The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-07-05

X apt W dfink III tmpfed LIE one wht
has been led on pepper aad spice and al
thsts nice whose dyspepiie stomach
Graves the siimnlcus Of condiments and
relishes, or the one Who has been brought
I up on plain. wholesome food. well cooked.
shose stomach is healthy, blood pure. and
Is consequences hn head clear The
dyspcptic young mans stomach has al
ready felt the effect Of slimulous food aud
Graves it. and would not bs much shocked
st the Introduction Of vine. Now II this
is true We can do temperance work in our
homes. We eau teach our daughters that
good cooking Is not ooIy an accomplish.
ment bu. duty. Teach them to prepare
food that shall make fast friends OF the
palate aud stomach; food that shall please
and satisfy without preparing the taste
aad stomach for stimulus. There is ~
other very common form Of intemperance
INDUCED 10 both by the fnt ladies iu the
land, and the lowest loaiess in the beer
saloons. When practiosd 10 The psrlor
among cultivated people II sparklss like
vine, and is pleasantly called harmless
gossip. When INDUCED in by loungers
around bar, iis odor is more like poor
whiskey and it is called vulgar scandal;
but as a taste for sparkling wine is apt 10
lead to q craving for rum, SO the habit Of
indulgiug 10 mischievous gossip prepares
ones mental stomach for low, offensive
scandal; aud do not think it far fetch.
ed argument TO say that from agossipy
home where spicy dishes Of scandal are
served up as smart morsels, . young man
will grsvitate vesy easily and naturally
toward the low saloons, where such talk is
q part of OF their stock In trade along with
other intoxicating beverages.
Then are we not doing good temper
ance work when we shut our doors against
scandal mongers, ventilating our homes
by letting in the sweet, pure air Of chari-
ty. TO cleanse the atmosphere from the
foul odors OF Incorporate tattling Chill
dren reared in homes kept well Supplied
with good moral oxygen will not naturally
incline to low associates aud vnlger SUR
roundiugs. Then let us who wear the
white ribbon badge remember that all the
methods OF our household, its liberties
restrictions and toleratlons; the style in
which we live, the way We dress, the sen.
timents We express OF people and things.
the amusements we endorse, the company
we keep aud the books we read ell help
to create the home in which our children
breathe. And il this is not allowed to be-
come stagnsnt, We can send them out into
the world with pure, intelligent minds,
healthy bodies, and tempe rate habits.
Temperance homes are high table lands
from which, in all directions. flow pure,
sparkling streams swelling the aggregate
OF good in the world.
"Bonaparte asked 3 lady what France
required for the right education OF her
youth. The reply was profound Is Ia
comic Mothers !" So think we may ask
to-day, Who is going to do the first, best
temperance work in our land The
mothers, for although teachers are doing
q great deal. ono parent Can do more than
a dozen teachers, for before they enter
school they are students at the 6reside
seminary, graduate Of the hearth, 'and Of
ten the first seven years decide the char
acter OF the whole threescore and ten; by
these first impressions made before the
world makes the heart hard and defiant
A nation is just what it's homes make it.
and the character OF its homes is largely
determined by it's mothers. Then do we
need worldly, deceitful, foolish mothers
or earnest, true, sensible ones We need
those who dare TO be called singular; SO
singular as to prefer wholesome substan
tial way OF living to superficial show zones.
We need mothers who spend great deal
OF time embroidering and hand painting
their ohildren's minds and hearts with
elaborate stitches, pictures and notices
that Time will never effsce, and who hang
this motto over the door Of their hearts.
that those who come in may read, -"Be
ye temperate in all things"