The log cabin Democrat., 1908-03-26

Or as he that lieth upon the top of
 mast.
 The DrunIeard's Last Waking SoIloquy They have stricken me,
 And 1 not hurt;
 They have beaten me,
 And I felt it not:
 When shall I awake'
 I will seek it yet again.
 An Enigma of the Ages.
 V. 29. Here we have a series Ci questions which are used most effec- lively to emphasize the evils of strong drink
 Who hath woe?" Woes of body and woes of mind; woes present and woes to come; woes in ones self, woes in ones family; pains, diseases, poverty.
 Who hath contentions?' Guar rels, fghtings, inflamed passions ready to give and take offense And also fghtings within, conflicts between de. sire and conscience, between appetite and all hopes for this life and the life to come.
 Who hath babbling?" Foolish talk. ing, vile conversation, noisy demon strations, revelation of secrets. His tongue is "set on fire of he'll The R. " translates: Who hath complain. ing?" and cause for complaining The drinker complains of fate, of God, of circumstances, of friends, of every thing and everybody, except himself the real cause of all his complaints.
 Who hath wounds without cause" Needless, from unprovoked disputes and brawls, from accidents caused by the effects of drinking.
 Who hath redness of eyes?" Dim. ming his vision, red with weeping, making his eyes blush for the sins of his mouth"
 The Curt Answer of Wisdom.
 V. 30. They that tarry long at the wine" The tendency of strong drink is to continue drinking, to spend hours, often the whole night, in carousals They that go to seek mixed wine," spiced drugged, medicated, thus in creasing it's intoxicating power.
 Almost all sins against the flesh, gluttony, lust, debaucheries of every kind, are connected with, inf1amed by, made more deadly and incurable by in toxicating liquors.
 A Strict Moral Pointed.
 V. 31. Look not thou upon the wine" Do not put yourself in the way of temptation. He who goes free ly into temptation is already more than half fallen. When it is red" Red wines, of rich golden-red color. were much esteemed. "Giveth his color in the cup sparkling with bril- liant appearance, indicating its more exquisite quality and strength; so that it "moveth itself alright" R. ", "goeth down smoothly" in a delightful, pei lucid stream, making an act of drink ing delicious pleasure.
 The Bitter End.
 " 32. At the last it biteth like a serpent Like a serpent it will be brilliant of color, and guide with easy motion; and like serpent it will strike it's fangs into it's victim, send ing it's deadly poison into his blood. And stingeth like an adder most Venomous genus of serpents. The horned Cerastes adder turks in the sand, perhaps coiled up in a camels footprint, ready to dart at any passerby
 There is no better emblem of the results of intemperance than the ser pent Often beautiful in appearance, and secret in it's approach while the effects are pains that only fire can express. It infects the whore system. It inflames every evil passion. If per mitted to go on, it is death. The world is full today of the sorrows, the burning remorse, the agonies of the body and of the spirit which come from fiery serpents of intemper- Snce Drunkard's Last Waking SoliIoquy.
 V. 35-They have stricken me, me, and I felt it not This is the inebriates contemptuous answer to the admonitions of those who warn him of his danger. When shall I awake?' Omit the Interrogation, and read when l shall awake, l will seek it vet again" His first desire will be for more strong drink. This is a true picture One of the greatest pun ishments of drunkenness is this in suitable appetite, that, in spite of all warnings and consequences the drunk. erd returns again to his cups