The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-07
The Danger of Beverages Containing
Alcohol.

In President Jeffcrson's admlnistra-
tion the use Of beverages containing
alcohol had grown To an alarming eX~
tent Liquor was drunk as freely al
q funeral as it was at social. Minis
ters and clergymen drinking as freely
as any people
After the war OF 1912 the people
became alarmed at the extent of in
temperance and during President Mon
roe's term of oGlce QSl6-1S25) the
first great temperance league was Or
ganized at Boston 1S2D and by 1880
thousands had Joined the fight for
temperance.
The use of alcohol is Americas
greatest curse. II destroys the work
the schools strive to build up. IL de
grades men and robs the nation Of
thousands Of Its citizens. 1t leaves
poverty and ruin In the stead of wealth
and happiness.
Alcohol enters the body the same
way In which food does, by means OF
the digestive tube, but instead of build
Ing up, 1t destroys It When we cat
| a sufficient amount Of food we are sat
| lsfled. but not so with alcohol. 1t builds
up an appetite which ever increases.
Alcohol beverages unite so rapidly
with water that they extract the fluids
| of the body from the healthy tissues
| and In this way become tissue destroy
| ers and not tissue builders. They dis
| arrange bodily functions and cause
| the brain TO act inefIlclently. While
technically speaking it may be called
a food practically it IS a poison and
there Is always danger In It's use. The
| fullest effects of alcoholic beverages
upon the body have not been deter
mined. but enough Is known to Justify
the statement that at all times Its
| effects are injurious and not necessary
| to the highest aims OF life.
| Many diseases are incurred through
the excessive use of alcoholic bever-
ages. some of them fatal such as, a
| fatal disease Of the liver and kidney
as well as chronic indigestion, disease
| Of the eye and OF the arteries. The
best authorities say that there is not
a single kind Of nervous disease known
that cannot be caused by alcoholic eX-
| cesses The fact that habitual use OF
| alcoholic beverages causes so much
| insanity Is an Indication Of the disturb
| ing effects that 1t has on the brain and
In moro moderate use materially
| effects the rapidity and accuracy OF
thought, They make one incapable of
study application and tend to make
| the mind act more slowly, One has
only to listen to the talk of one under
its influence to see It's deadly power
upon the brain.
| In a word, the use of alcohol In any
| form does not contribute to the health
of the human body. Think of the JOY
of possessing a good body well built,
| by the use OF good food and pure
water and well proportioned by judi
cious and regular exercise. Strive to
treat your body so that II Will be
found rich In clean. pure blood, possess
nerves that are steady and true In
their actions, a brain clear as a bell
and mind that Is quick and accurate
In its operations To accomplish all
these nc other stimulant Is needed but
pure air. proper exercise, wholesome
| food and healthful sunshine. In using
alcohol one runs the risk of losing one
| or more of these priceless qualities so
necessary to happy useful people. AL
coholic beverages In any form help to
| place on on the border line of danger
and when once the habit Is formed and
there is an awakening Of the lndiVid-
ual to his condition he must battle
with all the strength OF his weakened
BODY to regain that which he has lost
by thoughtless or wllful negligence.
| (Signed) RHEA BOYLE.
"S A." Lewis School.
The above essay was awarded the
So prize offered by the Ogden w. C, T.
u to the 7th and Sth grades Of our
public schools.