Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-12-10

Its kind. The student of medicine,
while devouring his anatomy, Is laying
the foundation which will bear up his
mansion of emergencies which are
destined to greet him in all directions
throughout his entire walk of profess
sional life. The student of the business
college, though he handles not penny
of real money, is storing in his mind
stock of principles on whose basis ali
the financial computations of the uni
verse are calculated. The student of art
self-estranged, with lnky fingers, sitting
in an obscure corner describing a few
ndefnate lines, has oft been laying the
corner stone to distinguished portrait
that will perpetuate his memory through
out the decades of time.
What is 1t? Temperance education, as
we wish to use the term, is acquainting
oneself with everything in touch with
alcoholic liquors. Scientifically, it is
acquiring knowledge of the chemical
composition of alcohol, It's affinity for
certain substances, its preserving and
transmutable qualities and its destructi-
bility upon everything that contains life.
Its effects upon the different liquid sub
stances and the different physical organs
of the body in regard to their material
compositions and the manner in which
1t disables them to perform their proper
functions. Its effects upon the mental
organs in regard to their structure and
the manner in which it incapacitates
them to perform their proper offices.
And the third and more plainly seen but
less easily understood is the manner In
which it creates an appetite for itself and
It's deleterious effects upon the moral and
Municipalities of its victims. Practically,
it is learning the art of presenting this
knowledge to others, that they may
grasp it in the same way and obtain the
same benefcent results, that they may
see the distractions and degrading in
fluence of its indulgence and redeeming
them from the depths of iniquity and
restoring them to the ranks OF Justice
and honor.
How to get it. There are various
means of acquiring n temperance educa.
ton, only few of which | will mention
here. In this state and in some of the
other states, the law requires it to be
taught in the public schools and in the
various institutions of learning. Every
lesson in every subject taught in the
public schools should be a moral lesson
a lesson for the upbuilding of character
Therefore, every lesson taught the
young in the schools of our land must
needs have temperance bearing. For
those of maturer years, whose early in.
struction has been neglected, courses OF
study have been compiled, beginning
with the elementary and gradually lead
ing up to graduation and conference oil
degrees. y loan of the necessary books
may be had for trifling tuition fee anC
/ such courses of study may be taken a.
home.
Organizations. Temperance organi
cations have a powerful influence il
the teaching of temperance. They beins
one in contact with temperance people
reports of work done by kindred or
CARNATIONS are read, questions of TEN
perance are discussion, means for tn,
suppression of the traffic are considered
and personal influence eXerted
Like what the retaining influence o
the sanctuary is to the gospel, so is tn,
temperance organization to the cause o
temperance. JAS. HAMILTON RILEY.