The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-09
On Prohibition.

| Plckons and | have been watching
and studying about that dispen-
sary. There have been several
questions brought up before my
mind about it, and hero comes one
of our great men Of tho United
States senate says that the preach
ers in their zeal for prohibition
was helping the devil. | want to
say right here that it don't take
preachers to s5c the harm it is
doing, but common school boys
can 500 what it is doing, but ho
lcan't fool mo and tell me- that it is
no harm. | expect it has brought
| him to where no is at, it has him
to believe that it is no harm, and
tells him to keep 1T here 80 that
tho young rising generation can
drink, so he can stay whcro no is
at as long rs hc can. This is not
half that alcohol will mako man
do, but l have brought il all clear
Iy into my IDEAS that it is no good,
but is tho devils trap to catch
young boys and young men who
have novor drank any whiskcy be-
fore, and also some old men that
wore ashamed to go and got it bo-
foro tho dispcnsnry was put up.
Now Il few facts about it on the
muscular strength and mind.
There are some mon that think
they cannot begin their days work
without their morning "tonic."
In thr middle of tho day they
think they must have more in or
der to go through the afternoon,
while ut night more must be takon
to drive away th" feeling Of the
day.
Th" question Is: Docs alcohol |
increase muscular strength? The
correct answer to this must be
based upon with carefully conduc-
ted scientific experiment, and con
irm"d by tho widest observation
among young men, If alcohol
does not increase strength, why is
it 80 many declare it has powcr2
The workman in the shop says af-
tor taking glass OF whiskey or
brandy he fools stronger and bot
ter able to- work. Now, two ques-
tions must be considered as rolat-
ing to thi& statement. First. Is
he actually made stronger? Sec
ond. AFRO his feelings true guidc2
must admit that if alcohol
viii do 40 harm to any part Of the
body and will impart strength to-
tho muscles, it is greatly to be do
sired. But as result from the
most careful experiment, it has
proved beyond doubt, that both
small and largo doses OF alcohol
reduce the power Of the muscles
Experiment Oh individual mon
and on companies Of young mon
end extensive observation among
, mon, prove beyond doubt, tha
when tho systom IL undoy tho in
tlucnco of alcohol, tho muscles can
not oxort their power. a man o
4 hoy who takes alcohol to incrcas
his strength, robs himself of mus
, cular power.
. Young ladies, did you ever sc
u an intoxicated man? | hope NOT
but if you have not Just thin
@ about TINT enc sad observation,
will mako YOU Iocido the Who'll
question. Tho manner Of walkin,
tho bent form and talking with
70 thick tongue and nj last go IN III
: ground, and very often crawl O
. and hide himself under some man
l. house. Don't that look bad. &huw
" ing the Weakening Of tho muscle
" and brains.
,r Finding that alcohol docs no
,. increase the muscular strongtl
"" h0vu now another question t.
|" answer. Why iH 1t then so man
'' people declare that alcohol
l. drinks makes Them feel strrngor
go cannot deny their testimony
u yet how can rcconcilo it wit
- what | know to be the truth? Th
III whole trouble is right here: Al
cohol is Il narcotic, bcnumbing O
j. diminishing tho scnsibilty of tn
=. brain and nerve, and causing NOR
to go to the asylum than would
~ If there was not any, or if tn
ST young men had sense enough I
~ let it alone. Tho reason that
A. brings on insanity is that il dcnd
ends tho nerves of tho brain.
will mako you grow noshy some
: timos and thon again it will max
d some poor anl weak, but youn
N mon, to grow ncshy is not to gro,
:, ST rour oD1 il 1on't mako a. ma