The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-25

rial instrument of the soul modiies mans
responsibility when under the influence OF
alcoholic poison; because it destroys his
power of sensation, thought, and rational vo
lition. He also shows that moral, legal and
religious means can not reach and cure man in
this condition, because mind and will are i'm
| potent from a diseased condition of the body
through which they work.
The criminal inebriate needs nursing as
well rs exhortation, food as well as truth,
medicine as we'll as law and gospel. Habit
ual drunkenness is disease, and has to be
| treated as you treat other forms of disease
| produced by the use of poisonous drugs. In
this condition the body needs treatment
more than the soul, and the diseased instru-
ment has to be cared for as we'll as the spir-
itual agent. The conclusion reached is this
While moral, legal and religious means
should still be used to reform men, they
should not be relied on exclusively. There
is work here for the skillful practitioner, as
well as the statesman, jurist, reformer and
preacher. This is very rational, scientific
and practical view of the subject. This book
subject, and will prove an important help to
the understanding of the many and difficult
complications. We commend it to all per-
sons who are interested in saving their fell
lowmen from drunkenness.
Every legislator, jurist, statesman, reform
er and preacher should get the book and not
only read but study it.
Our School Days, by Amanda B. Harris.
Boston: Interstate Publishing Co. Price 60
cts No more thoroughly entertaining book
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Miss Harris's recollections and "reminiscences
of school days in the country forty years ago.
1t will bring wildly before thousands of
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Portable and convenient, but not half so
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The Wisdom and Eloquence of Daniel
Webster, is another of Mr.. Alden's recent
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L. Bonney, who did acceptable work of a
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Wit and Wisdom of E. Bulwer Lytton." The
Webster is a very we'll printed book, from
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| top. Price Is cents. Here we have the best
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The greatest orator that New England has
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Observation-Disclosures are before you in his own
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cupied the public thought in the first half of
this century.
few months ago, when Canon Farrar was
in this country, tens of thousands of people
paid dollar each to hear single lecture
| delivered by him, and were well pleased with
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lished by John B. Alden, 1893 Pearl St., New
York.