TEMPERANCE ITEMS by Dudley Marvin Canright

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · January 15, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 3

TEMPERANCE ITEMS.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

BY ELD. D. M. CANRIGHT.

WE have recently held a series of health and temperance meetings at Corsica, Ohio. Fortunately, the subject of health reform had been discussed here years ago, reading matter treating on it having been extensively circulated through the neighborhood, and several families had practically adopted its principles. A number of persons related their experience in reforming from the use of tobacco, tea, and coffee,—an experience which plainly shows how hurtful these articles are.

W. W. E. was an inveterate tobacco-slave. He was troubled with a bad cough, so that he was frequently obliged to sit up a good share of the night, and seldom had a good night's rest. One day he went to work for a neighbor, and accidentally left his tobacco at home. His neighbor being gone, he had no tobacco all that day. Not feeling as badly as he had expected, he resolved to go to bed without it, so that he could say that he had been one day without tobacco! He did so, and slept so sweetly all night that he resolved to try it another day. The next night he slept without coughing at all. Then he resolved to quit tobacco entirely, which he did. Soon he was wholly relieved, and he has since had neither tobacco nor cough. This was ten years ago.

A. W. D. used tea for three years, during which time he was troubled with headache about once a week. In 1878 he quit the use of tea, and very soon his headache left him, and he has not been troubled with either since. Let tea-topers make a note of this.

P. R. S. used coffee and often had severe headache. She went to an intelligent physician, and he advised her to abandon the use of coffee. He told her that the coffee caused her headache. She took his advice, and the headache soon left her. Coffee and tea evidently have the same effect in this respect.

D. K. M. used tobacco for many years. He was troubled with nervousness and palpitation of the heart. He was persuaded to quit the use of tobacco, and, to his joy, these diseases left him, and he has not been troubled with them since.

E. T. E. used sixty cents' worth of tobacco weekly. He was nervous, poor, had no appetite, etc. Three years ago he gave up the use of tobacco, and very soon his appetite became good, his nervousness disappeared, he fleshed up, and is now well. He was so well pleased with this result that the whole family gave up tea and coffee, and in our temperance meeting they were ready to sign the teetotal pledge.

S. A. N. was another tobacco-devotee. Fortunately, he became sick, and Eld. Burrill gave him packs. When he recovered, he found that he had lost the love of tobacco. Taking advantage of this, he did not taste it again, and now he is well, and a free man. Himself and wife signed the pledge.

We find that there are abundance of such experiences wherever the health and temperance work is introduced. Let those who use tobacco, tea, coffee, and the like, note these facts, and judge whether it will not pay them to join the temperance army.