The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-16

recurs; What are its positive effects wheR
taken in the ordinary manner? l answer,
simply those of an an9sthetic and organic
sedative. Like ether and chlorOform its
presence diminishes the sensibility of the
nervous system and BRAN, thereby rendering
the individual less conscious of all outward
and exterior impressions. This dimnuton Of
sensibility, or anBsthesa is developed in
direct ratio to the quantity of alcohol TAKEN
and may be seen in all stages, from simple
exemption from all feeling OF fatigue. pain
and idea of weight, exhibited by ease, buoy
ancy, hilarty, etc, to that of complete un-
consciousness and loss of muscular power
1t is this anies etc effect of alcohol that has
led to all the popular errors and contra
dtctory uses VIII h have proved so destruct-
i've to human cath and happiness. 1t has
long been one of the noted paradoXes of hui
man action that the same individual would
resort to the same alcoholic drink to warm
him in winter. protect him from
when y weak III or s was,9 and 70 s9ot6e
and cheer when afflicted in body or
mind. With the facts now before us, the ex-
PLANTATION of ali this is apparent. The alcohol
does not relieve the individual from cold by
increasing his temperature, nor from heat by
cooling him, nor from weakness and exhaust
ion by nOurlshing his tissues, nor yet from
ahiction by increasing nerve power, but sim
ply by diminishing the sensibllity Of his nerve
structures, and thereby lesseuing his con-
seriousness of Impressions whether from cold
or heat, or WEAKNESS or pain. In other
words, the presence of the alcohol has not in
any degree lessened the effects OF the evils to
WHICH ne IL OK pbStu, DuI HIS uiLululenbu Ills
consciousness of their existence and thereby
impaired his Judgment concerning the de-
gree OF their acton upon him 1t is this prop
erty of alcohol to produce that sense of ease,
buoyancy and eXharat on arising from di-
minution of nerve sensblity. thar gives it the
fascinating and delusive power over the hui
man race which it has welded SO ruinously
for centuries gone by. But while the presence
of alcohol diminshes the sensiblty of the
nervous structure it also regards all the MOLE
cular changes, thereby diminishing the activl-
: tY oil nutrition. secretion elimiuaiiOn and the
| sedative''
Let me give, in conclusion. the authoritative
| language of this Nestor among physicians for
| it is q harbinger of the new departure in
| medicine for which all temperance women
| toll and pray. He says:
81 sneak the more positively on this su bject
! because for more than thirty years past have
! faithfully tested the correctness of the senti-
ments have given you in relation to the
/ therapeutic effects ana uses OtalcOh0hc liquids
| IN an ample clinical experience both in hos
| ptal and private practice, and during that
/ time have found no case OF disease ana no
, emergency arising from accident that could
| not treat more successfully without any form
| Of fermented and distilled liquOrS than with. "
| ! have gathered these sign iCant tHctS for
your consideration by request of thoughtful
( and scholarly women OF your own PROFESSION,
| who are my hOnOTed conductors i'll tho Wom-
| ans Christian Temperance Union. You Will
soon be out among the homes and at the bed
/ sides of the people Your advice, implicitly
( believed in and obeyed. will shape many o
destiny for this world and the next There
are beloved sons and daughters Of gentle
mother hearts who will have clear or clouded
brains because of temperance habits con-
firmed or incorporate habits begun under
your auspices And So while I pray Gods
blessing upon your own hearts and lives,
earnestly invoke His spirit Us your guide,
that reVerently studous Of hs laws written
in our members and obedientt0 His decalOgue
of natural law, your work sud influence may
nightly re-entorce the ARMY Of Temperance
men and women who fight 'lor God and home
and native land.