The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-18

moral training that they would cover
thirty miles OF sand and at the close of
the march still would find themselves
sufficiently vigorous TO win hard-fought
victory, such as that OF Atbara.
An Example 10 Their Soldiers.
Since the monarehs OF the Old World
are Ommanders-in-chief of their army
and navy II is only natural that they
should set an example to their soldiers
and sailors In the matter OF temperance.
and George V, whose principal tipple is
barley water. presents a striking con-
trast 20 George ", whose customary
liquid refreshment was champagne heav-
ily fortified with cognac. And whereas
the Kaiser preached total abstinence In
his navy and temperance not only in his
army, but also among his people, Fred
erick the Great one of the most enllght-
ened and sensible soyereigns Of the eight
zenith century went so far as to de-
nounce temperance.
Thus, In 1779 he issued a proclamation
deploring the increased consumption OF
coffee by my subjects and the amount Of
money that goes out Of the country in
consequence thereof. Everybody is using
coffee. This must no longer be. Ny sub
iects must drink beer. / have been
brought up on beer. so were my ances-
tors. fnnumerable battles have been
fought and won by Prussian soldiers
nourished on beer. and ] do not believe
that cof1ee-drinking soldiers can be de-
pended upon 20 endure hardships or 10
conquer our enemies should another war
occur"
Among the virtues which Queen Chris
tina Of Spain instilIed into the mind Of
her son. King Alfonso is that Of tenn
perance. He is total abstainer. IL is
not only a matter OF principle with him,
but also OF taste He dislikes wines and
spirits and drinks enormous quantities Of
Ice water. King Ferdinand OF Bulgaria
also is a total abstainer, not as a matter
Of principle or of health, but OF policy.
In forswearing stimulants Of every kind
he acted upon the advice Of his clever
mother. the late Princess Ciementine Of
Coburg, Of whom II used to be said that
she was far and away the shrewdest dip
lomat in Europe.
Never Loses His Temper.
Thanks 10 his abstinence. his nerves
are always under the most perfect con-
troll and the fact that he never loses pa
tienee or temper. never displays even
signs Of irritation under the most trying
circumstances and provocation gives him
tremendous advantage in his dealings
with the hOt-tempered and Incorporate
races Of Southeast Europe among whom
he has cast his lot.
Queen Wilhelmina Of Holland: her
mother. Queen Emma: the two Queens
of Sweden. and the King OF Italy also
are total abstainers. while the present
Car always has been noted for HIS abb
seriousness. Emperor Francis Joseph
owes the wonderful retention Of his men
tai and bodily vigOr despite his eighty
years, and after an eventful reign Of
more than half a century, TO his sparing
use Of stimulants: and, OF course, the
Sultan OF Turkey, in obedience to the
commands OF the Koran. dispenses with
the use Of alcohol
In conclusion. il may be said that it
was In Germany that temperance organi-
cations had their birth. The first OF these
was the order Of st. Christopher, found
ed by Sigismund Won Dietrichstein in
1917. the members OF which were pledged
10 abstain from ast-drinking II vas
followed by the so-called Order Of Tenn
perance. founded By the Landgrave OF
Hesse in 1909. The members of this or
der vowed on the holy Scriptures not to
drink more than seven glasses Of liquor
twice a day. From this IL will be seen
that the society. while it may have been
an order of temperance. was clearly not
one OF total abstinence
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