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YOU. lI.—NO. IT.
LIQUOR AS A MEDICINE.
A PROMINENT PHYSICIAN’S
OPINION
On tlie Subject of Liquor—He
Asks, “Shall the Doctor
Prescribe Alcoholics ?”
I write this in all kindness. It has
no personal reference. I wish to
answer the question w r hich is often in
the minds of good people. They
sometimes feel it their duty to criti
cise physicians for prescribing alco
holics far their patients. This may
or it may not be the thing for them
to do.
London, and all England has been
greatly excited for several months
over the out-spoken advocacy of the
moderate use of alcohol, by Dr. J.
Martiner Granville. He says: “Ab
stinence all the world over, and in
all ages, has taken, and still takes the
back-bone out of man, and leaves him
a limp, invertibrate animal witli pulpy
brain, a feeble intelligence, and a will
which lacks the power to assert its
authority over the instincts and pro
pensities it was mad-: to control.”
It has not been long since this
theory was hurled at the world by
the great Russian psycologist Tolstoi:
“Alcohol and tobacco are the
agents made use of By the inherently
devilish will of man and of humanity
to murder in self the voice of con
science and of God, and thus indi
rectly to license the unrestrained
domination of iuately evil appetites
and desires.’’
The opinions of the world hang be
tween these two extreme views of the
great whisky and prohibition ques
tion which is agitating the whole civi
lized world.
The position taken by Dr. Granville
is an outrageously and positively un
truthful statement, and the theory of
Tolstoi is a preposterous exageration.
We cannot afford to speak lightly of
any thing which has any bearing on
the horrible sin of intemperance.
The physician should never loose
sight of his probable influence when
he is giving alcoholics to his patients;
but there is another fearful and awful
responsibility which rests upon bis
shoulders : saving the lives of his pa
tients. There is much in the old
adage: “What has always, everywhere
and by all, been believed, must be
true.’’ Physicians have not a shadow
of doubt about the efficacy and thera
peutic value of alcoholics administer
ed with judgement and discrimina
tion. If they have an eye single to
their patient’s good they will certain
ly continue so to advise their use.
We could give some idea of the
conditions in diseases when they are
necessary, but it is not proper to do
so This question must be decided
by the physician, - and the physician
alone, in each individual case.
I venture this much of an explana
tion of the action of alcohol in and on
the parts of the human body: When
alcohol is taken into the stomach it is
taken up, without digestion or chemi
cal change, into the b'ood and is soon
carried to every nerve, muscle and
gland of the body. Here it under
goes oxidation; it is just as complete
ly burned up as it is when burned in
a lamp. In this way it is of inestima
ble value, as a medicine ; because in
the shock of injury or collaps of dis
ease the vital forces are paralyzed,
and if alcohol had to be digested be
fore it could act as a stimulant and a
food, it would lie in the stomaches
and be entirely useless. Alcohol as a
food belongs to the class of force and
heat producing foods. It is in the
same class with sugar starch and the
fats. They are all burned up in the
body in just the same way. They
keep up the heat and supply the force
in the body.
Now, I do not wish to be misunder
stood. lam out and out opposed to
the use of alcoholics as a beverage
and as a medicine except in critical
cases. H. P. Quillian.
Exchange: Stealing horses is as bad
as selling whisky, yet that is not a
political issue. When the horse thieves
form into state and national associa
tions; when they establish newspapers,
have a paid attorney at Washington
and powerful lobbies at every state
capital, then it will be a political
question.—Demorest Times.
One important fact is too much
disregarded by certain statesmen of
both political parties just at present.
There has never been a time when
the country would cease to exist be
cause of the death of a single citizen.
There have, however, been times
when the nation eould attend funer
als more frequently without regret
ting the cost. In a nation of 65,000,-
000 one man does not weigh as much
as he appears to when standing on
the scales created by his own self
esteem. —Farmer’s Wife.
An honest man in politics gits all
fired lonesome sometimes.—Ex.
Hollingsworth Itrcvits.
The school at this place is steadily
coming to the front. Professors Ayers
and Shelton have all they can do. If
the school should get much larger an
assistant will have to be employed.
That married man referred to by
Ajex in a former issue of Thk Ga
zette is still in attendance. He says
the day of foolishness is over with
him. He does not regret but one
thing in the past, and that is he did
not have an opportunity in early lift)
to secure an education. We think he
is right. He is not a pioneer in this
line, as some seem to think. Other
married men have gone to school.
Two of the boys went sparking a
few nights ago, and from reports the
boys did not meet with a very cor
dial welcome. The boys, feeling
rather uncomfortable at such mist*-
rious conduct, made bold to inquire
tbe cause, when the young ladies
frankly informed them that Messrs.
Paul and Bud were preferred. Since
that time one of the boys named Ims
been making good use of his populari
ty, but tbe other seems to have in
curred the young ladies' displeasure,
as the lucky fellow had another part
ner a few nights ago. The other fel
low’s girl told him that the lucky
boi had engaged her sister’s company
during this session of school, and her
sister thought that by that time such
an impression would be mado that
a change in her name might be sug
gested.
John Furgersou is the handsomest
boy in school. Be careful, John.
Mr. T. N. Brs wer wore spike toed
shoes last Friday week. Guess he
wants to go somewhere with .
Madam Rumor says that a certain
young man in this neighborhood will
soon form an alliauce with one of the
fair sex hereabouts. Guess it’s so.
We've seen some entransing smiles
passed.
The college here is to turn out
some illustrious men. We have two
students who will take up the prac
tice of medicine, one or two who will
study law, some who want to make
book keepers, one will enter the min
istry, while several others will lead
professional lives.
The Gazette is very popular
among the students. On Wednes
day there is a rush for it.
Rilla.
Keep This For Keference.
First—The national banking sys
tem is simply an intermediary loan
bureau, through which t’nc govern
ment loans to the people, such money
being furnished to the banks at cost
of issue and loaned by them to the
people at an exorbitant rate of inter
est.
Second—The national banks and
other banking institutions claim
“loans and discounts” amounting to
five billions of dollars. As there is
only five hundred millions of money
in the hands of the people, exclusive
of bank reserves and enonn hordes,
this shows nine dollars of bank credits
to one of actual money.
Third—The financial statements of
the national banks show that their
capital, surplus and undivided profits
are included in the item, “loans and
HOMER. BANKS COUNTY, GEORGIA: MARCH 9, 1892.
discounts” so their solvency depends
upon their ability to realize upon loans
secured by chattel and personal se
curity.
Fourth—The vast sum of five bill
ions is loaned at an average rate of
not less than ten per -cent, thus in
volving an interest charge to the peo
ple of five hundred millions dollars
por annum.
Fifth—lf the people eould loan
their own credit direct to themselves
at two per cent, thoy could, with the
same money they now pav as interes.
wipe out the interest-bearing “nation
al debt” in about two years.
Reasoning from other premises, the
people have discovered:
First—lnterest, enters into all bus
iness calculation and is a factor in de
termining all prices. The current,
prevalent rate of interest is the basis
of computation of all profits and value,
including land and investment secur
ities.
Socond—lnterest represents tbe
earnings of capital or money. The
net annual increase in national wealth
or “residual increment,” represents
both the earnings of capiial and the
net wages of labor.
Third—lf the rate of interest
equals the per cent of net ennual in
crease in national wealth, capital ab
sorbs the total net product of the na
tion while labor gets nothing.
Fourth—lf the rate of interest is
in excess of the rate per cent of net
annual increase in the national wealth
such excess must be paid out of
the wealth possessed by labor at the
beginning of the year.
Fifth—These laws are facts, coup
led with the high rate of interest pre
valent during the past twenty years,
account for the absorption by a few
individuals of the thirty billions of
wealth created during that time and
the billions possessed by labor at the
commencement of such period.
Sixth -Laws against usury are ab
solutely powerless to correct this de
plorable state of affairs.
Profoundly impressed with the
fearful significance of these facts of
grave portent, the people rouud out
their motenary demand as follows:
“And such notes, when demanded
by the people, shall be loaned to them
at not more than two per cent per
annum upon non-perishable products,
as indicted in the subtreasury plan,
and also upon real estate with proper
limitation upon the quantity of land
and amount of money.”—Public
Opinion.
Mrs. Helen M. Gougar In Boston.
The past wefk has been one of un
usual interest to the men and women
who have the deepest interests of the
nation at heart. It has had two re
markable meetings, the first a gath
ering of ministers on Monday noon,
which was addressed by Mrs. Helen
M. Gougar, of Indiana. A large
audience besides the clergy assembled
to hear the renowned speaker. She
made ari earnest plea for the further
enfraebisement of women, as the wo
men of Kansas had clearly proven
bow quickly the political leaders who
are unprincipled and their followers
can be out voted, if true women are
allowed a voice in politics.
The argument that the colored wo
men and the Irish would be infiuenc
ed to vote for bad men was clearly
proven to be false, bv the fact the col
ored women of Kansas were found to
be true as steel, and in scarcely one
instance wero they to be bought.
Since women had been made mayors
the city government had greatly im
proved. Mrs. Gougar then went on
to show that the hope of many that
prohibition would ultimately be
gained through the republican party
was groundless, as the party was
steadily retrograding and thoroughly
in league with the saloon.
Is there a man here, she asked, who
has any hope of closing the saloon
through the republican party? Cries
of No! No! and one voice “yes.”
“Who said yes” asked Mrs. Gougar,
and up rose T. C. Evans of Jamaica
Plain, and began to question the lady
where upon she produced unanswera
ble facts to prove that even Mi'. Fas-
set, of New York, whom Mr. Evans
declared to be defeated by the Third
party men, owed his nomination to
the liquor dealers who upheld him.
In reply to Dudley,s arrainment of
the Young Men’s Prohibition Club
for allowing men who were not strict
ly temperate to vote, sbe said if the
republicans drew the line thus sti'ictly
they would be without a president,
vice president and secretary of state.
It lias been a matter of much com-
that Mr. Dudley, of alt others,
shou’d oppose receiving votes of men
who have been cursed by the saloon.
Sirs. Gougar proved herself amply
ably to answer every question that
was put to her, and won the admira
tion of her womanly d'gnity and per
fect self possession under the most
trying circumstances. AVe regret
that any reporter should have ma
ligned her, as did some of the re
porters of daily papers, from whom
we expect truthful, fair treatment of
speakers.—Woman’s Yoice.
Jny Gould’s Prayer.
“Our father who art in England,
Rothohild ho thy name, thy financial
Kingdom oome to America, thy will
be done in the United States as it is
in England. Give us this day our
bonds in gold, but not in silver or
we’ll kick, give us plenty of laboring
men’s votes to keep monopoly in
power and its friends in office. Wo
kotow, our father we have done many
things that were wrong; wo have rob
bed the honest poor and brought dis
tress to many a door.
Wo know it was wrong to refund
the bonds and make them payable in
coin, we know it was wrong to dem
onitise silver, we know it was wrong
to water railroad stock, but thou
knowest we make money.
Now, our father, thou knowest we
are above polities. It is the same to
us whether democrats or rrpubiicans
lor thou kn. west we are able to
sway all political jobs in our favor.
Lead us not in the way of strikers,
but deliver us from the bands of the
insane Knights of Labor and the
Farmers Alliance. Thus, shall we
have the kingdom, bonds, interest,
power, and gold until the republic
shall end. Amen.” Turner’s Eman
cipator.
The Right Spirit.
At an official meeting of the new
First Methodist Church, this city, we
are told that the question of letting
our little German congregation occu
py the house for tlieir service came
up, when Mr. T. T. Hillman said in
words to this effect: “Certainly, let
them have the use of the building.
The First Methodist Church cannot
now, or ever, afford not to welcome
the poor to all its accommodations,
and privileges.” This language is
worthy of the man who gave $30,000
to rear this noble structure to tho ser
vice of God; and tho action by which
the building was placed at the service
of our German brethren is worthy of
the noble men who compose the offi
cial board of that Church.
We once heard a story of a fisher
man caught an eel. In spite of all
he could do the ell escaped, and as it
went into the water he said, “Go darn
ye, we don’t love eels nohow.” That’s
about what the Alliance will say to
Col. Livingston at St. Louis on the
2‘2d.
Sound Sense.
Mr. Editor:—There is a great deal
of talk in the country and in the towns
about hard times, and what Is to be
dono about it, and what is the cause.
I shall not try to point out all the
causes, hut try to give what in my
opinion is one of the troubles, and
perhapif one among the greatest, and
that is, W3 farmers failed to make
the farm self-sustaining. We plant
cotton, to buy our corn, flour, meal
and mules with, and that as a gener
al thing, too, before the crop is made,
payingthe time prices, which is from2f)
to 60 per cent higher than cash prices,
besides giving a mortgage on all we
have got to secure the debt, and when
! the fall comes and we offer our cot
ton for sale, the cry is an overwhelm
ing crop made, overproduction, and
down goes the price, and you have got
to sell it, not for what the cotton costs
3-011 to grow it,much a profit, but what
your supply dealer sees fit to give you
for it. You have nothing to do in fix
ing the price of it, but your dealer
does that at whatever he sees proper
to allow you for it. And if he allows
enough for it to balance the debt, you
feel safe then for the next twelve
months, for you thiuk he will run you
again, so you can plant another big
crop,of cotton the next season. So
it has been going on and on, one year
after another, until last, year. You
paid your supply dealer for corn on
time |l.lO per bushel, flour $8 por
barrel, meat from 10 to 11 cents per
pound, and when your cotton was
ready for the market the price had
tumbled to tho lowest figure in 40
years. And with these prices it was
impossible for you to balance your
debt with the supply dealer, and
thereby you have entangled him and
brought him into trouble. And now
my brother farmers, if you will shut
ono eye and half-way open the other,
you may see a very serious cause of
our present troubles if not the main
one. There are other troubles, but
we will not take space and time to
mention them. Now, what are you
going to do about it in 1892? Are you
going to go again for cotton and
guano to make it with to the exclusion
of raising your own supplies only to
become deeper and deeper involved
in debt and bankruptcy at the end of
lt>92? You answer you are obliged to
plant cotton again this year, for your
suppy dealer will not furnish you un
less you promise him bo much cotton
in the fall. Let mo say to you, brother
fanner, don’t rely too much on that
excuse. Your supply dealer, sees to
his regret he has relied too much on
cotton for supples already furnished,
ai)(j he, perhaps would he as glad to
make a change as you would. Go
to him now, if your cotton did not
balance your supply debt, and offer
the balance in corn, wheat or meat,
and see if he don't allow you the
highest market value for it. I ima
gine nine out of ten, if not all of
them would he glad to accopt such
an offer. But suppose he would not
furnish you again this year (if hu
could) unless you promise him cot
ton for it, and you go on and make
another 8,000,000 hale crop, and
realize sor 0 cents per pound for it,
how much better off will you be than
you are now? You are obliged to ad
mit that you will be no better, hut
worse. Tlieu when do you expect to
turn from your bankrupt course? you
would have been better off last fall
had you not planted a seed of cotton
last year —for all the cotton that sold
for less than 8 cents per pound, be
cause it cost that, if not more, for
every pound raised, bought corn at
sl.lO per bushel, flour at §8 per bar
rel, to say nothing of the mules —and
every cent under 8 cents a pound
you received for your cooton was a
clear loss. Hence you can plainly
see that you are that much
worse off than if you had not
planted that cotton at all. With
these things as plain as the nose on a.
man’s face, is it not time to about
face and try some other plan'?
If you have to buy your supplies
again this year on time, you had bet
ter plant no cotton at all, but rent land
and plant grain enough to sappy you
for the next year, which you can do
and not he employed more than half
your time, and then work at day la
bor the proceeds of that you can pay
for your supplies and perhaps have
something over to apply to the debt
that you did not finish paying your
supply dealer for last year. The time
is now upon us when necessity com
pels us to make a change, and we will
never he in a better condition to
make it than now, for the longer wo
persist in raising cotton to buy our sup
plies, the worse will become our con
dition and the less prepared we will
be to make the change.
I am fully convinced that the time
is at hand for all the farmers to cur
tail their acreage in not less than 25
SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS.
per cent, and do not buy a single
pound of guano to go under that. By
doing that, with an average crop year
there will be obout 5,000,000 bales
made in the cotton states, and we
will get 15 cents- per pound for it,
with in guano debts to pay in the
fall and 1 y ; uttiug the ether fourth
of luiuls in grain and grass we will
have corn in our cribs, meat in our
dairies and grasses in our barns to
supply all demands for 1893, and we
will be independent again. M’e are
compelled to quit the uso of guanos
at even last year's prices and the
present price of cotton. And I doubt
its being as cheap this season as last
from the facts that sulphuric acid (a
very important ingredient in all s'an
dard fertilizers) will bi higher, owing
to the advanced price of sulphur in
somo of the foreign countries, which
was sold last season at 16 cents a
pound but has now advanced to 30
cents per pound. But suppose that
you get it at the same prices ns last,
year. Can we afford to use it at present
prices of cotton? I answer, we can
not. With guano at twenty-seven
dollars a ton and cotton at cents
per pound it will lake 415 pounds of
lint cotton to pay for a ton, and if we
use it like we did last season and
another big crop is made, and then
what of the old crop that will be left
over, it is very probable the price will
tumble to 5 cents per pound next fall
and then what will he our condition
with perhaps a large portion of our
supplies to buy for the next year?
At these figures the cotton that would
bo required to pay for the guano
would nearly supply the manufacturer
and there would be no demand at all
for the overplus.
Now, brother farmers, with these
figures and facts open to your eyes,
will not all join in with me and say
that we will curtail'our cotton crop
at least 25 per cent, using not a pound
of guano under our cotton and if we
are compel fed to uslS it at all put tlifft
under our grain and grasses, and
let us make the farm self-sustaining
if possible, and get out of our present
troubles and once more become inde
pendent, prosperous and happy.
And in conclusion let me tell you
that you may look for the causes and
troubles of the hard times that are
upon us now, but there is no way to
ever get out of them until we quit
raising so much cotton and raise more
grain, grasses and stock, and make
our farms self sustaining.
A Farmer.
Life is not merely passing through
the world with a fair measure of com
forts, with enough bread for hunger,
with enough clothes to keep us warm.
Life means growth into the image of
Christ himself, into strength into well
rounded character, into disciplined
manhood and womanhood, into the
blessed peace of God. But the peace
into which ho guides us is victory
over all the trials, a quietness and
confidence which no external circum
stances can break. —J. R. Miller.
The work of tunneling fivo miles
through the main range of the Rocky
Mountains for railway and wholesale
gold and silver mining purposes
goes on day and night, and
this without state or govern
ment aid. More than 6,000 feet
ot the distance is already driven
and twenty five veins of gold and sil
ver ore already mossed. The Den
ver, Apex & Western Railroad to
connect Denver with Salt Lake ( ity
at a saving of 250 miles of distance
by using this tunnel, has agreed for
its use for twenty years, anil to pay
one dollar for each passenger and
fifty cents per ton for each ton of
freight taken through it. The largo
illustrated 22-page pamphlet sent to
all who send two cents therefore to
Mark M. Pomeroy. General Manager,
Room 4!i, PuUizer lluiding, New
York City, is wonderfully interesting,
instructive and suggestive reading
matter, telling as it does what men
are now doing day and night, where
they are working more than 2,000
feet perpendicularly below the sur
face of Mount Kelso. Nearly 5,000
men women and chrilden are now fi
nancially interested as owners of tho
Atlantic Pacific Karihvay Tunnel niK 1
all tho properties of the Company.