The Red Cloud chief., 1886-03-05
WORkING.MEN AND WHISKY.
4 Drinking Man Not Csplbi" OF Doing
Good work-tn Annoyance. and - Vile
Smelling Nuisance.

Smelling Nuisance.
The fact i that nO man who y the
slave of the drink demon j. a iir>,-cla~S
workman. He nav b. able. when he
is sober. To do good work. But when
he j. flushed with drink. the clear head.
the steady hand. the accurate eve. are
all gone. The brain. dazed by the ac-
cursed fumes Of alcohol. i incapable
of its best work. IL l. a fact. proved
time and again in poSt-m0rtcm cxami-
t%ainons Of the bodies Of men who have
come Ia their deaths when drunk. that
the assures of the brain contain 0mc
times Is much n 4 tca-poonful If pure
alcohol. The workman in this condi-
ton j. certainly not capable of doing
his best. The eve. the hand. share the
condition Of the brain. for the nervous
system. Of which the brain il the center.
partakcS If that organs incaplcity 10
exert it, powers properly and fully.
Nor i the condition of the confirmed
drinkcr. on those occasions when he II
~ sober as he ever gct>-when hc has
not poured down IA Of thi, alcoholic
poison for 4 time-ycry much im-
proved. II j. 4 law Of nature that every
excess. in any direction. j., followed by
a corresponding reaction. The ,timu-
lu> Of the fiery liquid j, gone. Every
muscle i relaxed and weak. and the
system is cncrvatcd The brain i weak
and irritable from the poison that has
been carried Ia it, every fiber by the
blood. and every nerve i un~trlu-.
The man i cross, sulkN. suffers from
the blues. j. hard To Get along with
because of this depression IF hi n"ry-
Gus and muscular system after the uu-
natural tension to which 1t ha> been
subjected. H. does not fee! like work.
|. requires n suprcm" effort Ia enable
him To go through his round Of daily
duty even in a pcrfunctory ann
Again. q drinking workman i an M
TO every body with whom he
come, in contact. When under the IN
ilucncc Of rum he j. hilarious. noi-y.
often prcfane and foul-mouthed in
speech: a vilc-.melling nuisance 20 the
respectable workmrn, \ disgrace 10
himself and 10 Tn. establishment.
When suffering from the reaction II
his debauch. he j. equally unpleasant
either sulkv and silent. or giving ven:
to his spleen in being quarrelsOmc and
insulting.
l. not all this \ matter which Is
worthy the attention Of the labor or
CARNATIONS of the country Master
Workman Powderly. of the Knights 81
Labor Of the United States. in hi r.
port. issued n, the close 81 the last year.
made Use IF this strong language in
regard 10 the admission of drinking
men TO membership in tina; powerful!
order:
and a -crpent. applied :or airn--on 80 the
order. ! wosItd vote Tor TIE s"rPrTt 10 prff
ercncs to IN. druusarf In ne: az o: hoo
who JON - that th.y slatt - a af- bat I
have n rsht to eIDec- an 80 A,S pt them. 20
u nASH-
But the exireucies of the s:ru--l- 20
control the laborin- element g.. the
country by getting ever. WORK
ing-man enrolled in labor orEau.-
cations. leads 10 The acceptance
If men wi;hou; inquinn. =, 70
their habits. Besides. = young man
NAV b. temperat. when admitted. ami
become a victim OF ram afterwards
Thousands of them do. T. j; a0: ias
part o. wisdom for ,hcS labor societies.
under whatever name taey MAJ hs
known. ~ exert their pow riui niu-
snce IN the work oi crushing out the
making and selling o: rum-Iok13
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