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even acquired the -pOweF or swallowing pins, md peH-knives But the quality of those articles is the same, notwithstanding these extraordinary facts. In all such cases ihe constitution haa previously suffered violence, has become dseased and since tho healthy mans food is Oen the sick 4ans poison, and the food of the latter Oen the poison of the iorer the phe- nOmeRa in question form no exception the general fact. Before perso0 can take spirit in large quan,i- y, without feeling immediately injurious effects from it, he must first have dipeased his constitution; anG even then the spirit taken will rapidly wear him out n order to show that ardent spri, not poison will be necessary prove that it can, by all healthy per- he taken as freely water milk, and with as

 te injurious effect. But since we know that, 60 talk en, would the death of most healthy persons that it would greatly endanger Others and then ithere any whom it would do hurt, il is because their constitutions have been greatly hurt and Are gradually dissolving cannot assign alcohol to any class but that of pOisons.

 As :o the question whether wine is poison it is clear that if it contains alcohol it contains poison and this is true of all ermente wine. But in judging of the qualities Of any article, do, plain men, judge of by the effects which it produces, wien talk en as whole, wi,hOu. particularly regarding the qualities which belong any othe ingredients which compose it. Taking then, wine as whoe-if we can drink 1t with as much freedom we can drink water milk. and svih as l.sle inary, sa@edia,e or remote, then it is moi poison. Every knows that the contrary is the fact. Habitoal and free wine drinkers, whatever be the kind of wine which they drink, have infrmties which are known to be caused or aggravated by wine. On principle, therefore, wine be removed from the class ofposons Itmay have the advantage, aadvantage is, ofbeing slow poison than alcohol but though slow, it is sure.

 In whatever proper ligh therefore, we view ardent spirits and wine, the conclusion the same-ihey poisons. Physicians have long since declared them to be such; would any respectable physician advise

 person, young and in heah 10 driak either ofthem. Medical authorities are, far as understand, decid- ed the point; and the principles by which all plain men judge in all other cases, teach the same.

 ME PARo1NoN.

 