The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-08
False Stinulants
Every Man a Law Unto Himself As
Experienced by a Medical
Practitioner.
Paper Read Before The chau,auqao Circle.

II0CktiOtSi.
Paper Read Before the Chauta,,qao Circle.
Experience conclnsively teaches us
that inasmuch as no man iiveth tOl
himself each man must become law
unto himself if he would ardently
maintain the necessary moral and
physical courage to assure him Of prop
Ier moorings in the pursuit of life's
earnest intentions, the assuming of its
stern responsibilities aud a reasonable
porti, of it's pleasures.
Probably no one factor has contribut-
ei more towards the deception of in
experienced and unsuspecting youth
and the ultimate wrecking OF vigorous
manhood and womanho0d than tie un-
natural use of alcoholic beverages and
other de .idedly more dangerous mar
cotic stimulation OF stimulants.
| Though first taken at the solicitation
of some seemingly friendly party, or on
/ the other hand administered by ply
sician, the baneful effect of all classes
of narcotics, which at first give ex-
] ceedingiy pleasant sensations, if'often
repeated will soon become supreme
] master of the situation and when
pie a sure is once enshrined misery and
remorse readily and indisputably set
up their despotic reign, ana man, once
I the intended master of creation, rapidly
becomes tie pitlable slave to the in
! evitable and vicious results of the con-
I stant use of an urliutended stimaiant
and unnatural drafting upon his ener-
gies which were Intended to be used
according to the well-defined laws of
. nature.
Fortunately there is fair means of
! escape from the pernicious influence
of these acts of misfortune; the cure is
both speedy and nnqLestlonable, but
when it has been accomplished from a
medical standpoint everyone who has
> thus fallen victim to so formidable q
i fee must of necessity rigidly exercise
, that noble privilege, principle and prt'
) ogative of becoming law unto him
/ self, by thoughtfuily holding himself
, aloof from the ever decoying aud yer
Q satile pleadings totn er the broad wa.
which hastily IL ads to utter destruction
( to vice, to drunkenness and crime.
:, When patient has been successfully!
!. treated from therapeutic position i
!. yet remains the binding obligation o
e the physician in charge to teach hin
y the all-important lessons of self-denia
! and to distill these idels into the min,
: of his patient before dismissing him
v OF her, as tie case may be, from the in
stitution.
d Teach each and every Oh to becom
e living and abiding law unto them
! selves; to keep their PASSIONS in stric
J. obedience to sound judgment. and
it constantly live with this end in view.
= Now, fortunately, or unfortunatel.
: man was created, according to Biblics
n authority, afrte MOI al agent and wa
le SO constituted that he might choose hi
II ways and was subjected to an unden
able freedom of will that he might pm
pose to act or not to act according
his own way of thinking; consequent
/ the God of the universe is pow erlee
though omnipotent, to preserve or
60 save human being contrary to his (
q 90 her persistent inclinations. If failul
has Leen the repeated result in fleeir
be from disease which has temptatiC
rk as its faithful ally try it long differel
- lines. Failure to cure addiction pc
he manently is too often due to improp
at guidance and jealous admonition. Fir
OF quently, after many and desperate q
10 10 tempts to cure, absolute restoratit
All comes of national trt atment and sen
en- ible advice which otherwise would 81
ut in most deplorable dis appointment
70 70 To him that has fallen and ris,
again to display the might of Writ
OK and of moral and physical courage
lrs due a thousand Hmes more credit th
to y. can in any sense be claimed. by tho
-. who have never known the true mea
ing Of infamed and gosded passions
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