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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1844
Page
6
The essay urges readers to support temperance to curb hardship and corruption. It argues sober laborers endure less wife and child distress, warns temperance curbs corrupt voting, and credits the Washingtonian movement with moral reform. It contrasts London coal smoke with London beer adulteration and warns of poisons in brews.
The essay details how habitual alcohol use degrades health from the senses to digestion. It describes pale or flushed faces, lethargy, and sluggish minds, followed by chronic diseases, melancholy, and death from acute fevers. It lists autopsy findings across brain, heart, lungs, stomach, intestines, liver, and kidneys with specific changes.
Hon J S Buckingham MP remarks that the finest and strongest men he has seen are a tribe living in the Himalaya mountains. They traveled to Calcutta during his visit.
The narrative describes athletes mastering wrestling boxing and throwing against British grenadiers and sailors. It notes one man could match three opponents and claims the traveler journeyed from Diarbekir to Bagdad on horseback in ten days without sustained activity beyond water.
A Nat. Preacher paints alcohol as a scourge causing endless pain and ruin. He recounts the drunkard's torment from thirst to disease, describing ruined property, shattered family ties, and a descent toward madness and death. He urges sympathy and caution to prevent falls especially among moderate drinkers.
The piece argues that when individuals relapse into drinking they deserve pity and support rather than scorn. It urges gentle persuasion to help the weak regain restraint, warning that pride can lead to ruin and that kindness helps reclaim fallen people to virtue.
The speaker argues that true progress comes from determination and energized effort. Many gifted minds fail due to laziness and neglecting means, while disciplined study and perseverance lead to usefulness, distinction, and a lasting name. The world offers opportunity to those with a trained mind and determined spirit.
The excerpt urges a transformed society where study and virtue replace laziness and sensationalism. It calls on young men to live wisely, improve their character, and elevate minds through perseverance and effort. Portland Tribune notes this hopeful program for personal and communal betterment.
A gentleman on a bridge sees a boy overboard in a strong current and dives in to save him, reaching shore with the boy after a boat is brought. A Sabbath school superintendent later asks for a teacher and selects the rescuer to lead a class, urging spiritual rescue alongside physical bravery.
In a spring morning scene at a tribunal of Commerce Pierre asks how to deposit his account book. The stranger explains the process and the cost, revealing Pierre bears a cross of honor and laments that honor in commerce weighs more than war. The unnamed gentleman recalls loyalty to the Little Corporal and contemplates the fragility of fortune.
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