Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-03
woman's Christian Temperance Union

| "oVlaHs SHristian temperance S"oEs
Mrs. Newly has made her depart
ment a great success. Her programs
are interesting and instructive to the
extent that the average attendance is
about forty. We are proud to say that
her ability and success In this de-
partment has been recognized by the
state. and she has been highly honored
by being made state superintendent OF
Mothers Work and Purity.
Mrs. Jacob weist entertained the
last Mothers Meeting of January 81.
Mrs. T.. r. Cook led In the devotional
exercises which were great spiritual
uplift. Mrs. Newby then took charge
of the subject. Health and Heredity."
rs II an established fact that children
inherit the taste for iiquor?" This
question was answered by Mrs. Ham
lin. Mrs. Rife and Mrs. Cook. each
giving instances having come under
their observation that II was. and u
no can heredity be overcome by en-
vironment?" Answered by the reading
of two articles by Mrs. Hollenback
and Mrs. Nanny.
SHOULD the drunknrd. the feeble
minded and criminals be denied the
rite Of marriagey. AnRwered by Mrs.
Rife giving a glimpse into a drunk
ards home. as she had seen II. also
the sad state OF mother and her
children who had inherited insanity.
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nal upon his children.
SHOULD We ever uSe whiskey In
cases OF emer.ency?' Mrs. kllnefel-
Ter said she was wondering whether
she would not resort to Il In case Of
snake bite and she knew of no other
remedy. Mrs. Sewby said her father
| always used table-snlt saturated with
water with his stock and she thought
Il would b. an efficient remedy M he
never lost an animal. Mrs. weidmnn
spoke OF man she knew who bound
mud ON III. wound and was cured.
Mrs Kellogg said health meant
whoienesr. soundn.sr which could not
be possessed by "a person addicted tn
drink.
Mrs. Newby: III u II not disease
| why IN there curr-" Mrs. klincfci'cr
told about IA man who had Inherited
the iov. Of smoking from his mother.
Mrs. Newly: We'll would you call
that q dlrear.y' Yes" Then Il wRs
repeated what DR.. Hughes had said In
n lecture nt Pueblo. man was found
dead In Hess-mcr and the Cause of
death could not be agreed upon. In
the pos, norton examination they un-
covered the skull and found a lnrEr
vein Ind become hard and would not
diin,e-thi- gave clue TO the fact
that IN. man had died Of alcoholism.
Mrs. Dc fuy read the last question,
what s.uli ynn d" IN cas-: your
physician i.fassl,i,eJ wn,-nsS Mrs
Sewby saii she Waaid iioi us1 t. Then
Mrs. Rife related hsF kSl-yicncr ~
nurse In eases where tie doctors had
pr-scs,h-'i whisk-y and wiisn they did
not the recovery was always sf"r~ SER
tain and sur-.
Mr.. Randall advised all to -niplJy
an osi-otaih physieian then you viii
need na ahisk-y. Mrs. Nanny said
/ NAs ls.
never prescribed Il. Miss Him said
pr. Poiiork said upan being asked tho
question that h. would not say he
would never prescribe wiiisk-y. but he
would say he had ns~-r found u nee
essary. Mrs Smith tne~ isi.. Clara
| w-tsp Rad story porfrn y1ne the
eurS~ of h-F-siiiS In the life of . young
man and the Immediate RESULT Airs
Ti.aai~ rad an article on ssfis Of
drinking.
The ". e. r. 4. wish ss shars the
editors for the recent -,iis1viafs which
have APPEARED and the stand tis-y take.
The w q. T. 4. met with Mfss De
rus Feb, 10th, Mrs. Hoii--ih-.k led
the dsssiianais. and Airs EiIn-f-it-r
had charge "f the program on the n-.
taiinn of T-mfsrfanrr ,o Labor. tra.s
lets W-Er read showing h.w vital this
question !. I. the iabofins .ias--s
All present signed q tsar-f pf-,isinr
underwear. Whenever rnesibic. This
underwear is guaranteed 4. b- made
by employees ~h. r---iv. living wages
under heaiihfui conditions. and e N.
more expensive than svvatshsp sposis.
Letters were ordered written to our
Representative at Denver. urging him
to e"se ssnin.t the Parks hill which
I. dirrsi.f against tuds-s Lindsey. ar,si
" carried eiii prevent hi. continuing
his wonderful ~ofk In ths Juvenile
-ourf. Al Sotess Interested In thts
work should write at once To our rep.
r-sentaiis.. the bin having ras.rsi tir-
senate. Soters Interested In the hill
for isrsf option should ~rit- tn bath
senator and representative. asking
them tn s-sr for this bill.
1uir~ pshosbr. one ef our faithful
| honorafiess Knsc US some comparative
statistics during license and no license
administrations. much TO the credit Of
the latter.
A st-riat meeting for prayer and
eon.-rrsiion will b. held Friday. Feb.
ts. at . =. m with Mrs. Warren Riinn.
Friends are invited to Ssin with Us.
Regular business meeting and quar-.
teriy reports Feb. -. with Mrs. kei.
ioeH. Superintendent Of departments
please b. ready with reports Of any
work done during the last quarter.
REPORTER