The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-05-28

remedies. no one will deny tnaC IiiS
total abstainer, to the extent OF MS
influence. lessons the use of alsohoc,l'
and by so doing both reduces the evll'
of intemperance and lightens the task
of the legislator.
Whv should the individual abstain
entirely from the use of lntoxicatihs
liouor as beverage? That Is the
pledge which we urge upon each ana
all. Why?
intoxicating Liquor Brings No Ad-
vantage.
First: Because both experience ana
investigation show that no advantage
of any kind-physical, mental }rI
moral-is to be gained from the mod
crate. or even occasional, use OF IN
toxicating liquor, This reason ought
in itself to be sufficient, for the intel
lIipent man demands a reason before
he undertakes anything which affects
his own welfare or his relation to 9TH
ers. If it can not be shown that the
use of alcoholic liquors is beneficial,
then the money spent upon 1t Is un-
wisely spent, for man can lot aroru
to waste money upon that which does
him no good.
Iniures Body, Mind, and Morals.
Second: But the case against alco-
hol does not, however, rest upon neg.
ative arguments. The use of alcohol
is distinctly and undeniably harmful;
it impairs the strength OF the oody'
even when taken in small quantities
il injuriously affects the mind and II
undermines the morals. Sclentlhc IN
vestigation has demonstrated beyond
the possibility of doubt that alcohol
is a poison and that its introduction
into the system weakens mans power
to resist disease, and reduces his ca
pacitv for intelligent and useful labor.
As evidence, | cite the fact that its
use is prohibited in schools al -,
the laws of every state PROVIDE
severe penalties for the sale OF lntoX-
Iicating liquor to minors. If, by COM
mon consent, we try to protect the
Young man from the use OF alcohoI
until he is twenty-one, is not the pre-.
sumption strongly against the use Oh
alcohol after one reaches maturity :!
This presumption is supported by the
laws forbidding the sale of liquor TO
drunkards-laws unanimously sup
ported by public sentiment. But we
are not left to presumption-proof is
conclusive. The tables of mortality
of insurance companies show that
use of Intoxicating liquor appreciably
shortens life. At thirty the eXpec-
tancv of abstainers is three years and
eight months longer than the eXpec
Itancy of the non-abstainers-an ad-
vantage of II per cent. The man who
drinks comraits suicide by degrees
the rapidity of his decline being pro-
portion to the amount OF alcohol con-
, sumed, and what is even worse, ne
visits his sins upon future genera
tions-commits a crime against de-
scendants, those who are both mno-
cent and helpless.
Alcohol Lessons Capacity for Business
Drink leads to idleness. The bus
: mess men of our country are year by
l wear drawing the line more strictly
against tie use of alcohol by employ
e es. Why? Because a clear braiI
: and steady nerve are required II
5 every important avenue of industry
= ana dlCOUOl utl udhlSo N-iS 'AN-'A' N'
/ paralyzes the nerves. go.
= No employer cares to put business
t in the hands of a tippler; the man Wht
t drinks can not safely be trusted witt
= the care of life or property. ReaC
e the advertisements in the want col
= Iumns. Did you ever see an ltem llk'
e this: "Wanted-A good moderate
= .drinker for a responsible position.
No saloon-keeper would stand spon
: sor for such an advertisement, To-
t total abstinence is a virtue even be
a hind the bar.
), Loyalty to Rum VS.. Loyalty to Gov
= ernment.
e There has been a growing disposi
+ ton in this country and Throughout
S the world, to emphasize the evils o
: strong drink, but even the most enthu
f siastic advocates of temperance nav
been surprised at the CHASTITY ligh
" which the war in Europe has throw
o upon the subject. 1t has been forn
e that Observation-Disclosures, that com
h pelling force which throughout tn
II ages has led men to offer their live
d for their country-is no match for tn
l. appetite which alcohol cultivates i
o it's victims. Loyalty to Bacchus, Gam
= brinus and Barleycorn, is create
It than loyalty to king, or kaiser, o
v car. The use of drink has bee
e found to be so destructive of efficienc!
10 that the bel;gerent governments, nc
N on moral grounds, but purely on ecc
If nomci grounds, have been compelle
? to resort to restrictive measure
TIE aeroplane that drops its bomb
'e from above and the submarine whic
i shoots its torpedo from below are les
,e to be feared than the sooner ths
e. CT osses the bar.
l' No Line Between Moderation and E.
- cess.
a. But why talk of the moderate us
of of alcoholic drinks? There is no fiXe
of line at which drinking ceases to
d. moderate and becomes excessive
r Every victim of the habit has sougl
~ for this line, but he has sought
i'll vain; like the horizon, it recedes fro
en- him as he advances until it final
If, disappears in the starless night
he drunkenness No one begins to drir
or with the expectation of yielding
e. the appetite; most of the men WI