The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-12
THE ISSUE
OF LIQUOR
Secundus "
on Temperance
Saloons.

| Editor Advertiser: In your article OF
the sth inst. on THE Saloon Substitute -
you say the young man does not usually
crave alcohol" This IL probably quite
true % nearly all young men. The crav-
ling II. almost always. the outcome OF its
use for a longer or shorter time depend
Ing very much upon the physical and
mental .diosyncrasles OF those using the
drug. IL. the craving. however. most GER
talniy never would be- developed IL men
would abstain from drinking. which they
will not do until they become sufficiently
| wcli-infoTmed OF the cruel and uncom-
promising nature OF alcohol. and hence a
tremendous responsibility is upon those
Who teach that. in moderation" alcO-
hoiic beverages are innoxious and teach.
moreover by earnestly expressed wish
| that would.bs rcformcrs should draw n
distiucti0n between the terms temperance
and abstinence.
To fight this demon oC drink and escape
from it's clutches. clutches cnVeiOpinG and
dreadful as the serpent coils OF the Lao
coon. what have We to do7 DO. sir. sim
piy not do: leave Il alone, and Il will
never harm ia or distress those We love
"a voice forever sounding across the
centuries. the laws OF right and wrong"
counseis Us To- this course. nay d msuds |
from reasonable men that they run no /
foolish risk or do nught 10 undermine ths. !
glorious slit 81 health. 1 cannot agree |
with you. AFR. Editor. that the glitter Of 1
glass or the sheen of silver will apprccia- |
biy keep men from saloons where alco-
holic tntoNicants are sold. You undcrrate
the power or the seductive and dcceiVing
drug. The two great professions. with
the help OF the press. could do more
good than all the temperance saloons for
which money could be found Is the
manhood OF the nations to be brihed. ca
toied. enticcd or drawn away from the |
use OF alcoholic beverages by mahogany
and nickel plate and cushioned seats. fine
pictures. electric lights. cut glass and
silvcrware. good cigars. finely mixed soft
drinks. 4 tempting lunch. respectful ser
vice and convenient visiting and wash
rooms Have the races OF mankind so
little learned the lessons Of life that all
these most desirable things have To be
provided To draw them from the Turing !
seductions OF alcoholic drinks. whose in
huencc TO impart a flush OF transient |
pleasure Is an infinitesimal advantage. by
the side q inhnity OF evil. for which |
there ts no compensation. and no human
cure" 18th Cantor Lecture on Alcohol: ,
Total abstinence is the one
great remedy. Let IL be preached and prac-
iced and not rid!culcd or decried. Let
hose who not yet have passed under the
resilient power Of this most direful drug
md who find no difficulty I'm abandoning
- use. Keep from IL. Improved health
nd increased mental and business capac-
- VIII be- theirs. Having given up its
Use. men Will soon learn what they knew
lot before. that such giving up was a
uty owed. not only TO themselves. but to
VI others whithcrsoevcr found. Every
uty We omit" says Ruskin. ''obscurcs ] !
ONE truth We should have known"
hephistopheles may perhaps be not in
pity quoted In conclusion by one VINO has A.
roken lance I'm defense OF those ac-
used 81 doing devils work" To Faust =
G couuselied thus; p
Away with drcams-yolr theorist
s-iet me tell you-likc = beast
IN dry heath, whom a hal spirit
n one duh circle round and round
.ecps whiriinE. while on all sides near
he bright green pastures everywhere
abound"
Nay. Mr. Editor. not theorizing have
cen but advancing to the notice OF my
flows the teachings Of many great
inds. Eminent surgeons and physicians.
Nalted prelates. archbishops. bishops. |
rests and deacons! These. sir. with the
cws % men 81 science and even II the
riend's great American aguoStic." all v
rcnuously helping the cause 1 plead. the .,
use OF voluntary total abstinence Tor all a
i may tell such words. let me say that. I'll
ntinued study. helped by the best mcdi-
literature. carried on for forty out II
the nearly seventy years ! h1v. lived.
ruishcs me with many reasons. most |
why I should have applied 10
"a for assistance. the which YOU Hav,.
courteously and generously given.
\yc. Mr.. Editor. the bright green nas-
RS 81 Mephistopheies do everywhere
pund- This world Il a glorious world -
r. iliimitabic universe Of which we form -
part has unfathomabie depths Of inter- -
FOR all the untold generations Vet TO y
ne. for all the untold Aeons vet an
mt. but. 20 enjoy u ourselves We must
4 sane. safe lives. and. remembering
So Co come after us We haze no right
scif-indulgence 10 burden their phvsi-
and mental conditions. which science
- Us Will be the case. we using as
Is beverages drinks containing pow -
~ and seductive drug. 1
When. Mr.. Editor. ! got az FAR as aur, sol'
Mcphistopheiss. I thought. and no / nh;
iht you hoped. I was nearing my end. ~,
] cannot refrain. tn connection with
above words TO ask further perrnfs- Gel
d 20 call 20 your notice teaching ~ vet y
more ~ the great lights z The rnedi- =
world DR.. Sims Woodhead. Profess
81 Pathology in the UNIVERSITY OF
nhridre. on his appointment in 1SgS
: NUS fuloGiZsd; quote tho words on
.' show the kind II steel Of which tho
lpo1s WELD are made: Professor
'dhead Is patholoEist OF the first
x ard Of worldwide reputation. who
tcrs greater distinction on the Cam II
iEe Medical School than 10 80 -. -.