The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-08
Will Cider Intoxfcnle7

prohibited in the pledge.
Also, lady had her name taken off
when she found out that cider was pro-
hibited. She said it was harmless, and
she would drink oil she wanted of it and
allow her family to use it. The fol-
lowing incident shows that cider can be
the cause of habitual and confirmed
drunkenness.
Visiting friend OF mine last summer,
who owned large farm with fine apple
orchard, she said suddenly: "Did you
know that cider would make drunkards2"
I answered: 'Yes have often heard
that it will"
"Wcll," said my friend, II have, as
you know, never identified myself with
the Temperance work; have never given
the subject much thought, as I have
never had an Incorporate relative 10 my
family, and so cannot by any means be
called "fanatlc" on the Temperance
quest on. Eut I have found out, since I
have been on this farm, that men can be-
come druukards on cider. We had q
great many fine apples, and in my ig-
norancc I allowed the hired men to make
cider, as the neighboring farmers did.
How bitterly I regret this now, for the
consequence was the men, and my son
also, drank and drank for days and
weeks, until one man, more intelligent
and more frank than the rest, came and
told Inc that they would all become
drunkards if there was not stop put to
it. In alarm for my son, as we'll as for
the others, I banished the temptation
from the place, and becoming strong
total abstinence woman from that mo-
ment, vowed that not another drop of
cider shou' be made on my place again,
though the apples rotted on the ground,
for it is known that few hours after
the juice is pressed from apples it will
ferment, and fermentation will produce
alcohol, and who shall say at what mo-
ment it is safe to drink it or not. The
only safety lies in letting it alone alto
gether. About that time" continued
my friend, "it was told to me that
neighbor on an adjoining farm, with his
four sons, had become habitual drunk
ards from their annual crop of cider,
made regularly and kept in the cellar.
This example strengthened me in my re-
solve never to have one drop of the arti-
Gle in my house again.-Union Signal.
Effects of Incbriety.
We sec many instances of the remark
able brevity of mans respectability
when he is once fairly launched on the
SEQ of inebricty. His course to the low
est depths of degradation is by swift and
sure degrees. lie commences imbibing
little when engaged in a position of
trust and profit. His superiors notice it,
aud he is reprimanded forit. So he lays
off from duty, not being in fit state to
attend, and this occurs so often that at
last he is discharged. He then gives
away entirely to the appetite and spends
every cent in liquor. He becomes
ashamcd:.to look for employment, and
pawns his watch, ring and whatever
other articles he may possess, the pro-
ceeds of these joining the rest. He next
visits q second hand shop and exchanges
his good clothes for poor ones and
little money. This money gone ne visits
another second hand establishment and
again trades for worse clothes and some
"boot." lie keeps on this until finally
he is clothed in such rags that nc can
trade no more lie is then total wreck,
and would never be recognized as the
CAV, refined and highly respected young
man of the few months before. l have
known several cases similar to that, and
almost all of them have commenced
merely through desire to be scciablc.-
St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Not Remarkable.
It is not, on the whole, remarkable
that among the masses of laboring peo-
pie in Germany there is distressing pow
erty and want. Consul Tanner, of Chem
nitz, reports to the Secretary OF st te
that the beer production of Germany in
1885 was 1,1CO, ,OOO,o gallons, enough
to "form lake more than one mile
square and six aud half feet deep, orit
would make running stream as large as
some of our rivers" Such an enormous
drink waste would suffice to impoverish
any people who indulge in it. MIR. Tan
ner finds less drunkards relatively than
in the United States, and he advances
the theory that it is beau c the Germans
drink slowly, "sip by SIP" half or
thee quarters OF an hour being consumed
for glass of beer, giving the animal
economy chance to say: Hold, enough,
which only slow drinking will do" At
the rate of half or three quarters of an
hour per glass, the animal consumption
of /, 100, OOO, 600 gallons would seem to
be rather serious matter in the economy
of timel Mr.. Tanner says that since his
arrival in Germany he has his "frst
drink of water to see drank. k."-Iemper-
onee Adrocate.