The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-05-12
THE TEMPERANCE REFORM.


-Colcmans Rural World.
,s0T THE TEMPERANCE REFORM.
How It Began in the United states and
How 1t Is Waged = Born In . Little
Town on Long Island-HOw It Spread
Over the Country-Father Mathews Visit
The Women Aroused. .I..-..-.,
The first Temperance agitation in the
United States Of which there is any
record occurred in the year 1851, in a
little town on Long Island. An ordi-
nance was passed at Q town meeting
"that no man shall sell any liquor but
such as are deputed thereto by the
town, and such men shall not let
youths and such as are under others
management remain drinking at un-
seasonable )ours, and such persons
shall not have above half pint at q
time among four men," In 1855 an
ordinance was passed forbidding .'any
one selling to the Indians any quantity
above two drains at one time, and to
sell to no Indians but such as are sent
by the sachem and shall bring writ
ten statement from him, and he shall
not be given above quart at time"
During successive years similar acts
were passed by the towns and colonies.
In 1876 the Constitution of Virginia
prohibited the sale of wines and spirit
uous liquors. In 1760 religious socie-
ties began to protest against drinking
liquors at funerals, and soon after the
Society Of Friends abolished this prac-
tice. In 1776 the question of prevent
ing distillation entirely was agitated.
The year 1885 has been called the ''cen-
tennial mile post of Temperance" In
that year DR.. Benjamin Rush, of Phila-
delphia, published an essay entitled
''The Effects of Ardent Spirits on the
Human Body and Mind" This paper,
said to be the first published address in
this country against the use of spiritu-
GUS liquors. and flying a. it did In the
face OF public opinion, attracted much
attention. It WAS unique literary
production, and contained q descrip-
tion of a fit of drunkenness one hum
dred years ago: p
]. Unusual Rarrulity. t-
2. Unusual silence.
s Csptiousness and adisposition to quarrel
I. Uncommon good humor, insipid simper-
& Profane swearing and oursins.
a. disclosure of their own or other peoples
i. rude disposition to tell those persons in
company whom they know their faults.
say this sien OF the rs, stsso Of rum
sober. are uniformly remarkable for for chaste
and decent manners. Y..
9. a clipping Of words. :. u.r
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tnA sv~1f
Il 81 Thsss are :ns
ing, hallooing, roaring, initiating the noises OF
brute animals, jumping, tearing o6 clothes,
and dashins cthsr articles Of household fur.
| niture upon the floor. After awhile the par
Ct saT 4 fS%s
less fseauept req than ]: natural: % ths under iip 4
little sS SS
cough take placo-the limbs totter-the
whole body staggefs. The unfortunate sub.
around him With vacant .countenance and
mutters inarttculate sounds 10 himself-he
attempts to rise and walk. Ip this attempt
ally turns upon his back. He new CLOSES hia
and dss int s anS sleep f
4 ten, twelve, and twenty-four hours, In. two
three, four and nve days, an object Of pity
e hs nj 4 as
Win several PeculiaI sppearsnOes:, He open
eSSs ahG III. v4ns "a saps ahe
rises with difaoalty and staggers TO . chair
His eyes = resemble balls sn Of are1his hand!
cSis Tor 4 siSss n Of sprIts In' To- compose 20 III
stomach--now and then he emits . deep
fetched :gn or San II from o iransieaf tw,IS, aS
and curses every thing. In this state OF Iai,
Euor and stupidity he remains rp,d for Two s. q
fnrmst hsS,ts of hnsinesa and H oonyessatIon an -
| Dr. Rnsh's paner aiso Contained ,
..moraI and nhvs;cal thermometer q
Temneranoe. & from which the follow
inc Il taken. - ~
ne hs,ov .ero--puucb. ,,d,anas. ..m,n,.
90 below zero-Toddy, rum; pesvishness.
~ below sero-Brandy and water; quar-
10 below scro-Flip and shrub; horss
racing.
,ns: ~ 0e'oW '1''''' Ae'-"''e' "'n" a"u '"eA'
DE- bslow zero-Gin. brandy and rum in tn
morning: stealing and swindllng. -
70e below zero The same, day and night
burglary ;x g and ,7so %S,ds, sso,+ ON n.r.o,.
Litohiield Countv. Csnn.' formed
.. society to discourage the use Of spirit
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