The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-31
SALOON GIVEN
HARD WnACKlleC
By MINISTER
Ally Of Corrupt Political Ma
chinsA Says Rev. J. 81. Melish.
Brooklyn Rsetor
SCIENCE BARES ALCOHOL
AS THE FOE OF HEALTH
Urges Hearers To Turn Their
Back Forever on Strong
Drink

The Rev. J. Howard Melish. rector
Of Trinity Episcopal church. Brooklyn.
spoke on self control" in the Len
ten services in the Miles theater,
Tussday. saying In part:
.Ths Apostle Paul chose TO speak
before Felix on self control because
Il WAS q need Of the times, 90 well ~
one Of the important truths Of Chris
tian religion. The Italian historian,
FeSroro, tells ~ that the Romans
slAked their thirst ct fountains for
many centuries and that there was
little wine made In Italy, and that Of
inferior quality. With the growth Of
the empire came the growth Of the
vineyard. A wealth and culture In
creased In Rome, the spirit of trsdi-
ton and simplicity weakened. Lux
ury spread and with It came . tide
Of sensuAlism, including that Of the
days OF Intoxicating beverages. When
Paul spoke before Felix the old-time
aversion to wine had disappeared.
Men and women, city dwellers and
countrymen had learned to drink Il.
Much Of the capital Of the time had
been invested in vineyarda and Il was
insatiate In it, demand for profits.
Great republic traditions gave way be-
fore the owners OF the vineyard. and
the republic became q despctism
under the Caesars. The Apostle Paul
put his finger on the sore spot In the
Roman body polite.
with the wealth and growth OF our
cities men drink more eagerly inebri-
ating beverages. One reason for this
increase In the use Of intoxicants 70
the organised financial interest ~
hind Il. The saloons ara seldom
owned BY the men who run them:
they are owned by powerful brewers
and are operated to educate the pso-
pie to drink. The vast financial In
ever seeking larger re-
turns. are responsible In no small
measure for the increased number OF
alcoholics In our hospitals for the In.
sane. Of the drunks and disorderlies
IN our jails and prisons, OF the nom
support cases with which charitable
societies deal, Of the dependent chill
dren whose parents are adjudgod I'M.
fit guardians. Everywhere the adver.
tisements Of those interests are put
before young and old, and day BY day
make their insidjous suggestions. In
every legislature the lobby Of the
liquor interest IL ct work continually,
In every city the corrupt political ma
Cn1nes o. 18th parties count Tins I'M
fetAnt -thAixA nhla1 allE--~1e SiVeu -ffUg
play this republic would be changed
into . desp0tism and would 70 the
way Of ancient Rome.
"All men who love their nation
must reason with their fellows about
today. Traditional Views
Of drinking have been revealed By
modern laboratory tests. We can ap-
preach the question with scientific
data, and no mere theoretical argu-
ments Of the temperance reformer.
The effect Of alcohol on the human
body can now b. demonstrated. Al.
cohol II no longer regarded By those
who know - food or IN aid to d.
Eestion. Psyche metric experiments
prove that alcohol In small diatetic
loses has the effect Of paralyxtng the
brain. It may stimulate mental pro
cesses for the moment. but IN the end
t has . distinctly retarding erect
which more than cancels the bench.
,ial result. The popular notion that
liquor Strengthens working capacity
nas been disproven By Arctic explor.
srs. Another popular notion that al
;Ohol II preventative Of disease Il
without any foundation In fact. Hos.
Dital statistics prove that the drinksr
nae nothing like the chance OF recov-
'ry that the temperate man has. The
surgeon breads to operate on .
'hronic drinker. John Barlsycorn,
Iung and toasted for many centuries,
4 seen In the light OF cold fact to be
mans enemy, not his friends.
Men and women who drink are
headed In the wrong direction. The
governor before whom Paul spoke
was recalled to Rome shortly after-
wards and serious charges were made
against his administration. The rea.
ION for HE failure may have been In
he man himself. Alcohol has q way
u gripping men and women. They
,egin ito use In very moderate way
Ind fancy that they both know when
% stop and are able to stop. There
lre men who do stop drinking even
lfter they have acquired the habit.
Chsre are others who cut down the
Quantity when they see that they are
to take too much. Self con.
roi rather than total abstinence IL
he IDEAL For many men and women,
however, the only way chat they can
'emain master Of themselves Is to
urn their back forever on alcohol.
md to use II In no shape or form.
{ u possible for every man, however
lrm end unbeatable the grip Of al
'ohol upon his will may be. to stand
ortn new man, . restored creature
y though born again
,ENNsYIvANTA moan