Sylvan
News
Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper.
miner & KREESK.
BREVARD. TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY. N. C., FRIDAY. MAY ‘7. 1004.
VOL. IX-NO. 21
l>Hnns Rock Lodge No. 26?
F. ^ Jt. M.
Fi-iday on oi-
tilt* full moon
i n each nioiil li. ai '2 p.
The Nashville Reiinlon.
The Reunion Commit toe sends
the Southei’n I’l’ess tho i^ood
m. Visifm^^ Masons news tluit all arianirements ai «
are coi-diallv invitcci
meet with us.
sptly ^Vm. MaxWKLL. Srr'v.
Conestee Lodge No. 237,
_ O. O. F.
(,•1)*'^^ fvory Moiulay ni^lit at ^
*1. I'JV' art' fo)*-
' '•''•y invited lo visit us.
Z. W. XK 'IK )I^S. X. C.
Transylvania Lodge No. 143,
Knigiils of Pythias
1 Kt‘L:u!ar t*<»nvcnlion t'v-
ofy 'fiU'Mlay nii;lit in Ma-
souii- Hall. \' i s i t i n o
l\ni"lits a It" t'Di'd ia 11V in-
alttMid. .1. A. SNOW.
perfected ioi' entertaining the
United ConlVderate Veteran.s at
Nashville, June 14 1().
The C.imps of Vt‘terans, tli('
Sons of Veterans, and the threo
Cha|)t(*i’s of th(‘ l)au^ht»M's of the
f<)r*th(*ir i-ailroad f.-u r, and when
thoy ai-riv(‘ we will food th«‘iiiand
provide them lod^^'ing absolutely
fi eo of ex|)ons(*.
While tii’st considei-ation is
<4‘iven the Vetoj’ans. ms op(;i]
heai-tcHl hospitality to all, ;is was
evt'i’ given a worthy, patriotic
i)eo])lo, will be extended.
It is earnestly r(Hiu<'st(*d and
in'iTod that all Camps r(}p(nt
l»romptly to S<*ci‘('tai’y \j. IJ,.
PjUILT on quicksand. I Gall for County Gonvenllon.
Why the Unstable House of Pro
tection Muiit Soon Collapse.
COITDEMNED BY ITS ADVOCATES.
( «)nfederacy are working in har- |<] istm;nj tlie numbor nf Voterans
mojiy with tho l)nsin<‘ss organiza ! ^vhom fianj entrrtainuKMit is
tions f)t Naslivilh) to 1 urnish-;in ! j,, supplit.Ml. Kemi'mbi'r tlu*
ontei taiiiment as nearly faultless ! \ [ k*,. The low
Brevard Telephone Exchange.
HOTliS:
l^aiiy 7 a. in. to K» i». in.
Sunday - S to id a. ni.. t tt» (i ]>. ?n.
< t-‘iitral < )ttict'- ( 'ooi»t‘i‘ l>lofk.
i as possibl.'.
i The fact 1 liat th(\se con vent ions
j had be coiuo so ex])ensive to citi«‘s
j <*nt(M'taining so deterred ac ion
j that it was h^ft foi‘ Xashvillo to
i becoujo host again sooner than
I
; was (‘xpecti'd. But the capital of
I the Voluiitt'er state, aided by ad
' jacent communities, is i-eady. All
jof the })(‘opI(! are in hearty ac
rate of oni^ cent pt‘r mile (*ach
way. ])lus i!r» cents, with exten
sion pi'ivilogti of sev('ral W(,m‘1\S
u[>on the j)ayment of r>() cents foi-
th(^ di'posit and care of ticket by
t i(.* railroal agiuUs, has Ijeen
gi \’en
C^)mmitt«‘o; M. H. PIIcIkm’.
Pr(‘sid<‘ul: Frank Cheatham,
\impand IVivoac: Oliver J. Tim-
coi-d. and arranufiMiK'nt s art'such I (»i h V. Merchant; S. A. Cunning-
Professional Cards.
W. A. GASH.
that tliis invitation to Conf«*d(*r
ate Vet(‘rans (*very where, is ex
t»>nded withc)Ut misgiving in any
particular. Arrangeujt'nts art
ATTOR N E Y~ AT"L-A W. j far bt>tter llian m’or l)efor(' foi
Rooms 7 & 8,McMinn BId’g. Brevard, N. C. | \^'terans to meet in their old (om
— I inands—on tlu' campus of iht
Vanderbilt T"nivtM-sity.
The only vaiiation from form
ham, l-ijditor of Coiif«‘dt'rate Vet
eran; Ivl.nar M. Foslt'r, Manager
of t he Xa>iivillt* Banikm-.
(!t*n»*ral C'omuiitttH*: (Mia)‘les
!<\ Ki izzt‘11. (’hair man: L. II. ICast
mati. Secrt't irv.
W. B. DUCKWORTH.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Investigation of Land Titles a Specially.
r>otH!i> 1 and '2. rii-kfl.-iia< i- Uiiiltiir.L;-
ZACHARY &. BREESE
A TTO R K E Y- A 'F- L A Vv"
Offices in McMinn Block, Brevard, N. C.
WELCH GALLOWAY,
ATTORNEY-AT l AvV.
]*rai-' iccs ill all the foiirt'^
Rooms 9 and 10 McMinn Block, Brevard. il.C.
Miscellaneous.
Dr. K. H. CARSON
Surgeon Dentist
j The t'lub Woman’s Husbaiul.
i iSnrfly it is time ftjr tho wtnan to
j turn. ’riu‘ only trouhit.* is that tho
er rules of ('ntertainment is that ' vvorm may turn in snuh a lu.-iimt'r as it.
of giving lht--()ld solditM-s” pre |\vritl.i!ur. It is to he feruv.l
; rn, . • , i th;it this is the ease with the eluh \vt>-
lerence. this action will Ix* ap ' • , , , v- . ■ >
' I man .s husband. Nt)l only must he take
jUO\ed b\ e\ \ Io\al. Ix'autitlll j sew on his Imt-
i woman who comes to do them j tons anti et)ok his t»wn sujijters. l)ut
I in)UO!'. \\ h IK'.s j (onsors and t hei r i l>e;u’ th<* ^Mht's ttf the t>ther sex
maids of honor will bt‘ eiitert.ain
• ■(I by iheir I)e[>art ment, Divis
ion and I»i'igad(‘ Command(*rs.
j>rovi>ion Is beigii maile for many
of ihom ill the iiomos of (^ir bt*>t
pt>opl(>, so the commi11C'e is con
tiiU'tit of as jx'rfectly delightful j
reiiniori as has ever Ix'eii lit'ld. ;
riie orator t>f l in* occasion will be i
‘ivt'W S. AJc!\im. of Washiiiiiton. ;
for liis met'kness. .A Mi s (U'uevieve
Ct»t>n<y. ltelt»re lh<* ( atholie Woman's
National leaunt* .-it its recent me‘lini;
in (’hie.-i^t*. luitlu'tl it in on the potH'
mas(.-uline wt.riii in this fashion:
t oviT I’liiiil;
UKNDKItSON VI l.l.K. \ f.
Siiti'iactioii t Jiiarantt fil in ail ' ^ju ialieii'
C. C. KILPATK5CK,
CONTRACTOR m BOILOER.
Office at Barber Shop, Brevard, N. C.
K.'tiiualfs li'ivtMi on ail kiiic-. (d' worl-
in ill'- liui Id i 11;^' 1 i m-.
T. B. CRAR.Y,
Contractor for Ail Kinds of Brick Work.
( efuent \\t)i‘k'. I ’ 1 a sti‘r i !i i;. I'chtdi-
dasli itiid itouiili (’a-riiiL: a Speciallv.
BREVARD. N. C.
•pled
i). C.. w 1)0 stM’X’ed in the army of
.'soriherti \*irgi!iia. a most loyal
V'ojiit'dtM a 1 e and a ve]‘y eltxim.Mit
-I'oalcfr.
Tii'* c(»nf<‘d(M';itcd Souliieri;
.\lfi;it»i ial .\sst>cia1 ion tlial of
iht' ‘‘MoIIkm's t»f tilt* (.\)tifecl(M‘
icv'Wlio ne\t'r ceased tlii'irla
)■ )!> a ft »‘r ( ari iig for 11 it* sick and
wounded. i)ut went right on
'‘i-fct in.ii’ nioiiumi'iits foi- the
d'^ad will hold tlieir annii.al con
vtMiiion. The rniltMl Sons ol
C'oiife(h'rate Xflt'ratis will nlsti
hold their annual convention,
with pit)!!)!."*' of mor(‘ acti\'e stM'
\’!te and Z'-al than (‘\t*r befoj(‘.
iif!iC('lhe *mpoiMaiice of this rt‘
union is second to nom> in tlic
history of tlit; organization.
lu'asons not htM iMofoi i' apj>eal
iuu' to till? h(‘i()(;s of tht‘('onfid-
(‘racy should ix'slir every Soutii
• *rn patriol. n impression i>r<‘
vails lhal only a few mor(' ol
!!itr-e general I’tMinioiis will be
hclti. and as this ni(M‘ting will Ix
tilt' tirst since th(*di‘alh of lhal
magnetic and matchhjss man.
the only Commander in Chic'f
while living. (<e:i. .John H. (ior-
d{)ii. it will b(? titling to do his
memory hoijor V>y the largest at
tendance ])ossiblt . At ll.is ser-
vict* .Judg(i Thomas (J. Jones, ex
C»ov<M‘nor of Alabama, has betui
sei(‘cted to pre})are resolutions in
,, .-.o-irs Xc'v Hotel .\iodi‘i-n Ait- honoriuii: (*en. (Gordon.
pointments—Open all the year. Don't let your bravest and best
ri%. ])atronaij*^ piildie ^,)]^] come from lack oi
veil as sinnmt*!'tourists 1.-. solleited.
Court Iloust^, Brevard. X.c. .inenis; i>rovide the small sum
G. W. Summey—Carpenter
ot‘ reetnnmentiat ion.- hi- wo, i<
.loi»> in <n‘ out ol ttiwn ae
yll work ;j’iaranleed.
J. O. DERMm,
r
.jewelry
Watch an«l ( itick
Wt»'‘k i;uarantet'il.
i‘e[»a I n ii"-.
\\'.--t .Main
II'.,-
.\ii
■t.
A. C. NORTON,
pnctical Bcut and Sli
Ilai.ness Work a sjjeeiahy.
West Main Streei near Caldwell.
j'/ie JEthelwold
'■ Very iittie i.« kni'wn of thii-- ui,vst< rinus
! him. ( xcfjtt that h,' i.'< Mrs. Sii-.-iiiiI-j^mV
I lnisl»;:i)il. )li' i.s ;i qui'-t, il"n'!.stii- thiii.LT.
wilhciiit hail li.iliiis, a s,>ri i>f hou.s,*-
luilil jK-l. At liiiii s 111' s ;i:i inti lli-
K'lU'f th.at is ;tini(ist liiiinaii. jiist ilk'- tho
(iip.LT. t >f him it mi.^ht wt-il In- .sai'l,
jiarodxin;.; tiii' v.m-ils tu’ th, pint t;ra.\ ;
■•Full ii!aii\’ ;i mat! j;-; Imi-ii to hlush iii’.stM'H
And waste hiy swf tnt^.s In a m(iii* rii
Hat."
He is ;i z« ri) in the d.ic prcMcin.
Jlis iil« niit.\- was siirr. n<;>’!i'I .-U III'- altar,
only ;i lr;',.nin< lit ui’ it In sav>'<l si> t!i;-.i
hi- may «till j>ot?s»ys lh«_' virtue ol'
ehicks.
Anti lias it et>me to this; 'I’o 1>,‘
called a “/ero’’ is ei-rtaiidy not a sooLh-
iii.i;' li.iiure t)f speech. Fa*t this is nta
lht‘ worst of it. Miss (o-nevieve also
ttnau'il proi*het. The wtK>s t»f tin* •.••orm
jire hut a prelutle tt> thos»‘ ih.it .await
him. Xt)t only is he a ci}iiit>r. hnt the
rim is to he removed. Ile.ir the i>re
dictions of this femimiit* seer;
Tl’io time will fonit- whtii the c-l<-v<r
hachc'i.i- chih Kii'l wIm marrii .s a i.rm
sliall i!iit ch.-in.t;- h< i- nam.'. Sln' will !>,■
Mi.^s Jiol.hins aiti ]- a.s w«.’!l as hrl'ori' mar
riage. Ui- will h,- the nil,' to st:i {•‘■nil'-i-
his <-og::i< lai n i.'.i.l In- l'oi-v\ t r al'lrrward
Known a.s "?kli.ss I)ohhins' Ini.-^hanil."
I'oor sniifterlt's.s, hnt Itmles.s, name
less, rimless ;:ero. onc»> known as
“man. proinl man.'’ i.onv n lUin.z th.at
rt>et‘ives evi*ii the pity of th<‘ spinsit>rsl
l*t>ssiJ)ly (*\'en the hunddi* funetiv)u of
si.u'nin.ix checks is to he taken from
him. I’.ut there is one privilejiie of
whicli lie can nt‘vt>r l>e rohht'tl. 'I’he
whisker still is his. \\'om:ui may take
all elsi*. hut she cannot steal tlie lace
curtains th;it d!\-ipe his manly j:;v, s.
Some ('hiea^>’o inventof’s have l»een
enabled to ;:(Mier:ite electricity l*y util-
izin.LC j;ases that now ;:tj U) wasie.
What a larui? ntiinher of dyn.-imos
could ho sot running' art>nnd tho na
tional capitol at \\'asijin^tt)nl
An amhition.s inventor lias contrived
what hi' calls •‘:i fool [troof hoat.” He
dcx's not spe(*if.v just what the new
tlesi.cn is. hut if it is tt> lili the hill it wiit
vit>lentiy throw tho indjocilo ovorho.ird
wiio trios to rock it.
Do not .'<n('('r at anythin.c: hetausp it
is new. All thinj^s wortf now at one
tinio—oven fossils.
AitsK'k (>n ttie \<t(orioii.s Trust
l»v Ii.s wli iIt* Frit'iids—I.oukiiiK
I'orwiiril to the Death ttf (he Iii-
dii.Klry.
I 'J'ht* dewnf.ill of protcc-tion will not
bo lon;^’ tlolayi'd, a bi.i;' blow liavinis'
I boen struck by those who W(*ro its
I warmest frit*nds. 'I'he protectitm tht'ory
i is l>nilt on sollishness. and when its
j votaries ct'ase lo receive what tlu'y
consider th(“ii- full measuri* of protec-
! tion they are not only willinn to soo
' the whole fahi’ic crumble, l»ut to ox-
■ pose its falh’.cit's anti fre(‘l»ootinji. The
I ?uj;ar plantei's are the latest ti> com
plain. Th(*y an* bl.-imin^ ruhan reci
procity and tlio monopoly t»f the sn;rar
market that the t.ariff irives the sti.uar
' trust. It was hartlly to he e.\[K‘ctt‘!l.
thoujih. tluit the Ainorican lOeontjunsl,
the organ t»f the ri’otectivo 'I'arift’
lea.irne, would {)ul>lish tlu'so e\ident
truths about the tariff on su;^ar and
tho oxtoi-tit)n of tin* su.uar trust, hnt in
tho last issu(‘ of the Kcontmiist ilu'iH' is
an article by Mr. Marlin <;iyan. presi
dent ami mana,i;i‘r of the Mod(.‘rn L'Uj^ar
factories. (Jlynn. La.. v,iiich tells tiie
satl slory. He says:
••Whilo tho su.u.ar industry has ap-
j>aront i»rf»teclit)n in the IMii.tiltw bill,
it is only appai(*nt. 'I'he anne.\ation t>f
Hawaii and I*orlt> Kito. ttjucihei' with
the i I'ciprttcity with (,’ub.i. en.-ibles thi>
trust to st> manipulaU* ih.* su”:ir mar
ket in tiu'i" own iuiei-est th;it they
kts'p down the price tif raw suu ir :ind
put up the j)rice t)f lelim-tl as hi.uh as
they want. They will n-it alit)w us la
m.-ike a lino suuar 1h.it will > strai,i;ht
inti) consiMnptit)u, :is tln‘y will nt»t al
low the ^^I'ttcors tt» li.amlh* it.
"Wlu'n the siiuar industry of this
ct)unlry is killetl. which is lu'in.i: (h.*no
in’otty f.-ist. llu're v. ill nt» lonmM- l)o any
inthicemtMii to h.iv<‘ a tariff t>n suuar
any more than there is t)u ct>nee. 'I'heii
the p(‘opIi‘ will nt»t .aliow themse!v(>s
to hi“ la.\etl ft>r the htaieiil t*f llaw.aii.
I’orto Kict» or I'uba or for the suuar
trust. Tho pt'ojtle will tiein.ind frei*
su.-;ar absolutc'iy free. rt-lint‘d :is wt>ll
as r.tw. I'hen we will l;*‘1 ritl t>f the
su.iiar tru.st, tin* tirst :inil llit* worst
tru.'t <*\cr h;ul in this coumry.”
The su”ar tiaist magnates .are t)mnip-
oli'iit. 'rii(>y decree to the sun';w grow
ers what kintl of su,u.ai‘ they sliall man
ufacture frt»m their cane ami dicta'iO
I to llie jirocers that th<‘y must oidy st>il
. trust su.uar. I.tds <d’ people woultl pi't'-
ter for many ust's ilu* "•r.iw" hro\\-n
simar :is it ctmie'; fr.iin tlu* milN tif
! tho plantt'rs. but it c.imiot he beaulit
at any oi'tlinary u''t>-;'t‘r's shop. for. ;is
I Mr. (ilyim says, “tlie tiaist will n->t :ii-
' low the ^rticers to h:ui(i!e it.” '1 li.at is
t!io w.iy the ti'ust.s —most of tl;em —
are monopolizing- not tmly tlu' manu-
facturin.u. but dict.itin.i; the wholesale
and retail terms anil prices t.-n whicii
their j'roduct sh.-ill ht> sold. 'J’1h“ su.u:ar
trust is no v,'ors(> th.an tho steel trust
and lols «.>f other trusts. t*.\ci‘pl that
ils product is a m'cessity that all must
I»urch:iso.
Xow that the iirtdc'ctionisls are be-
ratin.L; tho su^iar trust as ••tlu* worst
trust’’ anti s.iyinj; *'tht* people will de
mand flee sii,L;ar. absolutely fi-et*. re
lined i'.s well as raw.” .anti •‘ihen we
will ji(*t rid t)f the suv.ar trust.” shows
tho tjuicks.a.ids upon wiiici* tin* l.oust*
of ]»rt)teclion is huildetl. 'I'lu* v.hole
structurt' is; liable to c:.ll:)pse at any
momi'iit. ft»r if ih<* protection to su.L::ir
is i‘(‘mt)ve;l v.liy shouiti ti.e enormoas
protection on iroii .and sit>eK tence i
M'iro. a.\e.s. ii,-iils and irina'rtius oilu'r '
urtich‘s that thi* stetd tiaist is interest
ed in be !;:;iintaiiu“ IV V\’liy sht-uitl
m*arly all Ih.e othoi' trusts b-.' protected
so tiiat tliey c:;a clia.r,”** ,m-e;!t(*!‘
pric(* ft)r their protiucis lu>re than
ahrttad? That is tlu' (iuestit»n ft>r the
voters to |>f)!!>!or over aii '; in.piire into
Jiiid inslrucl tlu'ii' repit'seiitalivi-s
U|i0U. l)o!i'l bo fixded by tiie tallacious
tales that the proti'ctive tariff brin.us
l»rt)sperity. That it conduces to hi.uh
pi’ices is eortain. ft)r tho cost of liv-
in,i;' is now at tlu* toi> notch, as every
(.CIO who is (d)!i,ued to count the cost
and oconomize knt)ws full well.
As yet none of tho cartoonists have
compared the war in tlu* far oast to a
eonlest bot'woen a mouse and an ele
phant. with tho olephant wildly tloeinp
over the Yalu.
A convention of' tlie ilenuxM’a.tic
party of Transylvania county is
liorehy call«'<J to asseml)!e in tlu;
court tionse in Urovard on June jitli
tor the purpose of selcctin^^ d('le«xat<*s
to th(> state convention to l*o con
vened in lilt' city of (irec'ushtM-o on
j Ihin^dtty, Junt* alst> de|«:*j;ate.s
to the conj?res<ionai c«mvejjtion to
' 1)(“ hcl i in th»‘ "^rown of llend'‘rson-
i vilh* on Tues(l;iy, Jun«? 2Nt.
also dch'oatcs 11> the s('n;itorial con-
Veutit.'ii v(‘t to Im* calk'd; al.-o to nom
inate candidates for the t'oimty
, oHicc', incindiny: nu'niher of t iie Io<>-
, i>lntnrc, rcoisH'r of de<'ds, comity
commissioner.-, si e. ilf and consta-
! hies, ;uid to transact such other luisi-
■ nes< as may lu; pi(»perly l»r(Ul^^Mt bc-
; fore the eonV(‘in ion.
Tho votino- ju’t'cincts in the count y
will lie entitled to the foil tuin^-
strenoth in tiu'conventit»n, tii^-sanni
i>einji Ijjiscd on their vote in i’-im last
^ulternatiorial eh'ction anti ;>ccortl-
inyj to the democratic ])lan ot <nVonii-
zat ion:
nrc'Vanl 7
lioytl. o
< atIm'Vs (■r«*ck i
1 )iuii.> 1 lock J
('edar .\;onntaia ^
Ivlast I'ork. 2
J-]a-tatoe , ]
(i ItjUi-ester I
I It»ul)ack
Litl't JiiviT. ;
flu* varit)u-« pi-ecinci': will ploase
Iiohi their primaries on Sat!;i l.iy,
.Innc tt!i. 11» 1, :n.ii select th-hj-il's
tt) rc|irc->i*nt them in tin* county • »n-
vcnt ittn.
It is the earnest desir(* ot* ;ili :ha
e\ «*rv pr< cinct l»e fully rcpn*.-T^ut( d
at tin* eonnt\ conventit)n, ani wt;
nr^e tli.it all uoimI dem«icrat-« atten<l
tin* )n('cinct [irimario on tie* ! iy
tibovc meniioned. Kes]:(*ctt’nlly,
'I. W. McMinx, ("<>. Chm;i.
\V. K. ;!>)•:, tv., t^ccret.iry.
Iiat o ) slcisi II
Sic}’ AlxMit 'i'liis i'oison-
tta.s i)i‘iiik.
At the tinjr <d't he Paris !s’
.Medical sorict x', ;-a\ s the hondor; l.:tn-
eet, .M. l.oM'endre, alarmed by thet\er-
incrcasino amoiint of tliaiirkc:;: * ss,
a>ked i I it \*.(»nld not bi- possi; a- lo
u ii hsia.nd this by means of met ; i.ioK.
iiisiste:.(.*i- on the dani^'ers of hoi.
and 1,\ '■'^lial lie e(nisi(h.“rcd an e\e:: Im i-
ler mei!: d. that of ^•('ttino' up for tin'
i ast! iu-‘.!of I'atjents lantern -
with e\’;'!.ii ii.;;- ol analoaiit." prt-jara-
iioi:.~ I.: .'}i,)\v ;he iian;a’ers of ah- Ind.
.M. I’rc lia.- I;:id printeil f< r tin
i;se o)' ;. i ■. ij a I iei. is a little leatlet. t i;-j
icM ot rioisa'' follows:
< ! 1 he disiases irt'ated i:> the
hosj.ii.il. ;iiise from a leolit die d!:; i ks—
ih.at is >o >a_\. tlie\ ai’c idtl'.er » a'.iscd
ol’ aL’U i’.. ti bv I he a hiise of . i: il.
\ ! I a lei. ‘ i ie <! I’i n Ks ;i rt‘ < 1; i!;.;er( an 1
ihe an.st i;armfid a:e tlicsc whici; eon
tain r. uaa t its in adiiiii in toale, iiid
IS. for ii.-ianie. aos;nthe anti tliC o
•aliiil .a; riea i s. t-;;. I.-d ai ners.
. :i. . . i dr;;;!;s alt* n*(?rt‘ d r-
«!e \\1,' ■ :;;i<i-n on an ein()t\ sti^Miaidt
t iieiwitn I'l’als. A man neees.'ariiy
bi'cotnes in aleohi'ilie—i. v., slow |\
p:)is,>ned h\’ alcolio! — evt'n if he ne\er
},>ets dri::ik, \\lien e\ery tlay he .-ri!!!:-
a.lcohol ill tho foian of liquor or tiv
much wine, more than tme litc,
per (li. 111.
“.\le')!(o! is a poison. t?io h.ahitn.ii :;se
of whiidi (iesiroys more or h*ss t;i:iek-
ly, l>n; n )i;e the less certainly, all the
or^^ans mt-.st lu'cessary to life—the
stoinat h, the li\i'r, the kidni‘\s, the
l)lood vcs'ii is. the he.art jmkI the itrain.
.\leohol i-xeites man. l)ut does not
strentrt hen him. It is no stibstit i;te lor
food, hnt takes awa.y the taste for it.
'I'ho.-e w!'m often drink aletdio! cr t(H'
much v. i.ii- ( more than one lit re a da_\ )
are mutd; more liable to illiKs'-;, ;ind
wh(‘n ill .an* miitdi worse, for the t!is-
easi' is often complicated with fatal de-
liri uni.
“Alcohol is a fre(]uent cause of con-
snmptioi, l;y its power of weakenin'''
tho luntrs. l-'very yt*ar wt'st'e j atii'iits
who attend the hospitals for tiiet)hol-
ism come hack some months later suf-
ferii\<>;- from eonsnniption. Fath."*rsand
mothers who drink often have children
who ;ire deformed or idiots or wlio die
from fits.”