The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-06-20
DRINKING AMONG THE WOMEN
Not Only Ignorant and Criminal VINO
Give Way to Appetite, but Many
of Superior Intelligence.

subject. l Fave WSA AS0
among women; and you have only 20
work among women to feel what tnls
subject means. When the vile IS q
drunkard. the home is truly miserable
for the husband, the children, ana lne
woman herself. The woman WILL 90
anything to get money for crlnA'
writes Mrs: Guy Saint in temperance.
But 1t is not only women in that class.
1t is not only the ignorant and the
criminal who give way to this; 1t ls
often the most intelligent who have
fallen the victims to 1t. Now. now -
It that this takes place? What Is tne
reason Of this extraordinary po"e:
that drink has over people! II we
are going to work amongst women
we must realize what this extraor-
dinary power OF alcohol Ia. Alconol
has a great effect upon the liver ana
other organs Of the body, but I want
to speak especially OF the enect on
the controlling part OF the mino'
When any thought comes into yeuf
mind, that thought tries 70 express "
self N action, and it does not 90 50
because you have the controlling pow
er which says, mo, that is not
thing for me to do" Your power OF
saying MOI" your power OF express
sion or remaining silent, your power
to make you speak when speaking IS
q great effort-all that is the con-
trolling power OF your mind; and 1t Is
extremely important, because 1t heips
TO make or mar your character. After
all. our character is the thing that We
are making In this World-the one
thing that we are carrying beyond y:
Therefore our character Is extremely
important; and alcohol has an infu'
ence over that character; 1t can ln=
iure 1t, and therefore 1t is an extreme
ly dangerous thing. How is 1t that
alcohol has this power over people:
How Is it that they can so easily take
It to excess? Now, think there are
three points we might take up. The
first Is that alcohol Is always so handy.
It is so handy, too. In large houses,
for the servants can easily get 1t IN
many cases. Then, people can now
order 1t from their grocers. and ladies'
can get it at railway refreshment
rooms, and so on; you have no idea
Of the harm 1t does. It is so HANDY
that the temptation Is always there.
Then, secondly, there are so many oo-
casions for taking it. People are SO
ready to suggest, Have a little Wlne'
or spirits" You know, 1t Is the rusn
of today. We allow no time for any
thing; and among the poor people
too there Is continuous rush. A
great many OF the women In our
large cities have to be up early to go
and clean Offices, and they go back
again in the evening. It is always a
rush to and fro, and during these
rushes they think they will have just
q little of this and that, instead OF
taking food, which is what they want.
All these women want teaching, and
that is what we have to do-try to
educate the women. We do want
these women to realize that alcohol is
not a thing to fall back upon. They
use 1t for an emergency. and once
you begin to make emergencies. they
come one after another. Alcohol Is
not the best thing to nurse upon. You
want plenty Of fluid. that Is true; only
8 good nursing mother wants to be as
placid and as calm as possible. and
alcohol is not conducive to placidity
and calmness. Nursing mothers are
much better by taking plenty Of milk,
even weak tea, or pure water. The
third reason Is: How do we know in
taking alcohol when We have had SUI
fcient? "Oh.'' you say, ANY one with
a little common sense knows that"
Now. this Is a very important point.
You say you know. 1t Is your 5udg-
ment or discretion that teaches you
when you have had enough. We ind
that alcohol, even in small doses, In
duences your judgment; your Judg-
ment Is not so good after you have
taken alcohol as 1t was before you did
so. It Is this judgment on which you
are depending as to whether you have
had enough. Your judgment that you
were going by has been altered. /
think that, II you consider these points
you win partly understand the reason
why 30 many take to drink to excess.
Lastly, alcohol is absolutely unneces-
sary to health. Is 1t safe to deal with
q beverage which has such very real
! potential dangers?