Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-05-04
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| AS general rule all liquors are
| Injurious to the human constitution,
| the only instances where they are
conceded to be beneficial being in a
very few diseases, administered only
as Il medicine. Those who wish to
preserve good health and enjoy the
full vigor Of their systems should
never indulge in alcoholic liquors.
No healthy man living needs liquor
When one feels fatigued or depressed
there is no tonic or stimulant equal
to draught Of cool water
Some say that liquor is beneficial
in cold weather. The fact is that
persons who use liquor in cold wca-
ihcr are more apt to suffer from the
cold than those who use water: and
bic Of standing labor or fatguing
| exercise in warm weather. Persons
have occasionally recovered from
large doses Of Strychninc or opium.
| but this fact does not prove that
| those poisons are harmless when
| thus used. and IL is just so with
| liquor. In truth there is not a valid
| reason in existence for the habitual
titles. Some pretend to try to think
| it aids Digestion but this is mis-
taken idea. for the very reverse is
the fact. The stomach. being slim
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loses its energy. the digestion be-
comes impaired and the system in
general sooner or later suffers from
these influences. 1t may be that the
pations do not require any great de-
gree Of bodily cxertion is responsible
for this trouble. Those people eat
too much or too hastily, and the re-
suit OF this is that Il most serious
| burden is imposed upon the organs
| OF digestion. This soon produces Il
depression Of spirits After the meal
there is Il sensation Of drowsincss
or perhaps distress. and some fly TO
the bottle for relief.
Some ladies have been heard to
say. after eating too much. "Oh, how
| | wish had Il glass Of some deli
cious beer" 1t is not always so with
the young man; he expresses his
| thoughts by his actions. He may
ma his way to a nearby drink
stand or to his bottle. a practice of
this kind, pursued daily. confirms
the habit, and soon makes drunk
ard
Some have removed the unpleas-
ant sensation, when they experienced
1t, with draught of cool water. And
now behold the young man. with all
the fearlesSneSs, energy, innocence
and purity Of youth, just emerging
from the obscurity of some fine in
stitution in which his earlier years
have been closeted, and in which his
mind has been taught and impressed
with the Importance of virtue, both
by precept and example. His whole
soul is filled with the praiseworthy
ambition to do good and Of acquir-
| ing the friendship and love Of all his
| fellow-creatures. and he leaps into a
new and spacious arena, bounded
only by the heavens. with all the
elements Of happiness, just entering
his life career. and. with principles
OF tho most correct character. His
friends see in him the talented, the
fearless. the generous, the noble,
and they hcStow upon him their love.
their praise, their encouragement
and their assistance. And his par
ents?-What pleasures. what excel
lencc. what reputation have their
idoliZing hearts imagined and built
up for him. Notice while the youths
virtues are spoken Of. how the faith
er'S eyes sparkle. how his features
become Illuminated with the feelings
| OF his soul. and how his tender mo-
Tiers bosom heaves with a tumul-
| 'uons emotion Of JOY. while the tear
OF delight springs unbidden from its
secret fountain and rests in the cor
ner or that maternal eyc--a dear
and sacred gem. far richer than the
purcSt diamond far more lovely than
the most magnificent work Of art,
with guiltlcss intentions the spirit Of
society induces a friend to call to-
grthcr select gathering for pleas
nrc, and onr highly favored youth is
one or the company. The cup OF wine
is passed around and is presented to