Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
Temperance Column.
tDlltO SfW. c. 7, U. OF BLACEFOOT
Temperance.

ae~htion from those who arc cham
pions Of the temperance cause.
The word, temperance, is from n,
Latin word Temperament, and mean
"habitual moderation. To be tenn
perate, then, is to be moderate in In,
Indulgence Of the appetites and pas
siohs' to restrain from excess; to kee,
within bounds. A want of moderatio,
OF Que restraint; going beyond iii,
bounds Of propriety in any kind Of
action OF indulgence, is intemperance
Temperance, therefore, has man,
phases, as there are many appetites
and passions TO be controlled. These
constantly demand indulgence, and II
gratlied, their power is increased un.
~ those who yield becomes slaves
under its tyranny.
Thoroughly temperate people are
rare. Men will 60 upon the platform
and strongly dcnounce the liquor traf,
iicr severely rcprimand those who in.
duige in the use Of strong drink, and
when their eloquent words have come
down like an avalanche upon the
guilty parties. they themselves will
step down from the rostrum, light
their pipes or cigars, and go home
smoking or, what is equally as inoon-
sistent, OIL their mouths with tobacco,
and leisnrely walk along, arguing
against intemperance, while splitting
the tllthy juice upon the sidewalks, or
wherever il may chance to fall. Are
such to be regarded as truly temper.
ancc meng
While the manufacture, sale and
use Of intoxicating liquors cannot be
too strongly condemned, other phases
Of intcmpcranee should not be over.
looked, especially the cultivation, sale
and use Of tobacco. This is gigantic
evil Next 10 strong drink, tobacco
stands viCtimizing It's thousands, old
and Young, corupiing their breath,
deliling their system, degrading their
morals, running their health and con
stunning their means Yet il is toll.
Grated, popnlarized and defended, of.
ten, by profcssed temperance people.
Besides is evil effects upon those who
use Il, tobacco using ia its various
forms has become q public nuisance,
One cannot walk the streets without
breathing in the sickening fumes Of
tobacco smoke. Many public places
post-ofiiccs, waiting rooms, and even
stores, are used rs smoking rooms
Sidewalks, railroad platforms and
floors OF waiting-rooms are often so
covered with tobacco juice which gen
tlcmcn CD have
$4,000, 100000 are expended an.
nually in the United States for bread,
5000, 100000 for tobacco, and $780,
900, 900, for liquor
deposited, that ladies cannot, without
great care, avoid soiling their clothes
as the walk along And in what are
termed firstclass passenger cars, the
floor Is so often covered with tobacco
spittie it Is almost impossible for q
lady to find decent seat to occupy
In public halls, and even in churches,
tobacco users will depositc their filthy
saliva upon the floor until people who
have any sense Of propricty are an.
noyed and disguised.
Is not this intemperance2 Can one
be thoroughly a temperance man and
indulge in this filthy and injurious
practice2 Why not attack this phase
OF intcmperance, then, as well as that
to strong drink. To be
sure, man does not 20 Keeling about
the streets simply because he is an
inyeterate user Of tobacco; nor does
the tobacco nerve him to commit some
terrible crime, as does strong drink
But take It away from him, let him
be obliged to go without It twenty-four
hours, and he acts like an insane man.
Nervous, cross and almost desperate
he becomes by thus being deprived OF
his luxury. Can one whose whole
nervous system is thus impaired by
the indulgence of appetite be respect
ed ms a temperance man3 No, EN-
mol He must break the
chain that binds him under the power
Of this tyrant, tobacco, as well as that
which held him under the power OF
King Alcohol.
Our principles as temperance people
must be Of the highest type Upon
our banners, cleaning in letters OF
yold must be the injunction OF the
apostle. the only true temperance
a., ,trr.fprnATE IN ALL THINGS.