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MONTREAL: PRINTED BY T/tOWER & SAOi\ST. 1828. f 5f f^ fffrfvf^f ?f?f f ^f f^f^¥^'^l-f ^ •Si' It- h ^,. ' '^'^IL. AlV APPEAI. i TO THE INHABITANTS or li®l?S® (PiiSF^®^ ^ oir THE USE OF AUDENT SPIRITS, BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE MONTREAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OS* TUmPimU'SiCB, MONTREAL PaZNTSD sir MO-W-ZIR & HAGAir. 1828. Ml' ■/ if \ \ r^sf ■f APPEAL OF TH» COMMITTEE OF THE MONTREAL SOCIETY FOB THE PJIOMOTION OF TEMPERANCE. TO THE miABJTANTS OF LOWER CANADA. The Committee pf the Montreal Society for the promotion of Temperance, deem no apology necessary for the demand they make on public attention, besides what is found in the importance of their subject. No parent, no patriot, no philanthrophist, no Christian can feel indifferent, to the growing evil, ivhich, it is the object of the Soci- ety, we represent in these pages, to counteract. The evils of Intem- perance, have arrived to an unparalleled, and alarming height. In the Apostle's days, " they that were drunken were drunken in the night,''* Now, this vice no longer courts concealment, but forces itself upon our observation, in broad daylight. It is the pestilence, that walketh in darkness, and the destruction that wasteth at noon-day. It surely can- not be said, that there is no call, to do something, for the suppression of such an evil. Nor ought an attempt in such a cause, be regarded with any other feelings, than approbation, even tho' one were doubtful of its success. Our object in the present address, is to present the •object, in several of its important bearings to the public mind, and by the diffusion of information procure an union of all the friends of order and morality, of all ranks in society, and all denominations in religion. We request the rejiders of these sheets, that the novelty of the main point to be enforced, may not prejudice them against the claims of the argument. Let them but give it a candid consideration, and we will trust the result, with the verdict of their consciences, and the blessing of Almighty God. In pursuing the subject, there are three points, on which we will briefly insist. I. The ruinous effects of the abuse of ardent spirits. II. That, the temperute use of ardent spirits, is both useless, and dangerous. III. That, it is the bounden duty, of every temperate person, en- tirely to relinquish the use of ardent spirits, except as a medicine. You perceive that our observations will be directed successively to the abuse, use, and disuse of ardent spirits. It may be necessary to premise, that by ardent spirits, is meant distilled spirits, such as gin, whiskey, rum, and br?\ndy ; and not Ar mtntid liquors, m wine, beer, and cider. A 2 \'- "f— I. We enumerate some of tlie ruiiious eOecU, cCtiio u'mhc ol'.inloni ipiritR. Their intcmppratc usn is ruinous to the health. It wiil l)c nfliMun-d:* shown, that their tetiiperate use i« ii9elcs<<. The only ])oini;iiirnt Ktron.'^th of tho human fi'ame is that, which it dorivoi from food, and s!»»cp. But tim stimiiluu of ardent spirits, applied to the stoinncli, the p,re it crsran of sensation, thro' the nervous system, \vill produco an ryhilar.ition of spirits, and an increase of muscular cncrjry, succeeded by a ccrrcspondinj; lanj^uor of spirits, and exhaustion ofstrengtfi. The elVoct of stiiTiuhition then, is not to increase, hut simply nmrentratr thti aniainl cy.cv\ry \ to pour out n temporary freshet of ll-elinp;, followed qiiickly, by a lonrnr period, when the system is at low-vvnter-mnrk. Thf^ stoinach used a little, to this preternatural excitemont, is so iar aocusto.ocd to it, that it becomes its natural state Let it fall below the natn 'al stale in its tona ; and the man is miserable ; and to keep it up to that pouit i;imply by food, and sleep is impossible. It ran only he do'ic by constant, and increasing supplies of stimulus. Withhold t!ief-o, and he falls into languor, une;isine.is and indescribable horror of I'eelin;:;, miserable just in proportion, as the stomach has been ur;;ed and excited above par. The same dreadful sensations in a more miti- gated form, will follow, upon the same principles, the subtraction of the excitement of opium, or tobacco, upon a nervous system, that has been long wound up to its highest key, by its slimulaliua; eifecls. The rising demands of the stomach growinf;; daily more, and more insnn';ible to the liquor, wliich formerly powerfully excited it, ex- plain to us, why the intemperate so uniformly proceed from worsCj to worse; usin;j liquor in larger quantity, and of a slron;:;or quality. We are also, here, furnished with the solution of the fact, tbat sa few drunkards ever reform. !t is owin<5 to the roirw^ry produced liy the removal of the accustomed stimulus. It is a state of i'eeling, which rniy be compared to a living death, which not one in a thotisund, li;w foi-iitudc to bear, until the system has time to recover itself, when he has a ready relief, in the treacherous spirit, that is incrcasin:; the malady. Few persons more deplore the situation of drunkards, than they them-^elves, in their lucid intervals ; and none, suihcicntly com- passionate their horrible condition. To break the chains e>{ intem- perance, argues more heroism of soul, than to have met the fires of martyrdom. The account given, of tlie operation of stimulus upon the nervous system, shows ;"that every time ardent spirits is .swallowed, it goes so far, towards establishing a state of morbid, and unnatural «xcitemcnt in the stomach. This efiect will be hastened, if the liquor be taken Hit regular intervals ; though it be but once a day. Where spirits are hankered after, at stated periods ; or where the mind i-i rendered un- easy, when they Are totally withdrawal ; the individual is already intemperate, tho' ho may not know it ; and has already crossed that line, (too generally overlooked.) which separates between temperance and'intompcranceil tho' he may never have been intoxicated in his life. There is reason to fear, that, a considerable portion of those, who pars for sober men. in the esteem of the community, are nhcady thus lar gone. It cannot be. otherwise, so long, as the civilities of society ex- :-ji^S^>«l*K. ' IT -*t!r^ fo%e a p«rs«>ri, lo drink m-irp, or lew, •▼'^fV > *N8W-Yor!c aieJi.viil Society. 13i' Trr f ubjcet, wo •hall r«fer lo a neixlibouring conntrjr, wher« (he loresti* gntions on the evils of intcn»|jc;rancc have boien imrsueil, withconiider- ablc spirit. It will also, bo obrious th it lo tan^ an Phviticiuns consult th« feelinj?of Bcnsilive inrvivors ; by giving iome lofter name, to a 1^0 ith occusionecl by intemperance, it will be iinpossibia to ascertain fbe whole extent of the dre idful evil. •' Takin,' the proportion from the mor.il town of Salem. Mass. where one ninth of the dcatha, are as* rribf d to iutRuiperancc, the number in the United States would be mor« than :U),()00, in a year. Taking the proportion from Portsmouth, N. H. the niinkl.cT \yould be 3t,(M)0. Taking it from New-Haven, Ct. It w(Mil(l swell to IG.SOO."* What n frightful calculation! 30,t)00 and tnoro, hunvm victims annually ofleredto the Moloch of intemperar ".e ! ! There is un reasan to suppose, tliat the inhabitantu of Lower Canada, nre more temperate, Ih^r. the people of the neighbouring Stages. Sup- jiosing dealh by intemperance to occur here in tnc same ^yoportion, uul cstim;Uin;» the pcpulation of ths United States, at ten nollions, and l.ower Canada at half a million of inhabitant? there will be 1500, wha manually die in this province ot inteniperan ^ ! ! And can men bo f^lcepin'g over such f icw ; and 150') fellow immortaU annually einkins into the grave, from thU single vice— aui.ually {dunging into perdition ? Did 8om2 foreign power anr\ua,lly sweep the country, and hurry 1500 of a jr fellow subji^cts, into hopeless slavery, the whole country would rise to nteet the invider, an I inch by inch, dispute his landing on our ?aiore.s, or did some deadly disease, lay a tribute cS 1600 of our fellow stibjects, by the year, our borders would b« filled Tj?ith lamentation ,^ and wailing. And yet no efforts are made, to resist the inrpads of aa oncmy who destroys entire soul and body, awl we all, with unthinking hilarity put to onr lips, the poisonous cup which as it circulates round carries yearly death to 1500 of our friends, neighbours, md country. wen : Agiin contemplate the destructive effects of mtenxpcrancc upon tho private property of men. This may be easily anticipated, when we consider the time lost, by resorting to places ot'dissipation, the days which are sometimes spent in one paroxysm of drunkenn6;is,-^the lassitude, and unlitness for aU business which follows, the loss of confidence, which produces the loss of custom— frequently the improvidence, and mismanagement of pecu- niary concerns. The notes of the intemperate man are protested, hiaf name is on the n^agistratc's docket, his land is mortgaged. If he is a farmer, you can almost tell his character, as you ride by, and observe Kis broken down fences, his weedy garden, his leaky roof, his poor cat. tie, and his ragged chiltlren. His farm is at length sold to satisfy his debts. Hiif.undy, who but for strong diink, might have been brought ap under the paternal roof, are scattered abroad, and the author of their mis- fortune, is cast homeless on the world which owes him no charity. View now. the influence of intemparance, on public prosperity And >ta/iortf»/ *u)ea//A.— As thewhol6 i» ccnipoi»ed of t^a purts ; that which *Cl»i8tian Spectator, Maj. 152.^. .r "*^ ".e 1 1 Impoverithes imUviiluali, mutt aUo impoverwh the ptiMir. Alt moii "f expended, and all the labour liiiil out on that n-hi<:h '* prolitcih not." la so much dead loss. 11' all the niooej which U nxpeuditd iit ipirtt- uoua liquors in Canada, and all the npiritout liquors which it pur- chascawere aunk in the bottom of the St. Lawrence, the public wo>di not be one penny the poorer. And if thut inonoy could be raised tigairf from the depths of the waters, it would pay all the evpensos, ot civil government, thoroughly school every child in the province, provide all iti inhabitants with the ministrations of the Gospel, and main- tain all its poor, who would then be dimini.shed, by at least one half. Besides this saving of property, which would be effected by tijtf ibolitiori of ardent spirits, what art amount of domestic mi ry »ou>d then be prevented! Even the moderate use of spirituou iquors renders the temper more irritable ; but when a man proceeds tho<« lengths that conscience daily puts in het ncci'sation, when his affairi become perpleied* and the very sight of the partner of his former prosperity, is an accuser, it is then, that he becomes peevish, and tyrannical to the last degree. Ko example of probity and industry is ' meanwhile set before a rising fatiiily, who either despise, or dread their parent. Often he tutors his children in the art of tippling, and raises up a family of drunkards. His wife may have seen better days, she married him in the full proiiiise of young manhood. He was then nfTectionate and kind. Perhaps it was the custom of taking his mornin;; bitters, for his stomach's sake, perhaps his noonday libation, when he met n friend, perhaps it was the glass introduced in the evening circle to give zest to the game, or sprightliness to the conversation — the ways, indeed, are innumerablev by which, a man may generate an unnatural appetite ; and when once generated, like the grave, it never cries '• enough." Oh ! how changed that husband from what he once was ! how low ! how hopelessly fallen ! Many an hour she sits by night, awaiting his return. The scalding tears run down her cheeks, and uncomplaining sorrow feeds upon her heart. His footstep is heard not with gladness, but with trembling. Long has she bitterly experienced that where she has ventured all, she has lost all. If tnere be on this side tlie grave a being, most to be pitied, one io whom are wrung out the waters of a full cup — it is the drunkard's wife. But we have yet to contemplate that ruin of intemperance, which transcends all other ruins, as much as eternity oat measures time, as much, as the soul is more valuable, than the whole world. Satan does not employ at this day, one engine in the whole system of his expedients, to injure the kingdom of Christ, and people, hell, which is, more successful, than the use of ardent spirits ; which destroys with a sweeping, hopeless, wholesale execution. Where war slays its thousands, intemperance slays its ten thousands. *• Therefore hell hath «nlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure, and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it." How many have we reason to believe," when their minds are awakened by the strivings of the Spirit, drown their convic- tions in the stupifying glass. Of how many other sins, is the intemper- ate use of ardent spirits the fruitful source! how much blasphemy. idleneis, wwte, anger, contention, how much adultery, and impurity, %' •tnd how many mnrders, and suicides, does it brcasion f The diunlt- ard lives in tllo breach of all his duties to mankind. It a pafeht, he w •iinlaithtul to bis children,— if a husband, commonly unkind, and always improvident— if a magibtrate with What dignity can he maintain the honour oi'the law, when he nods perhaps upon the bench of justice f Does he minister in sacred things and serve the altar ?— " Oh ! name ' it not in Galh ! publish it not in the streets of Aahkelon ! lest the daugh- ters of the uncircuPicised should triumph." The intemperate man Vlaces himself more completely beyond. the reach of heaven's niercy, ill the ordinary communication of grace ; than any other class ot siu-^ ners Impervious to the operation of argument, dead to the calls ot conscience, lost to the sense of shame; he is brutificd ir-to a mere animal, and cutting olf the latter half of hi» day Of probation he talk • into the hanf!s of that God, who has said, that ' ao drunkard shall in- herit the kingdom of heaven.' . ., TT •♦•«*. The committee solicit the attention of the reader, to the H. posit oft , and proceed to show, i\i,A, ihz temj^eratt use oUrdent apinti u boiU vseless and dangerous. » ^ i _„ Every one will, it is presumed, be as ready, as cmrsclvcs, to decry : the evils of intemperance, and lament the sad havoc it makes with the health, the life, and properly, with public prosperity, domi^stic • happiness, and the immortal interests of the drunkard. But ail • this" we shall be told, " results from the abvse^ and proves nothing against the me of ardent spirits." The fallacy of this latter assertion . we are anxious tb poiot out. If it can be shown that, the temperate useof spirits does no manner of good, and that .11 the evils of itsjn- temperate use are occasioned by its temperate use; the abuse w»U prove much— it will prove every thing agamst its use. ■ But does the moderate use of ardent spirits do nb gt)od ? Ix one at all except as a medicine. They are necessary in compounding tmr,- tur'es, and some other medical preparations, and were they Procured from an apothecary, and used only when prescribed by a consc.en- tioTs physician ; little danger wo-dd be apprehended. Accon'mg to Dr. Hush, there are but two conditio.is of the human body, when spirit should be administered even as a medicine. The one case is when the body, has been suddenly exhausted of its strength, and a disposition to fainting induced. The other is, after a long exposure ti wet weather. It cannot be denied, that the exhibition ot tonics in the form of bitters, and the administration of ardent spirits, m some . forms or fever, his made many drunkards, and induced a disease w^se than that, for the removal of which, the remedy was applied. When he Brunonian sy.tem of practice. >vhich attempted to cure every thing by the application of stimulus, was introduced about 40 yea s since, great numbers unwarily fell the v'ctims of intemperance. - A physicUin of great eminence and uncommon worth >vho died tow- atds the close of the last century, in London, '" taking leave^of a young physician, who had finished his studies undei- his patron^e impressed this caution with peculiar force upon him, and lamented at he^same time in pathetic terms, that, he had innocently made «,ny sots by prescribing braody aad water, m «tomach compkmle. * Rush'g Works— Vol. II. H. •■TT,,**?.-..! With the caution, which snrh facts inrulcnt.\ we lenvc tho Pranily bottle, to be rinj^ed on the Apothucaiy'sJ shlvcs, w.th olhcr micU pot'-nt rpincdies aa lainlanuui, arsenic, and diitii ilis. But ardent spirits, it is commonly said ar.* necessani xehen expfiscil to coI,l zveathcr. This sentiinont wo are contiiLnl, id A^iinded on ni'ith 'r reason, nor experience, lleason says, thtt the temporary uMriuth produc d by spirit, is succeeded by a feebleness of the rirciil ition, which render.^ one doubly sensible, to the inipressionoicrtld. K>.p:'ritrc.i informs us, that warm dress, a plentiful meal just befur > exposun- t'M-.uld, and occasionally a little food, is a niucli more successihhnetho 1 of pre- serviu'- the heat of the body, incol 1 wealiiM-, In C(inlir:n Mrionolii' --, is the'case of a vessel wrecked olf the hir' o\tr of Ncwburyport, Ms in m intensely cold night. The captain advi^ei the crew, to ('rink no ardent spirits'^ if they would not freeze to de.lii. So:J)e took his advice, and esciperl, uninjured. Others drank spirits, and aoine lost lli^ir Lands, some their feet, and some perished. Others maintain spirits to be very neccssanj in n-arm xveathcr. " Ex- perience proves" says a distinguished physician "that they increase, instead of lessenin:^ the efi'ects of heat upon the body, and tiierei^- dis- pose to diseases of all kinds, Ev<-n in the warm climate of the \\..e armof power alone can never reach the evii. In countries, where tl)e people have ^o much power as in Great Britain, and Canada, the IbrcilMe abolition of so universal a favourite, will not be tolerated. Raising the duties, will only whet ingenuity to cheat the exciseman, and increase the sin of contraband trade. The disuse of ardrnt spirits, titust be e/J'cctcd by a moral pozicr, not by physical constraint. It must be the result of choice, not of necessity. It must be by arguments, addressed to the conscience and interest of thej^reat mass of the community — arguments inducing the temperate entirely to abstain and oppose as a barrier to the swelling flood, the breasted front of their own example. It must be a moral revolution reaching, and correcting the every day usages of society. Old customs must he abolished, and new laws will become unnecessary. Let every man, who does not love liquor, cease entirely to drink it,'let him banish it from his sideboard, let him cease to give it to his workmen, let him gently, but seriously, and resolulely refuse, " on every occasion, and in eveiy place and from every hand" to tiiste the fatal cup. The temptation will then, be entirely removed from him, and his, and all over whom he has any intluence. Thousands will thus be saved from intemperance. Many who have just begun to travel the downward road, by the removal of the occasions of drinking might be ^ asonably reclaimed. The evil would thus be crushed in the bud, and the monster strangled in his cradle. And were this method universally adopted, -in twenty year's time there would not be a drun- kard in the land. Say not, that your example will be of no avail, in atchieving so vast a r.;sult. Every good thing must have a beginning. As you are personally responsible to ihe Supreme tribunal, be anxiou3 to discharge your personal duty. Be not partakers of other mens' sins. Let your inlluence be salutary within your sphere, whether it be large, or small ; and in that respect, you will do all thut God re- quires. If you should be the means of swing but one man, from in- temperance, it would be worth the united exertions of the community. The plan proposed, is the si//i;)/«5^ possible. There is no long pro- cess, necessary for its explanation, or accoiiiplishment. It is simply, to let ardent spirits alone. It is j ust to observe the direction " touch not, taste not, handle not." If you really are temperate, it is the ea- siest prescription in the world. If you do not love strong drink ; it will be no sacrifice to leave it off. If you are attached to h, you have the most urgent reason, to stop at once, and consider, before you are irretrievably ruined. If the plan proposed is thus easy of adoption, if it promises the only relief to the enormous evils of intemperance, if it ensures an effectual and speedy reformation of the condition of socie- ty, how can any one in consistency with that love of his neighbour, which is the requirement of the Gospel, and the test of his piety, re- fuse to adopt it ? How can any one, who loves God, continue in league, with the diroK* enemy of the interests of righteousness >. It is not on- ly a plan, wliich a conscientious man may adopt, but which in our- B2. r 12 b!irlaoe it daily on your table, and tlien daily pray witliout prcsnuipluotis mockery, " Lejd us not into temptation, but deliver us from all evil."? What security have you that your children who daily see ardent spirits recommended by your own exi-.mple, in whose minds it is link- ed with every association of agreeable company, bilirity, and good breeding, ,tiiat your children whose tastes may be daily trained to the love of liquor, by participation in the social cheer, shall not yet be- come intemperate, and bring down your grey hairs with son-ovv to the gi-ave? De not deterred by the sneers of the inconsiderate — by the song of the drunkard — by the dread of breaking thro' established us- j,,o-e— by the f2ar of violating the rights of hospit dity-— or the difficulty of finding workmen, ^^■llo >vill labour without the ins^i)iraiion of drink. Explain to the inconsiderate, that his prejudices arise from ignorance. Tell the drunkaid that biso])probrium. is a good man's honour. The perversions of established usage, seek to cojvecl. 'J'o the sacred rites of hospitality invite no person, who cannot live without ardent spirits. Employ no man to clind» your ma^t, to work at your forge, .u- till your lands, who will not doit, wiihoul tiie stimulus of drink. Ex})erience has proved, that labourers in abundance, and of the best description can be obtained without the customary administration of Strong drink. Impressed with the sentiments and views devoloj)edin the foregoing pngcs, a few of the friemls of-Temperance, in AlonUeai, have formed tbemseh'es, into a Society called " the Montreal Society for the pro- ruotion of temperance." its members have subscribed a promise, that they will abstain from the use of ardent sjtirits, exce']'t as a medicine, that, they will banish them frcm their families, that, ihey vvill not give tl'.em to persons employed by them, and that they will use their liiHu- ence to discourage their use among iheir friends. They have instruc- ted their Committee, to appeal to ihe sense of the community, upon the subject, to Jay before tlicm such statements as may enlighten them, where ignorant, and rouse them, where slund>ermg over the evils of this giant-wickedness. The commiltee have so far attempted to dis- cbarge their duty. They cannot but believe there is virtue enough, in the community to bring up to their assistance, n)any persons from all ranks in society, and thnt wheu the truth uj>on tliia subject is exhi- 1' J. Cojiuthiani. VIII. 13. mmm. ■pp 13 bik'd, it will produce such a publir imprepsion, as shall with the bless- ing of Cod efl'ect a public reformation. By order of the Committee^ JOSEPH S. CHRISTMAS, Secretary. According to Intimation given in the public papers, a considerftblo number of per.sons(^nvenKd in St. Andrew's rhurcli, St. f'eter-strect, on the evenin;? of .Tune 9, l!i28.— After some statempnts on the s bj-'t of intemperance hy the Rev. .1. S. Christmas,— the foDowinfr preamble was submitted, and signed on tiia Bpot by 29 petiions of dilforent religious denominations. PREAMBLE. " We the subscribers, in view of the many evils resulting from the use of " distilled spirits, do hereby promise, that we will entirely abstain from their aae, »« except as amedecine, that we will Danish them fiom our families, that wo will " not give then? to persons employed b ' > ; and that we will use oui influence in disco'.raging their use among our friend^.■. The following constitution was then unanimously adopted by the jm6- scribcrs, viz .•"— • CONSTITUTION. Art I. This Society shall ho called tlic Montreal Society for the promotion of tempera nre. Art 11. Every person who subscribes the forcffoing preamble and pays 2«- Cd. per annum shall be considered a member of tiiiti .Society Art [II. The obligation contained in thts foregoing preamble shall bo consld -red binding so long as any peridu allows hi^ name to stand among the subscribers. Art IV. Tl»u Olficers of the Society shall be a I'resiJent, Vice-Pre:jideuts, Treas- urer, Secretary and a Coinmiltee of ti .nembers. Art V. 'J'he OtRcers cl'lhe society s-hall beex-olficio members of the Committee. Art VI. The duty of tiio Committee shall be to meet at least onc»> quarterly to fill such vacancii-s as may occur in their number till the annual nicolmg, to edd to their number if found expedient, to collect facts aiid stativ.tic« relatnig to intemperance, to promote the forjuation of Biunch Societie.^ i'> ajipeal to the sense oi'thc community by the publication ofstatcmonts. addresses, and Vv'hatever may enligliinu and correct the pulilic mind on the subject. Art. Vll. There shall be nn aiinual .'neHing of this society at such time,' and place, as the ctiuimiltee shall d-;f de, when a report shall be presented. Art, Vlll. Thero .''hall bono .ii ation in any of the articles of ibis coni=titu- tion, except by a, vote of two thirds of the members present at a general meeting. It is the hope of the Committee, that (xentlemen residing in country places, to whom this pamphlet will be sent, will cause it to be read in liicir nei;ihbourli(jod on «ome public occasion. In most case?, it will be sulficijui merely to use the pre- amble, with the additiun ot' the III. article of the Co!isiitulion, '.vluch all the frieiids of temperance should be re<]uest»'d to sign, without the adi.|tioii of a con- stitution, Should any meai^ures of this k/nd be taken, the co;nmii'te icruest that in'imation of it, may be given by letter, to the liev. J. S. Chri'^unas. ^-v cr« iary of the Alonlreal ^-ociety. They also earnestly de.v.ro .-.s toil aa answer as possible to the Ciucrios contained in the iaat page of ihia pamphlet. 11 MISCELLANEOUS FACTS AND OBSERVATIONS ILLUSTIlATlNf SOMK OK THE STATEMENTS MAbF. IV THK PRKC EDINfi PAGES. I'i're and Ihi. ,1'nithnuse. — Tlio subjoinod document iii brief hut intorpstincf. Rrvi'ii biiiidri d and t.'iiify nine persoiiH .wore ruecivcd into tiie alnislifjuso at PH'iiriiorc, wiihiii llie year ending', April IJO, U;26. Of thuso livo hundrtd and fi!'!y-*""r owfd tl.rir nii.snry to tlic followinjf uautieM : — i>cl)ili1v from intcnipRranco, ..... 53a Rlanin fioiii diunl>3 one or two I'acta whicli we iiad not kiiown ticlnif;. T boy say, " Most if not all our manufactories have utterly pro- fiJ'iied I'lc lis-e of ardent spirits ii. any part of their establislimenis ; and iiiive not iinfrpquenlly disniissod from their employment very ingenious mechanics and ar- tjhts bocau^i' oi'lhoir violation of this uiiiiorUnt rule." — " Most of our sia&e-driv- fvs. oil the I'l.islrrn rout, uo far as tljey are known to the Committee are rijmark- II lily tiMoperato, takitjir very little ot no ardunt spirit. Yet none arc more t-xposud li. the vaiioly uiid srevcrity oi the weather than they; and none aro more l)ealth- ful, and oiidiini it all wiih less iiiconvonienne to their health. — Particularly is thia tlic^ case wiui (Ijb drivers of the mail-stage ; who superadd to tho clmnge.i and trials of the v/tiiither tliiit of irregular liours*, and rest, by nijht and day. Some, at least, if not all practice an entire abi-tinunce from the use rif ardent spirite, and| lia\» done »o for iii;i.ny yeasi', wiih uniform good health. Instead of ardent tipi- rits, they do, indeed, take a bowl of hot coii'tje, wliere they stop; and this prac- tice iias extended firm tiiem to their passenorerR. — insomuch that in simic of our piiliiic hou:-Pri ti e coiiee-pot is far oftener frequented, than the bar, and to far more j*roltt, both Ij laudiwid aud customt'." — posion Recorder. '• In the Prison in Maine, an important experiment has been made of the ef- fect on iicalth of eijitin;.' off habitual drunkards, at owte, from the use ofspiiituous li()i:ors, in every form, and coiijining Hum to cold uiiter. It has been found invari- iii.'hfbfntjiriiil. Tlicy soon renew their youth ; and a more hale, healthy, niuscu- lir body of men cannot bo found, in prison or out than the cold water convicts in the (iuaiTV of the Maine prison. It is an experiment also to shew that hard la^ l/fjur can be performed on good food and cold water. As evidence of this, it is only ncccrsary to sue these nien handle the rocks." Report of the Prison Discipline Socielj/. p. fi.j. In New-llduip.shiro the same valuable experiment has been made, with the saine rcsulLs, p. U'.). Ill the new prisoii a1 Sing-Sing, New- York, among S'jO cenvicts, " the men neither suifi;r nor die t'roni abstinence, though tmy iiave been formerly intempe- raie. Nor is there any want of ability, to laor!: h^rU ail the lime, upon v/holesome f'jod, and good water." p. lOU. The New-York Medical Society, after a preamble in which, the r . of intem- perance are stated, adopted the followin;,' resolutions : — •• iiesolyed, — I'iiat we will endeavour to impress upon the minds of our pati^ eniK, on all suitiildo occasions, the importance of ab.staining I'rom the use of strong .i ;U(j.-s ; 4i.d Lliii wo will uso ou.- iiilluoncc Ij curtccl !iie popular error, that y.Fg-- ^"^P^- 1^ '*«*»»^ 23a 64 85 34 28 104 7 7 ^34 ter alone." . ^r. ChiP'^'^«' "^ warranted in sanctioning intir j. ,■,„„ ot 'n'^'*."''"\',,- j-nusmnpUou oi H' ^* ,ce Iho popular ».w-~ ^ . ^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^ . ,,.^ for 40 years, will wiUi ui«- £i575 Halifax cy. ^ . ^^^ ^^^^^^ .^ ^,tlm.t.->d at 50 niUlU.ns of gal on^, ^^ »^,^^^,i,,,,, that tli« me^^J^^ ,„„,.a lo.t is caic - million dolUvs. f'"^':;;.„,io,>.d by.t^u.o ''^; ,.i ..uiUon '^^^^^'*-^'^^' tr'flin.r Hem, m «lic loss ccc , ^^y one l'^""^/; :„ie.nporulauoj., ^ f ;\',„ • onVom one .ml- ton ^nd a b'U. .^ . „!,ll«f.ll.r«r.'- ""■" inteniperanct, .'>^' " ,„ persons, distingais.ui»S 5 llovv ninny inieoiperate pt , ?: llow n-auy crimes are committed y ,„„,,qacnce of tUe ..