Year: 1875

DRLNK WHISKY WHAT SHOULD


BE. DONE TO PVT 4 ST0P TO IT.


MARYVTLBE, Tenn, Aug. 5, rs.


To the Editor Of the Morrtsto,sn Gazette: ~


We often hear expressions like
unto the following. viz: It's a pity
he drinks. He is a man of fine sense.
and might he useful to his country"
''ie is man who might be of great
benefit TO the community i'm which
he lives. il he would only let whisky
alone" Now, / acknowledge, there
are cases-very few-where such re-
marks are applicable, but. as a gen
eral thing. the idea is ridiculous In
the extreme, and tends to demoral-
ize the youth of our country more.
than any other similar number OF
words tint can be found and used
together in the English vocabulary.
Thousands, and multiplied thou
sands, of our young men-and some
of them promising young men-hear-
ing such remarks made about others,
make themselves drnnkards, in hopes
that the sane may be said Of them.
And the fact is, their friends make
the matter worse by talking TO them
on the subject, and telling them that
they are men of too good sense to be
throwing themselves away in this
manner that they might he very
useful to their country, and the com
mnnity generally, if they would only
let whisky alone Such talk as this.
in most instances, makes the matter
worse. Some men who drink 10 ex-
cess have sense enough TO apprcci-
ate such talk rs this, and will occa-
sionally epdeavor to govern them
selves accordingly; but in majority
OF cases, this is only adding fuel to
the flames, for their great object in
drinking is TO hear such talk as this
of themselves, and nine cases ont of
ten, they will ut once go TO the bar
room after such talk, and get drunk
er; and about eight cases out of ten
they will take the friend who is con
sulting them, and make him drupk
too. l know men, who merely have
sense enough when sober to find their
way home, who drink all they can
get, and get all they can, get drunk,
and from that into difficulties, pay
fines and costs, just for the simple
hope of having some one say, what
pity Jim drinks so he is a clever
fellow. and might be very useful if
he would only stay sober tell
you, sir, l have seen men drink who
| was satisfied did not love the stuff,
just for the satisfaction of having
their good sense talked of. | have
seen men drink whisky who could
not stand tie smell of it, but actually
had TO hold their nose while they
would take the first drink. / have
seen men swallow the poisonous
stuff down, when it would so disar-
range the internal improvements that
it would be Immediately forced back !:
but like a great General. battling for
prominent position, (who would
sacrifice the half of bis army for the
purpose Of gaining little notoriety),
they would try again, until a lodge
me1t of glass of the poison was
made upon their stomach, a forced
drunk gotten up, and all for no 9TH
er purpose than being told by some
man (no smarter than himself) that
he was too smart a man to act in
that way. F 3t


No man should ever talk to a
drnnkard about his drinking until he
understands the true nature and dis
position of the man. If a man drinks
on account of trouble, (Which have
no doubt thousands tlo), he is to be
pitied, and mild means should be
used to stop him but if he drinks
to have his good sense. fine quail
ties, &c, spoken of, (as am certain
many do). he should be treated to
broken doses Of kemlock tea. Judi.
ciously administered from boot toes
by his host of good friends. (who
deem him too smart man to drink,
until he becomes to like it, and when
none of his other friends are about,
will go home and back up to his wife,
who understands exactly how to adj
minister hemlock tea to a drunken
husband. THos. BAsCUM.