The Dolores star., 1911-03-17
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S1nolle DRlMk IS RUlN0Vs

oooa pseemeNeNe ~ leeeaDeeewel ~
eGlNWseNes An o. ol1s -
TeMeeesaee.
oueh bsilliane llehts - Burns and
~ havo bssa cited 70 PROVE tAat
oerong 6rink b - incsstive 70 Ore The
taeGisaeioa 70 lofty heights Of fancy
impossible 10 b reached IN sober
De0sats.
DosA Burns asd Pos were victims
q tAe drink habit and both gsniusss.
~ their Gases % far from supposting
the claln q alcohol 70 ussfulnsss o..
gves against Il.
n Burns and Pos. Ood-giftsd % they
wses. had kept their faculties clear
anA their reasons undimmed. what
might they mot have donsf The for.
nee might have become the Homer
Of the Eastern and the latter the
Dante Of the Western World. AZ II
was. these twin stars Of the armament
Of literature scintillated fltfully for
only few years. They simply reeled
through life until they came to the
verge Of premature graves and tot.
tered into them ere half their time on
earth was spent. writes Madison C.
Peters In an exchange.
The age Of johnson may b termed
H. golden ass Of English literature.
Id shy was studded with brilliancy.
but bow loas did the light lastf Men
a such transcenlant gifts - Gold
smith. oavaes ard Ohenstcus did mot
know The meaning Of life. Their brief
oareefs were spent nriotous living.
Charles Lsvss. prince Of Irish novel
ists. Fspssosntsd The Irish squirss and
eeatlsnsn - hard-hsadsd. hard-drink.
inG rollicking fellows. whose chief
a0uoomsats were fox hunting, love
DAhing. sad breaking one anothsr's
heo1s. vos The most part this por.
tnyal was true. but there were some
netsbls sxcsptions to Levers crsa-
ttoos among The gentry u ireland.
TAs nsn Who did the most for Ire
laAA. vho rsAsctsd aa undying glory
% hee casss. were. n not tsstotalers.
q least temperate. Orattan, Flood.
Weafa. Toes. TitsesralA and nnmet
were temperate. O'Coanell seldom
drank Q Glass oe wine. The Duke Of
We1dngtoa w. "a ahstomious man.
Hessell IN Tie Asylay a his fame
cesh ~ - Induced to touch liquor.
6s AeaA vas always clear b The
honDe. aa1 tAis vas the sscrst Of his
De1tIeal 1ore1igAl which snablsd him
- oeee0DlisA % nucA.
~ oseoe lea1ess q Dnolish poli-
- ee1A = ~ ~ and peoesat eea-
tsstsa. have bssa strictly temperate
-. 0laAstooe oaly touched light
venee a rars oocasioas.. Morley, aBi.
Sonr. oDsaees. Hascourt, Salisbury,
OAAnbsglain. an early took their
Doaees bsosath the Temperance bas.
~. AZ royal receptions and anbas.
oaAoes' halls none Of these men could
- Induced 70 tahs liquor IN any form.
'TAe well Known literary men oe
BAOlAaA IN our time have almost To
Q nAa besa tsnpsrats. Dickens,
tho0gA - drank . glass Of als b.
unes. sever sxcssdsA discretion.
Hea1e. Dseaat, Paine. Buchanan, Ten.
nysoa and Browning we're Ill o. the
si1s = temDsraacs.
Ths SANE ban b. s'sald n Tie lsadins
seatesmsa anA writsrs Of Germany,
yfancs. Italy and other European
eouatries at the present day.
Ths same b notably true Of emf.
neat Americans. Have any Of our
great inventors besn drunkards? They
have spent their days and nights In
ceasslsss activity. psrfscting their Do
sasns WITH clear brains and steady
hands. oaly dssisting 70 obey the cali
q EXHAUSTED nature.
D1isoo. the wisard Of slsctricity.
nDvef touches intoxicating LIQUORS.
CosA the wrights and Curtiss. Rep
Dslin and Hlsriot have coaqusrSd ne
cir With rum-drsnchsd brains anA
jaAglins nsrvssi
Our great scientists and medical
men. knowing well the dangers that
lurk IN the sDaskling glass. shun II %
they would deadly poison. Kelvin.
Crookoe. k0eneSen and Koch have al
besa teeal abstainees.
Dsink saps the vital organs and
1nlls ~ brain. u has stripped the
ssova from - brow Of manhood ana
engirdisd II with . crimson band OF
shA0s: 4 has plucksd the flowers
fro0 the garden Of success and IN
tAslr place has strswn the weeds Of
failure. Il has vrsnchsd the sword
q victory from the hands Of conouer.
~. turned Il into . scourgs and driy.
- them from the arena Of fame into
ths darkness Of obscurity: from royal
hrows Il hes taken imperial crowns
~ Dashed them into fragments o.
~ stoas Of defeat and isnony.
ne men who made America were.
vith sems notable exceptions, Of sb.
sle0ious habits and austsrs lives.
Heuoe ssver adds. but always sub.
tracts. - fas from being . stimu.
NAT. 4 y ~ aAassthetic: Il dsadeus
inseeal Il evicksns. ocisncs has
elaooo1 Il - . spost0c Or narcotic,
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