The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-09-28
A SIDE.TRACKED ADDRESS
Scientific Temperance Instruction in the
Public Schools.


liams Mrs. j. l.. Dane prepared an ad,
dress on the subjec, Of scientific temper
ance instruction in the schools, for
delivery before the Teachers Associn-
tion at this place, but she was unayoid-
ably absent, SO the Republican will make
up to the teachers their loss by pub.
fishing the address.
Missouri, along with the other states
OF the Union, has a law that the evil
effects Of alcohol and narcotics upon
the human body shall be taught to the
boys and girls in her schools; and we'll
she may when IS per cent Of the over
1000 convicts in her state prison were
brought there directly through drink,
and per cent indirectly.
A Kansas City Judge asserts that he
has sent 300 men to the."pen, and $50
o! those went because Of liquor. A
similar percentage comes from Illinois.
Not only this, but one-half the divorce
suits are traceable to the liquor habit,
A noted New York magistrate states
that in months more than 300 boys
we're arraigned before him for greater
or less crimes, and 9S per cent OF them
confessed 10 smoking cigarettes, while
the other2 per cent did not care TO
acknowledge the fact.
Teachers, we have work to do. Are
our Taney county boys going to fill our
state penitentiary? Drunkards are
made from boys; 30 per cent Of Missou-
ri's copvicts are made from drunka rds.
The dfunkards, the convicts, OF twenty
years from now are either In their cra-
dies orfn our schools.
"But, you say, "these figures show
only the evil effects Of liquor and tobac.
co ON ones actions, not on his body. II
is more the moral side Of the question
you are showing up. We don't want a
gospel temperance lecture, but scieti6c
temperance-no how the heart is in
jured, or the will, or the mind"
Well, teach the boys then how alcohol
poisons the body, and that the body Ia
sacred-an intricate, delicate mechan-
ism, "feariully and wonderfully made.'
Am still too spiritual? Teach, then,
that Nature demands payment for her
broken laws. Pain, suffering, inability
to control the muscles, ctc.,--a slow
breaking down Of manly vigor-these
are the payment exacted.
Teach that athletes while training
must abstain from intoxicating liquor;
that Arctic explorers are strictly denied
alcoholic drinks; that travellers in tor
| rid lands endure the intense heat better
| without its use.
Disabuse the children's minds Of the
common idea that alcoholic drink warns
people for cold drive, when the fact Is
that they will freeze much more quick.
ly. Show the reason. Show how the
first warm thrill Is but deception.
The physiology books explain this
reasonably. The child can see into II
and DO convinced. Teach that the
chances for the recovery Of drinking
man from pneumonia or yellow fever
are greatly lessened. Substantial au.
thority backs us up. The great Dr.
Richardson Of England gives substan.
tial testimony on this and other points
we are trying to make. He declares
there are other remedies as good and
better than alcohol in certain sickness
es-ammonia for one thing. Doctors
who are honest are coming around tc
this opinion everywhere. 9rlgr
Show by actual experiment the pre-.
serving power Of alcohol-preservine
everything but the health and senses oi
man. illustrate by white of egg In al.
cohol its hardening quality, and teach
that thus 1t hardens the stomach and
coagulates the brain substance.
Teach that thus alcohol In the stom.
ach toughens the meat or other food
swallowed, greatly hindering digestion.
Bring bottle OF alcohol TO the school
room; preserve In II toad or a beetle
which Is TO be studied, thus illustrating
its preserving power over food wher
put into the stomach along with alco'
holic liquor.
Emphasize the dwarfng, stuntine
effect Of alcohol. Little dogs have beer
kept from growing larger just by feed
ing them brandy or other strong drink
ladies wanting 10 keep them email foI
pets.
Tobacco also dulls, stupefes and
stunts children. Cigarettes make pale
faced, 'hollow.iawed boys. God bles,
the Anti-Cigarette League which th,
boys Of our nation are being induced Il
join. The crusade has been carried
into the schools Of Boston, and tbousandl
are now wearing the A. c. L. badge.
Appeal to the boys ambition to make
good business men, to get good positions
Why, railroads don't want drinking
employees any more, ruling agains
such every day. Banks don't wan
brains clouded with cigarette smoke u
do their business Great business hous