Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-03-02
NOTES BY THE WAY.

AT the Portland, Me-, Liquor Agency
here is list of four hundred names.
all of parties who have been black
listed at the agency.
Col. DAWES, of the Bengal artillery,
says: MY experience is that nearly
all the crime affecting our European
troops in India has originated in the
use of spirituous liquors"
THE WESLEYAN temperance commit
tee has sent to Mr. Gladstone and other
members of the English cabinet resolu-
tions in favor of the introduction dur
ing next session of some effective meas
ures for the control of the drink traffic
SWITZERLAND is not drinking more
liquor this year than last, and has not
increased in her consumption of alcohol
les for three years past There the
government controls the sale of liquor
and the profits are divided among the
cantons. A third goes toward remedy
ing the effects of alcohol
THOSE who have worked among both
classes say that a white barbarian is
more hopeless than black one As re-
CARDS morals, some African tribes, like
the Zulus and Maoris, are ahead of
certain classes in European countries;
at least they do not get drunk until
taught or forced by so-called civilized
nations
ITALYs annual production, in round
numbers, is 697, 900, 900 gallons of wine,
while France and Spain yield each 60s,-
900, 600 gallons. Spain is the chief ex-
porter, getting about e12, 900, 900 for the
200, 100000 gallons which she sells
abroad. France gets about the same
sum for her $4,000, 900 gallons, while
Italy gets only 81, 500, 900 for the As, 00O,-
900 gallons annually exported
READING of the good old times" will
sometimes cure pessimistic views of the
temperance question of to-day. About
1888 a prominent Massachusetts divine
gave as his reason for joining the tenn
perance movement that among his
brethren in the ministry he knew forty
four who drank so much as to affect
their brains, and he had assisted four
of them to bed on occasions like ordina-
tions.
GREAT BRITAIN and Ireland brew |
more beer every year than the German |
empire. The production of the world |
is estimated at over so, 900, 900, 900 gall |
Ions per annum. In 1891 Great Britain !
produced 1900, 900, 600 gallons. Great 1
Britain spends on an average 20 shil-
lings for drink for every half crown it
gives for religion. ireland, in 1890.
spent about Ell, 000 600 on drink its to-
tai rental did not come to more than
50, 600, 900 sterling.
EX-PREsTDENT HAYES wrote thus
about wine in the white house while he
was president: "rhe abstinence from
drinks in the white house,
both in public and privately, while Mrs.
Hayes and myself were its occupants. is
without precedent and has never since
been followed. Neither Of us ever re-
GREETED the course adopted Every such
step when first taken of course meets
with opposition and criticism 1t can
not hereafter be claimed by fair-minded
and well-informed people that liquor as
a beverage is necessity in the execu-
tive mansion"
WHAT are the underlying causes of
!. An inherited appe-
tite for strong drink, which when un-
controlled develops into an Unsuitable
mania for intoxicants 9. The use of
food that is too stimulating, and an in
diligence in tobacco, which demoralizes
the physical system and is likely to be-
get abnormal desires 8. The social
drinking custom of society, especially
among the better classes l. The
wretched condition of the lower classes
and the baroness of their homes and
lives. which drives them TO the saloon
Tor pleasurable excitement--Mary A
Livermore. u