Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-12-29

each step with greater difficulty;
the eye has noticed no change and
the strand is still smooth and tran
quill, so he does not feel anxious.
Soon he begins to sink in deeper;
he grows alarmed and tries to re-
trace his steps, but in vain. He
struggles to escape but his strug-
giles only sink him deeper and I'M
less someone who can help him
chances to be in sight and comes
to his rescue, the sand closes over
him and he is lost. just so with
the man who INDUCES in social
glass; he does not realize his dan
ger at first and when he does
awake it is to realize that he has
lost control of himself. He at
tempts to reform, makes good res
buttons, but falls again and again,
and finally dies in despair. 1t is
indeed true that, at the last, strong
drink "biteth like a serpent aud
stingeth like an adder" No won
der that Shakespeare makes Iago
exclaim; 20 God, that men should
put an enemy in their mouths to
steal away their brains; that we
should with joy and revel trans
form ourselves into beasts"
Verses 33 and 81 are only a fur
Their description of the drunkard's
condition. In "a, what vivid
picture of the peril of the drunk
ard and Of his Inconsistencies Of
danger. The lesson ends with the
words of the drunkard himself,
in verse 80. One of the greatest
punishments of drunkenness is the
Unsuitable appetite, to crafty which
it's victims will walk over every
thing; responsibility, honor pray
ers, tears, they trample them all
under foot and still they go on.
SO much for the disease; now
for the cure. In this as in so ma
ny other cases, san ounce of pre-
ventiye is worth a pound of cure"
hence see the wisdom of SolOmon's
admonition "Look not upon the
wine when it is red" But where
there are so many temptations to
drink it seems that some, through
the influence of companions, or
hope Of pleasure, or some other
cause cannot resist the looking
and the tasting. 1t takes a brave
man and a strong purpose like
Daniels to resist it.
Dan. l., s.
All have not this bravery nor
strength of purpose, hence it is
best, if possible, to get the evil out
of the way by restrictive and pro-
hibitory laws. But as soon is that
is mentioned, some one exclaimS,
"Oh, if You make any laws of that
kind and prohibit a mans making
or selling or buying whisky where
ever and whenever he wants to,
you take away his rights from
him." Well, we do not agree with
that, but let lis grant for moment
that it be true. Why, whisky
takes a great many more rights d
way from a man than Prohibition
ever can. 1t takes away his right
to see straight, like the man
, heard of once who was sent by
his wife to town the day before
, Thanksgiving to buy turkey
While in town he fell in with some
Of his boon companions and they
drank and drank until he forgot
, all about the turkey and everything
, else. He did not return home thai
. day nor the next, but finally, the
+ third day he came in and, throw
, ing the turkey down by his wife
! exclaimed: "There, there's your
! Thanksgiving turkey" She said
"What do you mean? Don't yor
know that Thanksgiving Day il
past and gomez" lie looked a
? her awhile. then exclaimed
/ "Well, you two look enough alike
to be sistersl Whisky takes a
way mans right to walk straigh
and he goes reeling through thu
/ streets. 1t takes away his RICH
8 to talk straight and his tongue
grows thick and his words are al
I most unintelligible and what he
q says has neither wit nor meaning
n in ii. 1t takes away a mans RICH
to 60 where he would oftentimes
j. and shuts him up in lunatic asy
lums and jails and penitentiaries
+ 1t is estimated that nine-tenths o
+ all the insane in our asylums, ant
4 nine-tenths of all the inmates o
+ the jails and penitentiaries wer,
o. sent there by intemperance.
Should we not do all in our pow
/, er against such a monster as Intem
perance Let us not be asleep OF
y this great subject but let us follow
n out st. Paups injunction.
s. Thes. ", 8, 6, 7 rs.