The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-06-28
WITHOUT WINES.

ty-fourth annual report of National Temper
ance Society:
The present year has furnished some strik-
ing examples of persons high i'm authority and
social standing who have held brilliant rccep-
tions at which tho highest officials and tho
most fashionable society were present aud
were handsomely entertained without vino
or other Intoxicating liquors.
Mrs s. v. White the wife Of the Rcpubli-
can Congressman from Brooklyn, gave re-
ception in Washington, with many Senators,
congressman, foreign diplomats and dis
tinguished citizens present. The Brooklyn
Eagle says:
''The entire suite of apartments on the first
two floors of the house was thrown open for
the OCCASION and no expense was spared To
complete the perfect success nf tho event
The large dining room back of the reception
parlor was cleared of furniture and set apart
for dancing a full band of striugcd instru-
nents being stationed i'm the ante-room be-
tween. Long tables were set in the private
uining hall beyond laden with delcacies, for
which carte blanch had been given the
caterer, with the single stipula-
tion that no punch or wines were
to be included, the generous hostess having,
conscientiously determined to set II much
needed example i'm TINT respect in opposition
to the usual rule of such occasions. This ra'li
cal innovation in the local methods was prin-
Cipally noticeable, however, only in the de
Corum which marked tn" departure of the
guests for no one was given an opportunity
to miss the usual StinuantS, so bcwil,lcrinGly
elaborate were all the other appointments.
Many prominent ladies had predicted that
Mrs. White would not dare omit punch at
least, but she declared that she could and
would present such other attractions that the
absence of intoNcantS would be n refreshing
novelty, and she succeeded beyond all ex-
pectations. The floral decorations were on u
scale of magnificcnce i'm harmony with the
other features of the affair. The mantcs of
the handsomely decorated re, e,eption-room, i'm
which the hostess received her guests sepa-
rately, were banked with La France roses and
scarlet tulips amid II bed of green. The mir
rors of the apartment and those that line the
walls of the hallway were festooned with
smilax and sprays of asparagus vines, which
were caught bnck on each suie with garlands
of crimson and pink roses, the space within
the halls banked with tall tropical plants and
wide-spreading palms, forming u refresh
ing bower of green in the foreground. Con
ErcSs assembled as it had never done before;
in fact, Speaker Carlisle declared that call
of the house was evidently not SO effective rs
Mrs. Whites invitation. He had never seen
many members together, save on tn" first
days of the session and at the time of the
tariff vote. Senators Hiscock and Evarts
helped Mr. White introduce almost every
member of tho august body Of soloES from
the upper legislative branch. The diplomatic
corps was well represented, and conspicuous
among tho foreigners was the Corcan En.
baSSy the members attircd in richer colors
than ever, and wearing the inevitable horse
hair peaked hats, ventilated especially for in
door use. The Army and Navy, and most Of
the wealthy residents who complete the high.
est social circle, also paid their respects"
Hon. B. +. Stockbridge, United States
Senator from Michigan, recently gavc n
dinner, with all tho members OF the Cabinet
present together with tho leading men of
his party, but no intoxicating liquors We're
furnished: Governor Fifcr, of Illinois,
gladdened the hearts Of the temperance
workers of that State 10y giving his first
State dinner without the aid of wine. Several
other notabl instances of the kind tn" past
year give hope that the time is fast passing
yhn,,x tu.I f.,n N
guests gathered around tho social board.
While President Harrison was reviewing
the civil parade ut the Centennial celebration
in New York city, n horscman took glass of
wine from .'winc-iioat" which was passing
by and handed it to tn" President, who
politely bowed and declined the proirer,d
cup, and at the Centennial bnll made nutor
GUS by shameful drinking and drunkenness
the Presidents glasses, say the published ac-
counts, were turned severely down."
TiIE PRODUCT OF DEATH.
a. B. Leonard, ID. d., Missionary Srcrc-
tary of the Methodist Episcopal Church, r..
Gently delivered the following address III
Chickering Hall, New York:
Alcohol is the product OF th" law Of death.
1t cannot be produced without first destroy
ing the life principle of that from which it is
derived. Where tho breath of death is not
Ry 6G aGPhs Prsaes il pGt tRt fSSh 81 E
and fermentation is the first step in the pro
cess of decay. Fermentation must reach the
stage of actual decay before alcohol is
evolved. The process of decay renders the
articles upon which it operates worthless for
food purposes. A fresh, well prepared beef.
steak makes an excellent breakfast, but you
would not care To cata fcrmrntcl or dccayrd
beefsteak. a fresh egg is Il palatablo arti.
Gle of food, but no one cares for II fcrmcntcd
or decayed egg ripe pippin is lucous
to the taste, but fcrment'rl or drcaycd pip
pin is offensive and is rejected In
order to produce alcohol tho article from
fl,,
process of fermentation and decay. TIL"
cluster of grapes, the luscious peach, the
beautiful Pippin, the golden grain must die
is born of drad mother, and is thus I'M
orphan. Being the product of death AMI
having no ife-giring substance, it causes
death everywhere. 1t has II" element of
nutrition, and consequently cannot build rp
tissues in human body. THE only nutrition
there is in fermcntcd liquors is small
residuum of undccayed vegetable matter II
quantity So small that many gallons &C th"
poisonous fluid must la consumed {" obtain
even Il teaspoonful of nutrition, while in Ills.
titled liquors there iS not an atom of food
material, the process Of dstilation ha> ing
eliminated the last particle.
LToUoR's EFFECT UPON THE HIxpoos
For hundreds of years the natives of lndir
nave been sober race, but they are rapidly
giving themselves up to the liuuorrvil This
Is due To British civilization. Association
with the English has caused the liinduus to
adopt some of their habits, and the vice of
drunkenness Is now So common in India that /
the attention of the Government has been /
called to 1T. IL has been difficult matter al! /
along to control these Asiatic hor,lcS, but /
when intiamed by liquor the problem of gov. !
ernlng them will be made still more serious.
Atlanta ConStt Wiom.
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES
indiana has organized seventy new local |
w. &. i. u. unions this year.
full ll-bloodcd negro girl il about To be |
sent TO Africa aS II missionary, 10y the Geor- .
gia w. &. T. u.
A stereopticon entertainment entitled !
"ihe Saloon Must CO. has started out as n .
public educator.
Every family of the United States has at
present To pay an average of Sij "a year to ell
Joy the privilege of abundant facilities for
being poisoned, says Felix NJ. Oswald
Alcoholic "A political party, and all of its
virility will ooze like cold sweat from its
brow, and instead of being an engine of
power for good it will become a putrid
party.
The Royal Naval Temperance Society of
Great rfs tlntt .