The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-01-09
HoRNEa'S ANSWER rO C.
(NonkinNed.l

more SilllUl, lllC ulOIc lnOUGIdlt USE
OF liquor or immoderate eating?
Both are bad enough. | don't
hold either myself or the Prohibi-
tionsts responsible for gluttons or
drunkards. Gluttony is no part of
the prohibition regime, hence is not
to be discussed under the head of
Prohibition. 1t is true man may
drink too much water, he may work
too hard, or rust out for want of eN-
ercise, he may eat too much as well
as too little, etc, and all may be
classcd under the head of intemper-
ance. But an overworked man or
glutton with a full belly is not likely
to do much damage on account OF |
having a full belly; but let him fill
up and craze himself with rum, then
stand from under, as three-fourths
of all crimes brought before the
Courts are said to be committed by
humans when under the influence
of rum; so the prohibitionists are
after rum! rum! rum and only
rum!
When working for prohibition,
and under the head of rum we in
clude all drinks that made drunk.
9th. If my wife or my daughter
can and do drink wine, are they
therefore to be shnnned and consid-
cred worthy of ostracisn?
We think if your wife and daugh-
ter were ladies before drinking wine
they should certainly be so consid
cred after, if they don't drink too
much. .and of this there is a danger al
ways lurking in the path of the mo-
derate drinker, and strong-minded
drinkers are not exempted from this
danger. A young man and wife
came to Washington township in
California and bought residence
less than mile from my farm. The
husband drank moderately" and
the wife drank wine, and she went
so far AS to claim that she was the
only lady in the township, because
she drank wine. 1t was not known
how much she did drink, but it was
believed to be moderate, as she was
never seen out of sorts and always
neatly dressed. Time rolled on, and
onenight, Notwithstanding her neat
and Iadylike appearance, shew acci-
! dently found late at night sprawled
out on the public road Il few hun
dred yards from her residence, with
the delirium tremens. She died
soon after. II,t husband cut his
thrOat to finish while laboring un-
, der the same atliict;om some time be-
, fore.
Another sad case. Many years
ago a young lady graduate just
from an Eastern young ladies' semi
| nary, visited 4 lady friend at my
: house who had accompanied her
from New York to San Francisco.
thought then, and think so still,
that this young lady was the peer OF
any lady | ever saw, intelligent,
t well educated, fautcss in personal
: appearance and every way a lady.
She soon after married young rich
merchant, to whom she had been
engaged, and they lived IN man,
sion in the suburbs Of Oakland. Ii
S the course OF time she was taller
C sick, was brought very low. and hel
physician prescribed stimulants
The lady recovered, but continued
y, the stimulant, and after her hus
q band discovered the situation anC
: forbid any stimuant being brough
y to the house, she, being rich, bribe,
# the servants and supplied hersel
. secretly until she lost her mind, ant
y had to be shut up and continuousl,
n watched. But she went down t,
Is death in her young days, disgust
/ ing sight, wallowing in her own filth
:, a few near friends alone were allow
ed to see her.
In this case ''moderatc" drinking
% awakened latent, perhaps an in
a herited appetite, which would nc
at down and this young lady wa
y, changed by the drink curse from
y pure noble being TO a beast, too dis
II gusting TO look nj. So it may b
it seen that although there be no sit
I'd or anything unladylikc to drin
e, moderately, yet it is unsafe. Eve
; stimulants ordered by doctors al
" =. dangerous, and should be Stunned
III rs they lead to immoderate drink
ne ing, disgrace, sin and death. CT
IN be continued.) j. NJ. HORNER.
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