The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11
The Remedy and Its Need.


of a remedy. 1 suspect that many
are indignant at such suggestion,
= but let them examine themselves in
the fear of God which is the begin
ming of wisdom, and they will find
that remedy is sorely needed. Vic
tins of alcoholism and tuberculosis
live in blissful ignorance of their real
condition. These diseases slip on so
slowly that their danger is never full
ly realized by the patient himself.
The unusually red faces of the form
er and the hectic flush of the latter
are attributed to health, when in re-
atty they are symptoms of decay and
death.
If alcohol were to kill people out
right they would soon let it alone,
but it creeps on them stealthily, each
generation getting little less able
to resist it's influence, and this is
why there is so much danger in it.
Children of alcoholic parents do not
have to cultivate taste for it; it is
born in them and they begin life Sc
riously handicapped.
8. Medical INSPECTORS find great men
tai and moral deficiency among
school children to-day, weak eyes,
decayed teeth, deficient hearing; all
this proves there is something radi-
!, cally wrong. The sins of the parents
are visited on the children, and not
for one generation alone, but to the
Sthird and fourth. This proves an
other fact of the Bible, Every man
is rewarded according to his works. -
am shocked to learn that even
the women are indulging in intoxi-
cants. This fact alone should con-
vince the men that it is time to abol-
ish the saloon; I do not mean merely
to get it off the statute books, but
rid our country of these pest houses.
The men who drink it can't resist it,,
this must be done by the freemen.
America will lose her rightful
place among the nations, unless this
is done. You can not build a strong
nation with weak individuals.
When God wished to rear Sam
son. he left the instructions for the
mother: ''She must not eat of any
thing that cometh of the vine, neither
let her drink wine or strong drink,
nor eat anything unclean.'
In another place this advice is
given, ''It is not for kings to drink
wine; nor princes strong drink -
They must have cool heads to know
how to rule others. What is good
for the ruler is also good for the in
dividual. Is he not king on a
small scale? The head of a family
must have cool head also, or his
business will get tangled and his
family will suffer.
In addition to this we are having
poor seasons and consequently short
crops; you can hear people generally
saying 4 must make good crop, or
good collections" Is not this enough
to arouse people? Read your Bible
and you will find it sign of Gods
displeasure. 1.-THE rebellious dwell
in a dry land;" but with every threat
there is a promise of good things if
we live right. 81 will feed you on
the finest of wheat and honey out of
the rock In this Southland, our
granaries should be filed to overflow
ing. AS a matter of fact many are
buying corn. These are not all rent
ers either, but land owners. Does
not this convince you that there is
sonnet. ing wrong? Now, the weakest
but I .ope the most powerful plea
the baby. A healthy baby should
eat, sleep, and grow. It's slumbers
should be sweet and wholesome,