FoR THE DELAWARE JOURNAL.
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One of the arguments urged against the useful
ness Of Temperance Societies. is, that they must be
neifecual--for say the opposers if persons will not
be temperate without the aid Of Societies, they will
not be temperate with this aid This certainly is
non sequtur. As well may YOU saw. if men will
not enjoy the benefits of cyilize, life without the
cal state, they will not enjoy them n it We know.
that the social state gives great advantages TO vir-
tue by its restraints My present purpose. however.
is to answer the above objection to Temperance So
cietes by the best Of all arguments. matter Of fact.


Ertract from the Ne,o lork l;irror.


" Iempermce.-A large number of the citizens
of Lyme, N. II. abstained entirely from the use Of
spirits during the whole Of the year 1897, and ma
ny others used but little In Consequence of pursu
ing this course, the quantity II spirits consumed in
the town was reduced one half, and upwards o
1900 dollars were saved to the inhabitants. The
quantity consumed in 1926 was 6OO0 gallons il
1927 less than 5000 gallons. 1t is believed, ,
says the Society in Lyme for the promotion Of Tenn
perance, that person has suffered in his bodil,
or mental health by this reformation. Those VIII,
have abstaned wholly, have exposed themselves Il
the cold. heat and wet, much as others, and with
out the least harm. No man has been sick, or ia
ken cold. tainted, tired out in labor, in conse
quence Of his temperance"