The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-15

cintes the stork, and IL ia yet worse for men
Thomns Hughes, the member of parliament
and the author, known all the world over,
hearing that II new urfcntcrpr;sc wns being
started in this country, wrote u letter. in
which he said: Heaven help you, then; for
Of nll the cankers of our civilization there liz
nothing in this country approaching in un.
it's head high, to this belaudcd institu.
ton OF the British turf" Another fn-
nous sportsman writes: Glow many
fine domains hive been shared among these
hosts OF rapacious sharks during the last
200 years; and unless the system no altered,
how many more are doomed to full into the
same gulf The Duke OF Hamilton. through
his horse racing proclivities in three years
got through his cutire fortune OF S35O, 900,
aud will say that some Of YOU are bring I'M
dermnde,l by it. With the bull fights of
Spain and the bear bnitinas OF tho pit may
the Lord God annihi!ate the infamous an,l
icn
go further, and speak OF another temptu.
ton that hovers over the watering places;
and this is the temptation to sacrifice phys
zeal strength. The modern Bethesda was
meant To recuperatc the physical health:
ana yet how many come from the water
ineplnccs. thcirhealth absolutely destroyed,
New York and Brooklyn idiots hoasting OF
having imhbetl 20 glasses of congress
water bsore breakfast. Families accus.
toned to going TO bid mt lOoclocA at night
gossining until or . o'clock in the morn.
ing Dysprptcs. usually very cautious about
their health, minglIng ice creams, and
lemons, and lobster salads. and cocounuts,
until tic gastric juices Ii t up all their
voices "a lamcn,ation and protest Deli.
cate women and brniuless young men rhas-
snzing themselves into vertigo and cut aiepsy.
thousands of men and womn coming back
from our watering places in the autumn
with the foundation laid for ailments that
will last them all their lifo long. You know
as well az do that his ia the simple truth.
~, In thesummcr you say 10 your good health
GOOD by, ! am going to have ii good time
forn little while. will be- very glad to
see you again in the autumn" Then in the
autumn, when you nre hard ut work in YOUR
office, or shop, or counting room, Good
Health will come and say: Good by. |
am golng." ion say, Where are you go.
ing?:' "Oh.' says food Health, II am
going to take n vncation,' II is IL poor rule
that will not work both ways and your good
health will leave your choleric aud splcnetic
and exhausted. You roqmettrd with your
good health in the summer tim, and your
good health is roqnetiing with you in HE
winter time 4 fragment of Paul's charge
to the iailcr would III an appropriate nscrip-
place: DO tlyscf no HARM
Another temptation lowering around the
watering plnce is to the formation of hasty
aud lifelong alliances. Tie Watering places
are responsible for more OF the domestic in.
icecities of this country tlun all the other
things combined. Socety is so artificial
there that no sure Judgment o. character can
he formed. Those who form companion.
ships amid such circumstances go into
~ llsrp t,. /, tr,,l
to one rriz". In tn" severe tug OF Ii
You want more than glitter and splash.
Lilo Is not II ball room where the music
decides he step aud bow and prnnce and
graceful swing a long trail can make up for
strong common sense. You may as wei! 20
among h" eayly painted yachts o. II sum
MGR regatta la tini war vessels as to go
among he light spray q: The summer water
ing place to find character that can stand
the great struggle oil hu!nnn Ii T. All, in the
hattie ri lie You want II stronger weapon
than lac" ian or II rroIuct malet! The
load OF lie is so heavy that in order to draw
it. you want n team stronger than one male
up OF masculine grass hopper and n 'rmia-
inc butterfly. Ii there ia any man in the
community that eXrites my contempt, and
that excilrs the contempt OF every man and
woman, it is the so!t-hnn,lr,l. so t.hcade,l
fob. who. per!,lmsd until the mir
is actually sick, spends his sum.
mrr in taking killing attitudes, and
waving sentimental alieus. and talking in
tinitcsimnl notliings, and finding his heaven
in The set of I, lavender kid-glove. Boots as
tight as an lnIuisltion, two hours of con-
skill exhibited in tho tie OF fun.
ing rravnt, his conversation made up OF
"Ah ." and "Oh's'Hand "liehres.' 1t would
tax" 800 of them stewed down to make u
traspn"n:ul of calves-:oot jelly. There is
only one counterpart to such II man US that
aud that is the irothy young woman ut the
watering place. her conversation made up
of French nioonshine; what she has on her
heni only equalrd by what she has On her
bnck: useless ever since she was born and to
h. useless until she il dead: and what they
will do with her do not know, except to set
her upon tho banks ofthp River o! Ii Q FOR
all eternity to look sweet. Gol intends us
to admire music and fair fnccs and graceful
step. but anil the henrilessnras aud the in
flatinn and the fantastic Influences o! our
modern watering places, beware how you
make lifelong covenants!
Now. the waeerin@ places are tull of temp
tntions to men and women to tipple. At the
close o: the t"npin or blliar,l.game they tip
pie. At the close OF the cotlion they tipple
Seated un the piazza cooling themselves off
they tpple. The tingcd glasses come around
with bright straws. and they tipplc. First
they take Hight wincs,' ns they call them;
but light wines are heavy enough to de.
base I Ia" appetite. There is not IL very long
road l,e.wcrn champaign" at 81 per bottle,
ana whisky rrntsn glass
Sultan has three or four grades down which
he takes men to destruction. One man he
takes up, and through one spree pitches him
into eternal darkness. That iR u rure cuBe
Very seldom. indeed, cun you find nun who
will make such u fool us that.
When IL man goes down to destruction Su.
tan brings him to a plane. 1t is almost II
level. The depression is SO sight that you
can hardly sre it. The man does not actually
know that lie il on the down grade, and it
tips only II little toward darkness--ius: u
little And the first mile i, is claret. and tho
second mile il il sherry. and the third miln
it is punch, and the fourth mile il is ale. and
the filth mile it is porter and the sixth mile
it is brandy, and then it gets sleeper aud
says. "Oh, let me get off, NO" says the
conductor, 'ths il an express train. nn,l it
docs not stop until it gets to the Grand t'en-
trial Depot SmashuptOn.' All. look not
thou upon til" wine when it il red, when it
giv,t!l its color in The cup. when it moveth
itsrl alright At tho last it biteth like serp.
cnt aud stinGeth like an a,lucr.'
My friends. whether you tarry ut home
which will lie quite as safe and perha ps
quite as cam ,ortahlr-org 20 into the country,
arm yourself against temptation. The
grace of God is the only safe shelter,
whether in town or country. There are
watering places accessible to all OF us. You
cannot open hook o the Bible without
finding out some such watering place. Foun.
tnins open for sin and uncleanliness; wells
oil salvation: streams from Lebanon; n
flood struck out of the rock by Noses
fountains in the wilderness discovered by
Iiagnr; water todrink and water to battle I'M
the river Of God, which is full of water:
water of which il II man drink he shall
never thirst: wells of water in the Valley of
Rnca; living fountains Of water; n pure
river Of water ns clcar IN crystal from under
the throne Of God.
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