The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-10-26


Some OF tho richest men 10 England
owe ali their wealth to beer And some
Of the poorest men there owe an their
poverty to beer. Atlanta Coastlta-
tion.
Over sixty cents Of every dollar you
pay for taxes goes to pay such bills
as $40, 900, 900 a year for crime, S32,-
100000 for pauperism, and $4,000
900 for insanity, all induced BY in
temperance. Why not cconomize by
right lising2
Civil and municipal law provides
for the protection Of the public health
in the construction of sewers, the
qGarantining Of infected vessels and
persons stricken with infectious dis
eases, and 10 other ways. Why shall
not the health officer be empowered TO
suppress the brothel and the drinking
saloon as sources Of physical Infection
and decay 2--Er,
In 1853, in Rotterdam, 900 persona
died during cholera, Of which only
three were total abstainers. DIR,
Macintosh, Of EdiRburg, said "Tbe
first victims of cholera are particularly
those addicted to the use Of ardent
spirits" 1t is stated that Of 1000
deaths in that city only two were mem
bers Of temperance societies. DR.
Mussey says that during cholera in
Aleby, Of 5000 members of temper
auce societies only two died,
A correspondent writing from Jack
sonvillo, Fla, of the prevalence Of
yellow fever in that city, mentions
that out of sin deaths which had then
occurred, four were OF habitual drunk
ards, and adds;-"Tho doctors have
stated publicly that those who drink
liquor are less liable 10 recover"
This is a significant warning which
those who would avoid the fever CON
tagion would do we'll to heed Tho
alcohol, which renders the human ays'
tenn more exposed to fatal attacks of
such contagion, il would certainly be
wise to abstain from altogether
National temperance Adgocat6, Nep
Fork. #
DIR. Richardson says that il con
staptly happens that persons die Of
diseases which have their oTigin solely
in the drinking Of alcohol, while the
cause itself is mover for moment sus-
peeted, A man may be considered
by his friends and neighbors, as well
as by himself, to be a sober aud a
temperate man, He may say quite
truthfully that he never was tlpsy Ii
the whole course of his life; and yet
it is quite possible that such man
may die Of disease caused by the alco-
hol no has taken, and no other cause
whatever. This is one of the dread
ful evils Of alcohol, that il Kills in
sldlously, as il we're doing no harm, or
as if it we're doing good while 1t Is de-
stroying life,
A gentleman said TO o hopeless
drunkard whom he had once known
as bright and promising young man,
"Why don't you quit this lifeG Don't
you see that you are rulning your
family; that you have lost your social
position, your property, your health,
and that you arc going down to
drunkard's grave 7" THIS is the
answer that he got; "Do you think
you have told me anything pew2 Do
you suppose there is anything in
domestic happiness, or social position,
or health, even that | have not thought
of a hundred times TO your once, or
that | do not know the value Of as
well as you dol have had these
things held up to me, and held them
up myself hundreds Of tirnes Ihaye
got them by heart, But they have
ceased to mean anything to me, l
know what domestic comfort is, but |
don't want it. / don't want social
position, don't want the respect Of
my fellow men, / don't want money,
don't want health. | want rum. Il
Is the only thing | do want; and when
you offer me all these other things
you do not tempt mo q bit.n-foldea
Censor.