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Moderation in Drinking.

Moderation In Drinking.
N. L. Holbrook, N. D., writes as fol-
lows in the Temperance Adpocate: There
has always been class of people who
were in favor of the moderate use OF
alcohol. If you will only be moderate
in your drinking, they say, there WIN De
no drunkards. This brings up the ques-
ton as to what moderation is. Has any
moderate drinker ever defined it2 I
think not. But the London Lancet has
finally given us definition of modera-
tion which ought to be read by every
body, and especially those who think
they are moderate drinkers. will con-
dense it as follows:
81. 1t is not drinking in public.
20. It is not drinking on the sly.
"3. 1t is not drinking early in the
morning.
"a. 1t is not drinking by ones self
other than at meal-times.
rs. It is not drinking to procure sleep
or relieve pain.
Gail men, and especially all women,
who do these things are not moderate
drinkers, and had better beware.
"The moderate drinker takes very
limited quantity of alcohol once, or at
most twice, day with food. The quan-
tity is so small it does not make him
either stupid or sleepy, but such as leaves
him cool and unexcited. The moderate
drinker takes the mildest form of alco-
hol, and that with the greatest care. He
knows its power to produce disease, and
is on the constant lookout for indications
of harm. It is terrible to see how soon
dunkard is made by thoughtless drink
ing, and how complete is his or her phys
ical destruction even before he comes to
the notice of the medical man. Jaundice,
dropsy, albuminaria, or delirium tremens
may have been reached before his friends
will send for medical adviser and make
clean breast of it. There is a great deal
of tippling that does not intoxicate, but
wrecks and destroys more rapidly than
an occasional debauch. This is not mod
crate drinking, but mortal, thoughtless
drinHing."
Now that we have definition of mod
crate drinking by the highest medical
authority, and find it to be at most TAX
ing very small quantity of very light
alcoholic drink at one meal, not enough
to excite or affect in any way, all the
time watching to see if any bad symptom
comes up, we shall all know just what to
do, and that will be, not to drink alcohol
at all. Moderate drinking is practically
lis. How many would ever touch alco-
thol in any form under such restrictions3
Not many.
Fidelity Of Miss Cleveland.
Though the control of the White
House, so far as the President is con-
cerncd with respect to wines, etc., is be-
yond Miss Cleveland's jurisdiction, she
deserves much commentator for main
ta:ning, under obviously trying and diff
cult circumstances, her own Individuality
in the matter of the disuse of wine on all
occasions, and in not providing it for her
own guests at her luncheons for ladies.
At one of her recent lunch parties it was
reported in some journals that wines
were provided. In response to an in
quiry concerning the truths Of these
reports, addressed to her by Mrs.
La Fetra, President of the Washington
Wcman's Christian Temperance Union,
Miss Cleveland gave them a very explicit
and unqualified denial. Her brothers
wines at dinner, while she does not share
them. it is beyond her province to ex-
clude. As, for the time being, officially
the ''first lady" of the land, it is greatly
to her credit that she m!intairs her own
personal abstinence and excludes intoxi-
cants from her own White House enter
tainments. Her praiseworthy example
in this respect cannot but be very help.
full to many.-National Temperance Adro-
cate.
Two Evils.
When the two evils-intemperance
and oleomargarine-are forever stamped
out, the community of Chester County
will have every reason for rejoicing.
One is depriving homes of all comforts
and happiness; the other is dcpreciating
the value of land and cattle. 1t seems,
however, that something is continually
arising with which honesty and sobriety
have to contend, and it may be that even
when these obstacles are removed, there
will spring up new trouble not yet con-
ceivcd of. But, still, if counterfeit
butter and rum are excluded from the
marts, great gain will be made, and
still further improvements made mani
fest. These two evils are the present
drawbacks s. West Groue (Penn.) inds-
pendent.
Tnmnerance Notes