Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-12-04
Scientific Temperance Instruction.
Paper Read Before Island Pond Chapter,
wei. u, by Annie Blake.

Paper Read Before Island fohu Chapter,
VIC. u, by Annie Blake.
We are living in an age of scientific
research. The following story is told
illustrative of this spirit.
"Tommy," said the teacher, "have
you been vaccinated?'
ayes marm."
"Have you had the vermform appen-
dix removed"
"Yes marm."
"Have you your lunch put up in
patent antiseptic pail ?"
"Yes marm."
"Have you your own sanitary slate
sponge and drinking cup"
"Yes marm.'
"Do you wear a camphor bag around
your neck, a collapsible life belt and in
sulated rubber heels for crossing the
trolley lines ~
"All of these"
"And life insurance policy against
the encroachments of old age?"
Eyes marm."
"Then you may hang your hat on
that insulated peg and proceed to learn
along sanitary lines"
The action of alcohol upon the human
system has of late years, been subjected
to the search light of scientific truth
Faithfully, earnestly, and carefully, tests
have been made by devoted Christian
teachers to discover if possible whether
alcohol, taken as a beverage, is benefi
cial to the individual or the reverse.
Formerly it was claimed that alcohol
healed the sick, strengthened the weak
and nerved the workman for his labor
1t was the universal panacea. Charlotte
Bronte relates an incident in "Shirley
OF man going into public house anc
calling for glass of ale, saying he was
$50 hot. A few minutes later another
man asked for a glass saying he wa
"very cold" whereupon a bystander eX
claimed, "What wonderful stuff it is |
warns man when he is cold and cool
him when he is warm !"
OF late this delusion is being dis
PEELED. Thoughtful people, seeing the
dreadful havoc intemperance is making
of health, home, happiness, and moralit.
are saying, "What can be done to sta,
this dreadful plague, the curse of ST
many nations?'
We have abundant proof that alcoho
has always been menace to the youns
as we'll as to the old. In her address al
the recen. Geneva convention Lad,
Henry Somerset said, at would be diff
cult to believe in the degradation O
London in l743. In that year one O
the newspapers tells of christening i
Surrey when the nurse was so intox
Gated that, having undreSsed the chile
she put it behind large fire where i
burned to death in few minutes. Sh
was brought before the magistrates ali
said she was quite stupid with drinl
upon which, the writer says, the magi
trate discharged her.
We believe we have seen the dawn {
better day. That scientific tempe
ance instruction III the schools throug
out our broad country will be the leave
which shall leaven the whole lu mp.
The "Union Signal of July 0, says
"Already Georgia, the last bit of groun
to be covered by law requiring sucI
instruction in her public schools, ha
secured such law under the able leaC
ership of Mrs. Sibey the state Pres
dent and the Governor Of the state CAV
his name for membership in the W. {
T.U.
Mrs. Somerset says, at has often bee
said that temperance work is discoura!
ing. To advocate any reform of an ev
almost inherent in the human race mus
undoubtedly be hard We need God
help to make us realize that we al
called to do the little things that lie /
our doors, to make the place in whic