The daily sentinel., 1913-04-01
WATER VS.. WINE.

" NAhN ENRtAA0 ~ bN htAAAHTE lAAlltltuH AleD
his knowledge OF Gm's holy writ:
and, as he thinks IL i such sin to
keep the sacred" uachings from
those in darkness, J sci responsible
for the enlightenmer- OF my brother
and any others who aay be thirst
ing for the word Of Gtd."
Wine is the fernated or unfer-
mented juice of an iruit or plant
used as beverage, aud the word ap-
pears 50 times in tie Bible
The contributor sa Ia that Paul did
not say how much Oh row little wine
10 use for thy frmach's sake. ="
Neither did he say ant kind should
be used, or under what conditions to
administer il, as a flOd or medicine.
We have no cause 10 think he was
talking TO the afflic Ell. so naturally
suppose he RECOMMENDED it as a food,
and it would then arassarily be un-
fermented grape juice or the extract
of some other fruit uF plant used as
q beverage and unferuented, as grape
tluiCe) has 10 pei cent food value
and the fermented vine has absc-
iutely no food yalua whatever
Another reason Ia bclieye that il
was unfermented wine and that he
recommended 1t as a Cood, and not
fcrmented wine giyea as remedy
for pains, cramps, colo, bluat or di-
yers diseases the bruher mentioned,
is that anyone who has any know
ledge whatever of tho composition Of
the body and the effect of alcohol
upon the cells and tissues knows that
it is depressive, narcotic and anti
CentiC. Il does net eliminate pain:
1t simply deadcns it aad hinders ma
ture in throwing oil the poisons in
the body by The addi.gu of more poi
sen. This is in accordance with the
best medical authority in Grand
Junction. One might as well try to
put cut q fire by throwing oil upon
it. benjamin Ward Richardson says
that there are SO diseases caused by
alcohol
If the Scripture quoted by the bro
ther referred to terUented wine and
Siyen for the benefit OF man, why the
following Scriptures
Prov 20: 3i-S2. LoOk not thou
upon the vine when Il is red. when
il giveth it's color in the cup, when
il moyeth itself Alright at last it bit
eth like serpent and stingeth like
an adder"
Prov. 3:29-30.--''Who hath woe? Z?
who hath sorrow? who hath conten-
ticns? who hath habEiiugs? who hath
wounds without cause3 who hath, red
ness of eyes? They that tarry long
at the wine; they chat 80 to seek
mixed wine"
Would st. Paul, the -reat friend of
humanity, the most couaocratou fol
al ri
formula that would cause the
above?
Alcohol, as found in all fermented
liquors, has specific affinity for
the brain centers, and paralyzes them
in the inverse order OF their Develop
IAcnt. 1t paralyzes the centers of
inhibition first, and self-control and
self-restraint disappear; then the par
alysis passes on to the next lower
compartment and to The next in the
inverse order OF theif development.
The center. which suffers first and
most in the degenerative process con-
stitutes the highest and the noblest
iacuity of the human mind and is
the throne Of our conscience.
The vaso-metor stem of the brain
constitutes a little nervous system OF
its own. 1t adjusts the resistance
which the blood vessels offer to the
blood pressure Il this center is
shocked, stunned or weakened, the
vessels dilate. When the vaso-motor
system is shocked by alcohol, it's con
troll of the blood vessels is relaxed,
the vessels dilate and u sense OF
warmth follows OF course this is
due to their dilation or widening.
The vaso-motor Centers are paralyzed
by alcoholic poison. All the brain
oenters seem at first to be stimulated
by alcohol, because the increased
quantity of blood that rushes in car
ries with it an Increased supply of
oxygen. But this stimulation is very
brief; for the oxygen is soon used up
and cannot be SO rapidly restored as
under normal conditions. The high
Ell brain centers are the first to feel
the depression. They are the first to
ne paralyzed; and, because they are
the centers of self-control and self
restraint, the danger is all the great
er With sell-control and self-re-
straint weakened or paralyzed and
Che lower brain cells stimulated,
there comes the danger of criminal
action. Then is When boys and men
are led to commit rash acts for which
they often pay the penalty of a term
OF imprisonment or forfeit life.
So, friend, in as much as there are
numerous harmless remedies for the
stomach ache and other pains, why
advise. anything as dangerous and
devastating as liquor?>
IL should be the object and aim of
every man and woman who is inter-
ested in the welfare OF humanity to
teach the true effect of alcohol upon
the body to the boys and girls. Teach
them the evils OF the liquor traffic
from a physical standpoint, train
them for perfect manhood and wom-
anhood; and, when the drunkards of
today drop cut, there viii Ire no one
to take their plaees
That is my idea OF reform for the
drink evil.
SUPERINTENDENT. .TEMPERANCE
DEPARTMENT. OF THE MESA
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSO-
CITATION.
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