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Gen. Iaylor's temperance Among the
events which indicate the progress Of tenn
perance, none are more interesting than the
influence of its principles over military
men. A few years ago, General Taylor
visited the Northern States, and made this
remark in conversation with friend


:" In the Florida war ! preserved my
health solely by temperance. Where the
water was very impure some Of the officers
and men insisted on the absolute necessity
Of using ardent spirits with it. But al
ways observed that they Jared the worse
for il. As for myself, ] would mix the
swamp water with coarse meal so as to
clear it from sediment, and content myself
with such beverage