The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-03-26
The prunkard'. Last Waking soIlloau,

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The Drunksrd's Last Waking sollloquy
They have stricken me,
And was not hurt;
They have beaten me.
And felt II not;
when shall I Awake7
will seek II yet again.
An Enigma Of the Ages.
v. 20. Here we have a series Of
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% Quar-
rels, flghtings, 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 babblng?" Foolish talk
'ng. vile conversation, noisy demon
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tongue is set on fire Of hell" 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, medlcated, thus in
creasing its intoxicating power.
Almost all sins against the flesh,
gluttony, lust, debaucheries of every
kind, are connected with, infamed by,
made more deadly and incurable by in
toxlcating liquors.
A Strict Moral Pointed.
V. 81. 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. "Glveth his
color in the cup sparkling with bril-
liant appearance, indicating it's more
exquisite quality and strength; so that
1t "moveth itself Alright" r. ", "goeth
down smoothly" in a delightful, pei
lucid stream, making an act of drink,
ing a delicious pleasure.
The Bitter End.
V. 32. "At the AAst 1t biteth like a
serpent" Like a serpent it will be
brilliant of color, and guide with easy
motion; and like a serpent II will
strike its fangs into its victim, send
ing its deadly poison into his blood
And stingeth like an adder" a most
yenomous genus Of serpents. The
horned Cerastes adder turks In the
sand, perhaps coiled up in a camels
footprint, ready to dart at any
passer-by.
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. II infects the whole system
1t infiames every evil passion. II per
mitted to go on, 1t Is death. The
world is full to-day OF the sorrows, the
burning remorse, the agonies of the
body and of the spirit which come
from fiery serpents OF intemper- ance
Drunkard's Last Waking sollloquy.
V. 35.-They have stricken me,
and was not sick; they have beaten
me, and felt 1t not" This is the
lnebriate's contemptuous answer tc
the admonitions Of those who warn
him OF his danger. when shall
awaken" Omit the interrogation, and
read when l shall awake, will seek
It yet again" His first desire will
be for more strong drink. This 10 q
true picture. One OF the greatest pun
ishments OF drunkenness is this in
satiable appetite, that, in spite of al
warnings and consequences the drunk