The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-26

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these facts have BEEN known, but it is
not so generally known that forty years
ago Cumberland Presbyterean
named Macomber organized
temperance societies and taught the
in every school district in the
county the nature and effects of alcohol.
That explains the prohibition senti-
ment Of Edwards County," Brother,
sister in the temperance cause, and
friends of morality, believest thou In
the explanation here given? l know
that thou believest.
The good resulting from this late
effort is obvious when we consider the
trouble It is giving lowers Of the
whiskey traffic. Among the many ex-
pedients to prevent the passage Of the
original bill was an amendment offered
both i'm Pennsylvania and Washington
Territory, that it exclude children
under twelve from being required to
study physiology and hygiene with
special reference to stimulants and
narcotics.
Slrewd planners! Their observations
must haye been similar to that Of Arch
bishop Hughes, who from his stand
point said: Give me the boys till IL
years of age and the men are mine. :"
But others of that assembly werc
shrewd also, and the healthful breeze
that arose then and there for the saliva
ton of the children proved so strong a.
to utterly overcome this bii4htinE
sirGcco, the mover was glad to recall
his amendment. and the bin was passed
as first presented.
In a school in Michigan the children
gave large majority vote in favor OF
temperance, and that with the example
before them in the town the same day
of n majority vote in favor of strong
drink after two years of closed saloons.
Is not the hope in our children? And
will not the faithful lnculcating Of the
principles of total abstinence tell
throughout our country in few brief
years?
The efforts in this direction are em-
-bracing not only our own and our
mother country. but they are following
our indefatisable missionary. Mrs.
Mary G. Leavitt. in her circuit of COM
secration around the world, Of late at
Australia, and Tasmania, known as
Van Dieman's Land, efforts from
which the dawn Of this new light shall
herald the day. The speedy action OK
the educational board at Honolulu.
Sandwich Islands, astonished even the
prime mover herself, Mrs E. p. Adams.
superintendent of this department at
that place. This board, having charge
Of all the schools in the kingdom, con-
sists of two Hawaiians and two Amer
leans appointed by the general govern
ment. After obtaining large number
of signatures to petition to this board,
and seeking to interest teachers on the
subject, Mrs. Adams presented to the
board n copy Of the "Child's Health
Primer" and Hygiene for Young
People, published and sent the ladies'
by an agent Of A. S. Barnes at San
Francisco. stating that should the
board authorize the use Of the book the
w. G. T. u. would be at the expense OF
the translation, and asking the priyi-
lege of being present at the next board
meeting to present the petitions. But
the last proved unnecessary. A few
days later she was surprised to learn
from the secretary by a note sent her
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copies of the Primer in the Hawaiian
language, under such conditions as the
ladies readily accepted, and to that
society belongs the honor Of the first
translation of these books into foreign
language. as well as securing their use
in the schools.
And not alone for the salvation OF
our boys is this teaching in our schools
of the effects of alcohol and narcotics
essential. They who should learn to-
guard against the drinking of the beer,
the use OF opium, and the handling or
the wine cup to the degradation Of
themselves and others, are the girls no
less than the boys, though escaping
some of the more immediate tempta-
tions assailing the latter, their personal
peril may for the time seem less in-
minent. They who especially need .
knowledge of these direful effects, 8
well grounded strength Of purpose to
discountenance and persistently dis
courage the most incipient leaning over
the boundary line OF total abstInence
by their social influences. are ems
phatically those who are so, soon to
take upon themselves, willingly or un-
with thoughtful intelligence or In care
less ignorance. the measureiess re-
sponsibilities Of the young women OF
our day. At the recent temperance
convention held at Yankton district
reporter on young wbmen'S work, after
enjOining upon mothers to train their
daughters in christian temperance
work, gave to the girls this most sound
and sensible advice: To let all tipplere
die off old bachelors!
If Young women would but heed tIlia
advice they would escape untold
miseries which they are bringing upon
themselves and those who shall como
after them. woes not to end with time
but extending and Yide-spreading as
eternitv.
AS a result Of these recent labors and
these just laws. well enforced, what
grand opportunities are unfolding to
them. To know these things. and BY
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with conscientious purpose. what posSjr
bilities are theirs! No earth prophet
could foretell nor earth boundary can
measure, for omniscence only can know.
eternity only can reveal. Instead Of
being degraded by her affections, these
affections are elevated to truer as we'll
as safer plane. Instead OF dragginG
down with herself the innocent yictiuaA
of her false step. leading upward bv =
strong and heaithful influence thrOuG3l
all succeeding generations. No moro
the victiHa. bnt the reclaimer Of de-
praved appetite. Not; as has been to-
the rescuer from the temptation. III
place of receiving the commiseratiOn Of
friends on earth, giving joy to the
angels In Heaven. Instead Of looking
helplessiy on while comrade linked tD
eomra6e and friend to friend are march