The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-11-17
TEMPERANCE PRINCIPLES.

General Culture Not Necessarily Condu-
Strong Drinks.
Those who do not practice total alb
stinence. but who advocate moderate
drinking and apologize for alcoholic
indulgence, often speak of the educa-
ton Of the people as the prevention of
intcmperance; but defective edu-
cation-the education which does
not teach the evils and dangers
of the drinking of alcoholics, however
moderately docs not prevent drunk
enness, but all know that intemper-
ance is by no means confined to the un-
educated classes Intemperance Is q
matter of indulgence fostered by ex-
ample, and not Of mere education or
intellectual development. General
intelligence, if there is ignorance or
wrong views on the subject of alco-
holic Indulgence. is but a feeble, GER
tainiy not an etfectual. check upon in
temperance.
AS an example of the ignorance
and error which should be removed by
proper education on this subject, it is
often said that the general use of wine
and beer is the proper preventive of
intemperance. Many, otherwise in
telligent persons, seem not to know,
or at least realize. that the same arti-
Gle. which produces the intoxicating
effect in brandy and whisky. is that
which Is present in wine and beer, and
is but slightly modified, AID that often
injuriousfy, by the other ingredients
i'm the latter articles. 1t is the same
alcohOi in all the intoxicants, though
there is smaller proportion in the
weaker liquids. Dilutlng pure alco-
hol with pure water to the same ex-
tent, would produce an article almost
identical in its essential effects with
wine and beer.
1t is too well known to be for Q
moment overlooked, that the use of
alcoholics. in whatever form, begets q
taste for them. and creates the alcohol
ic habit In other words, 1t is the use
of alcohol that begets desire for al
cohol- that leads to an increase in the
indulgence and to the establishment
of the habit of alcoholic narcotism.
No one would be guilty of the the alb
surdity of saying that the proper way
OF preventing the habit of opium
narcotism is to take paregoric, or that
the prevention of the habit of tobacco
narcotism would be by commencing
smoking mild cigarettes. No one with
proper knowledge on the subject can
doubt that the simple and effectual
remedy for narcotism is, not to take
narcotics-that the proper remedy for
inebriety is not to take inebriants. II
these articles are never taken there is
no desire for them. 1t is the use that
creates the demand-the moderate
use of which is the cause Of the i'm
moderate. .......
II inebriety, when it becomes uncon-
trollable by the weakened and per-
ve.ted will of the patient, and is thus a
disease. is also a crime, the criminality
preccdes, whether or not IL accom-
ranies the disease.
But to conclude these suggestive re-
marks, rather than a systematic dis.
cuseion of this subject, it may be stated
that the only way of removing the pre-
vailing indifference, ignorance and
errors respecting the narcotic habits,
and especially the effects of alcoholic
drinks in their weaker as we'll rs their
stronger forms, and more particularly
respecting their moderate use, is by
Al . l.
sons the facts and principles which
they can understand, arousing ard cul-
tivating in them right feelings upon
the subject, and preparing them for a
deeper study, more extended knowl-
edge. and thus leading to correct prac-
tice and incorporating principles
and positions, when they become men
and women. DR.. A. B. Palmer. in
Journal Of Education.