Mower County transcript., 1895-06-12
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Paper Of Mrs. F. ]. ]. Robinson, Of
Dexter, Mimi, President Of
s$ the County w. C. n. u .5.$ s5.,
At the Sixth Annual Convention Of
Mower County at Leroy, 5.&5@
7 s.sf May 1928, 1895. @ss ss.s

At the Sixth Annual Convention of /
Mower County at Leroy,
s5 ss... May 22-23, 1895.
Continued from last week.)
AS long as there are people who ad- |
vocate the use OF home made wines, |
root beer and other beverages Of a |
like nature, claiming they know just |
how and what they are made of and
consider them excellent and health
full, also using brandies when they
are sick or do not feel we'll, for which
they pay great price, because it had
cobwebs on the bottle and was claimed
to be old stock and looked q deep,
rich color, seeming smooth and oily,
just so long is there great need of
working up this department OF health.
Can alchohol aid in sickness when it
is so harmful in healthb How can an
inorganic substance be utilized and
changed to elements to build up the
body, when to begin with the animal
kingdom does not contain one atom
Of alcohol or any Of its ingredients in
its makeup? 1t is foreign sub.
stance containing nothing which can
be used in the natural economy when
building up worn out tissue, or remov-
ing wastes. In the case Of fever, it is
simply adding fuel to the flames. In
debility it adds labor to the already
Over-taXed vital force. To those suf-
fering from cold it is a deceiver and
mocker, for it does not accomplish
what the fire in your stomach indi-
Gates. 1t is not even a stimulant, but
poisonous irritant, ranking with
carbolic acid, corrosive sublimic, arse
mic, etc. And while I am speaking of
poison, I want to say, il you care for
the health and happiness of your
friends and dear ores. do not employ
poisons of any kind, in any way, shape
or form, internally or externally, to
their bodies, in sickness or in health.
AS health is the greatest blessing
which man can possess, we feel sure If
we once make the truth known, that
forms motive of self-preservation,
all would soon be induced to leave off
the use of poisens. Therefore scien-
tific temperance instruction, together
with the health Department., forms
the key note to the progress in the
future of the temperance movement.
People are beginning to appreciate
the necessity for better cooking and
right living. In no age was there SO
much inquiry as to what shall we eat,
how shall we prepare it and how shall
we take care OF our children that we
may escape i'll health, or get we'll.
The vital point is the indwelling
power thatacts a1nd makes the effort
to rid the body Of all obstruction, also
takes those things which assist and
uses them to the good of the body
Medicine then should never be a poi
son, but of such a nature as to helI
restore the natural conditions. II the
body is cold use something that il
warming. I do not mean to pour car
bon itself down in it's concentrated
state, but warming, stimulating hert
tea. "the leaves of the trees God gave
for the healing of the nations" Thi:
means vegetable remedies which arr
non-polsonous. All animal life is sus
tained by nourishment which comes
from vegetation. How wrong thel
to use minerals which have not gon'
through the laboratory of nature ant
beer, diluted and prepared for our use
Think of taking the tincture of iron
few drops in little water. This
if dropped on to piece of cotton
will eat hole the size of the drop
Put this concentrated iron in tn
stomach and when it comes in contac
with the fine mucous membrane wha
is the result? I will leave you to fin
out for yourselves. II your system i
in need of iron. eat the foods which ar
for man and contain large propol
tion of it. Then you are safe. Jus
so with any other mineral which is al
ingredient in the human body. /
you are in need of these element
supply them in natural manner, bu
don't go at it as if you were buildin
machine Of some kind, throwing th
raw material together. Man can nc
be repaired or built in that way. Th1
subject is least understood Of any an
nearly everyone is SO prejudiced
needs careful work and study to brin
this light before the masses.
= Mothers meetings should be reg,
larly conducted in the local union'
How many inexperienced young gir
become wives and mothers in thes
4 H.