The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-03-02
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woMAN's APPEAL TO WOMEN
chlld's Character for Good or ~
DO Something.

DO Something.
Sc few Of our weIl-to-do women seem
o realize how greatly intemperance
q increasing In their own ranks. Most
u them can say that they know one
Ease Of a lady who takes more alcohol
;hln Is good for her. but they believe
/ his Is almost q solitary case, and that
he habit cannot be st all usual. The
writer can say that In the course Of
ave days. from different sources, she
heard Of four cases In the town In
which she lives. all Of whom were far
removed from the working classes, and
.wo Of them we're moving in good so
siety, says q writer IN Temperance.
One had appeared at a party in q state
u intoKication. with her husband In
1e same condition. they were people
Eho we're in good circumstances. An
other Of the -four. while In an intoxi-
Gated condition, fell over her little
girl Of three years and broke the
.hilds leg and otherwise injured her.
In the same place, two ladies (mar-
End 20 their lives through the effect
Of alcohol on their brains; further.
.bree ladies', living in houses OF high
rent in the same town, close togeth-
or. we're known 70 have died from the
effects Of strong drink There are
many. very many, who are not what
they might and ought 10 be. because
"a.
though il does not apparently intoXi-
cate them. Is undermining their ply
seal, their mental. and their nervous
power The writer has often been
iold: i am obliged TO take alcohol for
NY health's sake; cannot get on
without IL, tried more than once
three months. and had TO take II
again" A lady doctor said, when ad-
Pressing a meeting recently. that three
months was no test; at the end OF six
Or nine months people would feel the
benefit OF ahstaining. and would find
that they could do well without slim
ulsnts We women could do SO much
to save those Of our own class. If We
took little trouble to get more knowl
edge on the subject of the evil ef-
fects OF alcohol on the body, and then
tried TO pass the knowledge on.
That people often show unwilling
ness TO listen 10 anything on this sub
ject seems TO prove that even a most
moderate indulgence in alcohol has
taken a hold upon them which they
shrink from casting of. They have
learned TO ike II, and to depend on its
nArcotising powers. and the thought
Of doing without IL is not q pleasant
pne. They are the more concerned with
the monetary enjoyment than with
lis ultimate consequences. A very
large number Of doctors. who have
taken the trouble TO study the sub
ject, have come 10 the conclusion that
alcohol does mischief and not good,
except in extreme cases. when used
ar a drug They say that mothers who
lake IL not only injure themselves, but
also their unborn babes. and go on to
30 stin more harm 10 them II taking al
cohol when nursing them. Many will
say that they doubt this. for they
them on stout. and they are healthy
and not inebriates This may be true.
but the doctors tell US that though
stout increases the flow Of milk, the
quality is impoverished.
A study of the subject could not but
convince anyone wishing 10 do the
best for their babies that they would
be wise 10 leave alcohol alone. But
apart from yourselves and your chill
dren, have You any care for. or duty 10,
those who are falling into intemper
ate ways around you? Cannot you,
by example and by helping TO form
public opinion on the matter. do some
thing 10 stem the tide Of female In
temperance? How win IL be by-and-by
when the Judge Of all asks you, What
did you do 10 stop the evil" VIII the
reply have 10 be, Il liked II. and was
not unselfish enough TO give II up in
order 10 help q sister," May tell you
hat il ia an unselfshness which brings
'ts own reward In better health, better
nerves. better brain power. and q
consciousness that you are doing
rightly
could point out 10 you that your
influence on the side Of temperance ID
great, the greatest influence there Is,
for II Is goa who are closely related
70 those men who Ill high positions
as statesmen. clergy, doctors; II 10
you who give the first impressions OF
right or wrong 10 the child and mold
It's character for good or III. and n
IL these impressions lasting through
life which affect the nation.
Christian women. call upon you &c
search into the matter, and on your
knees ask 10 be shown your duty. II
is q great work, and educated women
can do more than anyone else 10 helI
Il ON. DO not let anyone say. II
does not matter what ! do. II each
one said that nothing would ever be
dune There IL something that each
one Is meant 10 do. that can be done
by no one else. See 10 II that you take
your part IN the great whole. and
YOU viii not be without your reward