The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-10-31


Another cause OF perpetual poverty Is tho
cause alcoholic. The victim does not last
long. He soon crouches into the drunkardg
grave. But what about his wife and chill
drenp asks prominent New York writef
and public speaker. She takes In washing,
when she can get IT, or goes out working on
small wages, because sorrow and privation
have left her incapactated to do q strong
woman's work. The children are thin
bioo1ed and gaunt ana pale and weak, stand
ing around In cold rooms, or pitching PEN
MES on the street corner, and munchlng
slice OF unbuttered bread when they can get
It, sworn at by pnssers-by because they do
not get out of tho way; kicked onward to-
ward manhood or womanhood, for which
they have no preparation except depraved
appetite and frail constitution. candidates
for almshouse and penitentiary. Whatever
other causes OF poverty may fail, the saloon
may DO depended upon to furnish an ever
Increasing throng OF paupers.
WHISKY ron THE SOLDIERS.
The Army OF the Potomac in 1862 was SUBJ
iected TO great hardships and exposed to the
extremely wet and malarious regions OF the
Ohickahominy. There were consequently
much sickness and sufSSrlng, and the ranks
OF the army were thinned daily and rapidly
by deaths from disease. Observing this,
says an exchange, and thinking thus TO
counteract the evil, the commanding general
issued an order on the 10th OF May allowing
every soldier gill OF whisky each dav. half
of II in the morning and half in the evening.
IL was soon observed that the results OF
this extra medical treatment were conspic-
uously injurious to the sanitary conditions
otthe army, and the commanding general
had sense and humanity enough to counter
mand his order within thirty days from date
OF issue. Concerning this experiment DR..
Frank Hamilton, one Of the most competent
surgeons then serving In tho army, says:
IL is most earnestly to be desired that no
such experiment will ever be repeated In the
armies OF the United States. In my own
mind the conviotion is fully established by
experience and observation that the regular
use OF alcoholic stimulants by man in health
Is never useful l make no exception I'm
lavor OF cold or heat or exposure and fatigue,
nor IN tavor old drinkers, when considered
as soldiers"
TOOK THE PLEDGE TOGETHER.
- DIR. Norman Kerr, at recent meeting OF
English physicians, related tho following in
Sllent, making a personal application to his
brothers aud sisters OF the profession;
Before practiscd what | taught in regard
TO this matter, l found that. sing however
sweetly might, my advice penelrat ID very
Ilttle into the life and character OF inebrates
VINO came before me ; but when, in order TO
save man whom l was called up 10 SEQ
through the night, took the pledge, my
practice then squared with my precept. I
saiu 10 this man, "What on earth do YOU
mean by calling Tor me about once in every
month in this way and wasting your SUBJ
stance, only for the benefit of your wine mer-
chant and your doctor? You must be an uu.
mitiSated foo!-why DO you not take the
pledSeT When | went 10 sec him next
morning, drunk US he had been the night be-
tore, he grasped what had said. Doctor"
ne said, you told me last night to take tho
pledge; will, IL you will." What was a
poor doctor 10 do2 1t was ease OF the
spider and tho fly, ana the result was that
we took the pledge in that houss together,
ana that man has kept it till this day. l saw
him on Monday last before | came here, no
as doctor, tor he Is OF no use 10 me, as nov
he IS never Ill, but he has been the means
making hundreds OF people abstainers, ,most!
amongst the slaves OF drink us he was hin