Milford chronicle., 1895-04-12
INTEMPERANCE

pupil OF the south MiiuId fuohc oShoo4f
aud is the second Of series which will b
published-all Of which are from the pens o
scholars OF this SCHOOL,
Intemperance is a very great vice
and is the cause Of at least three
fourths Of the crimes, poverty ana
suffering which exist in America
The number of drunkards in the
United States has greatly decreased
in the past few years, because the
people. are more educated than they
were years ago. Womans Christian
Temperance Unions are being formed
and are doing much good, and phy-
siology is now taught in all the pub
lie schools and the children are
learning what effect alcohol has on
their bodies. When alcohol Is taken
into the stomach, it goes directly
into the blood, and in few minutes
is carried through the whole sys-
tenn. 1t causes the heart to beat fas-
ter, and thus quickens the eircula-
ton; it enlarges the blood vessels,
and inhames the Innings of the heart,
brain, stomach and lungs and every
vein is Redeemed. Alcohol also has
tendency to form a substance resem-
bling fat. so the use of Intoxicating
liquor for a short time only will in
crease the weight, but not the
strength The poisonous part Of all
Intoxicating drinks is alcohol. When
any substance which contains sugar
is caused to ferment, the hydrogen,
oxygen and carbon, of which the
sugar is composed, rearrange them
selves so as to form alcohol Wine,
or the simple juice of the grape, fer
mented, was the only Intoxicating
drink known to the people OF
ancient times. The bible says moth
ing about brandy and rum, because
people had not then learned to make
them. The art of distilling liquor,
which causes so much unhappiness
was first practiced in Arabia, over
seven hundred years ago.
When a man drinks liquor, the
alcohol in it creates an appetite for
more, and the more he takes, the
stronger his appetite becomes, until, !
at last, he is confirmed drunkard
People sometimes inherit an appe- !
tite for liquor which is very hard I
for them to overcome. and if they '
once begin to drink they seldom re-
form, because alcohol weakens the t
will power to such an extent that it e
is hard to abstain from that which
the appetite is constantly craving b
Many men have become drunkards v
from taking liquor as a medicine +
They first use bitters, not because n
they like it, but to ease some ache il
and gain a temporary relief they u,
AXE very little and are sure it does
hem good, but after awhile they I'll
ind that "a little" will not give the W
anne effect which it did at first and n n
hey take more, and while under the DC
influence feel better. and tn
hus are deceived INTO believing that ~ ~
heir health is improved, while the Fl
ppetite for liquors is only getting SCI
tronger. 70 e
Intemperance renders the mind or.
lcapable of any pious feelings, and ed
ne of the first visible effects is the ".
'ss of all selfrespect and a sense of by
egredation felt by those who drink ter
he mind, after a while, becomes Ia.
led to this and is insensible to any wa
to lead better life. haI
his great evil Of intemDerance, lIo
ould, in some way, be stopped, to
d one way to help to stop it is to Ion
ain the children to avoid all intox- the
lting liquors. The love forstrong tho
ink Is not natural and if parents gin
4 not give it to their children De
len they were small, l think and
at when they become old enough sail
read and think for themselves, few -.
'uld become drunkards The law now
ikers of our country are very zeal nav
s in guarding the health of the jour
liens in every other respect t T,sl
ssels coming from countries the
ere contagious diseases prevail mus
not allowed to come into our O OOni
rts before being quarantined. cana
lggists are required to be very larg'
eful in selling poisonous drugs o nelH
people selling unwholesome ship
d are heavily fined, yet they allow tend
sale of more productive source s Il
''A Onah any vi ohese' press
livery man who loves honesty and sand
riety should come out bravely on I press !
side of total abstinence, as this than
he only safe course in regard to the
,xieafino lionor of th
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