the nard-
ship of travel.
War is field which gains 4 large
I opportunity for the display Of physical
endurance. The physical hardships Of
war are proverbial. II any class Of
human beings are called upon to suffer
more and work harder than any 9th
er. it Is the soldiers. Whisky. rum and
all sorts of liquors. refined and unrc-
fined, have been tested rs strengthen
ers and promoters Of the soldiers pow
err of endurance. We have positive
testimony concerning their i'll effects
| under all conditions of the soldiers
life. General Lewis ass, when Secre-
tary of War. allowed the soldiers to
exchange their ration Of ardent spirits
for coffee and sugar, so sure was he Of
the deleteriOus influence of strong drink
upon the soldiers health. Lord Corn.
wallis, in the revolutionary war.
marched his army two thousand miles
in Virginia under the most trying
hardship without injury and also with.
out any alcoholic rations.
The well-known Red river expedi-
ton, under Sir Garnet Wolseley, ap-
pears ample testimony of q character
similar.to that already adduced. This
expedition started from Toronto in
Canada in 1870. It consisted of twelve
hundred soldiers and had for its object
the quelling of Q rebellion in the Red
River settlement. II occupied five
months. On nm average OF fifteen
hours day the soldiers were exposed
to extreme hardship and privations-
carrying heavy loads, often dragging
their boats on land around cataracts,
nearly always wet with rain or drenched
with the water of the river. with no
food but salt pork and biscuit. The
health of the men was remarkable and
their behavior excellent. Their strong
est drink was tea. The testimony Of
the commanding officer is as follows:
"The absence of any spiritu0us liquors,
as part of the daily issue, Is marked by
the excellent health and spirits of the
men, and, ! may add. by the remark
able absence Of crime"
What further testimony do we need
on the utter futility of the force-gen-
Grating pretension Of alcohol Science
and experience speak the same lam
guage on this important subject. Good
food is the all-important factor in the
production of the physical strength and
In sustaining the power Of physical en-
durance. He who wishes bodily weak
ness and exhaustion. premature decay
of physical tissues and functions, sick.
ness and death as the result Of hard.
ships, exposures and privations will be
sure to find them in the cup of alco.
holic poison. u W Grosvew0r. H. D.
in XVIII amendment.