Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-01-14
A New Year Gin to Young Men.

Mr.. EDIroR:-I propose, with your
permission through you columns, to
send the young men New Year gift.
I deem II necessary TO make few
preliminary remarks as a prelude. /
shall bring my subject under three diff
ferent heads, namely: First, cause,
effect and end; second, the strenth of
habit, and third the power ofinfluence.
First, cause and effect Is science that
Is worthy of our special notice; in every
department In life there Is intact moth
ing great or small that Is not effected
by cause, and Is IL not astonishing how
very little IL In needed? Therefore,
to carefully examine the effect before
putting forth the cause? Look around
you and see how eager men are for
gain and have rushed into business
blindfolded as 1t were, aud we think
that you will plainly see the effect,
which is generally disappointment,
sorrow and ends in bankruptcy-all
this for not carefully examining the
cause before putting IL forth in order
to understand tseffects. could easy
fill volume with this momentuous
subject, but my limited space compells
me to be brief.
Second proposition, the strength of
habit. 1t Is readily conceded that al
most every act in life, sooner or later,
becomes habit, they are not formed
at once, they are gradual process. Bad
habits in our natural and depraved
states are more easily formed than
good ones, licentiousness, drunkenness
and libertinism are habits that do the
most mischief. Young men, set, /
beseech you, double guard over that;
look around you and seriously reflect
and you will plainly see that the rank
est poison dwells In the heart of every
libertine, it has destroyed the piece and
harmony of thousands of families
which otherwise would be comfortable
and happy. There are daily occurrances
where 1t is seen in the demon hearted
man by his scphistry and hellish dis
position, he robs the innocent young
female of her virtue and frequently
leaves her disgraced and uncared for by
almost every passerby. Young men
now you may see O chance to show your
bravery and become phylanthropist,
If you cannot consistently go yourself
you can be instrumental in sending
some kind and affectionate mother as
a good samaritan that will bind up her
wounds, pouring in the oil of comfort
aid consolation, and place her where
she will have proper care with the hope
that she will be again restored to her
true womanhood, and in this you will
receive royal diadem for your crown,
and the fruit that will be presented to
your mind will be like apples of gold
and pictures of silver.
Third proposition; namely: The
power of influence. Influence is a
moving moral power, and in my medi-
tation it seems strange to me, especially
in this enlightened age of civilization
and christianity, that it appears to be
so vogely understood when in fact its
power cannot be weighed nor measured
by any finite mind, it is quicker than
lightning and is felt wherever the
mind of man can. reach. Influence
never dies, the body will die but al
though dead yet speaketh; it has greater
power among the female sex than the
male. Women have texture made
of finer material than man-wOmen
are much more sympathetic and af-
fectionate than men, consequently
their influence has greater power
Permit me to give one illustration; you
select, say four or five such as alluded
to above, let them in company walk
through our streets, and the very at
mosphere would be pregnated with
their sweet influence; this by some
would be considered flattery, but it is
not aoav tn Aatfor c,,oh ladina for thpy
are above f1attery. Notso with the op-
posite class of females, such especially
as are unchased and adulteresses, the
poison of asps is under their tongue,
they win sympathy to shed innocent
blood; they "biteth like serpent and
stingeth like an adder" Young men,
beware. But I see must close.
Another annual round has run,
Another year has now begin,
Young men, beware, and do not fear,
And this will be happy New Year;
Adapt the aboverules In every town,
IT will raise on to some high renOyp.