MODERATION OR TOTAL ABSTINENOE

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 43, 5 April 1895, Page 2

MODERATION OR TOTAL ABSTINENOE

“ A puzzled teetotaler ” writing to the Church of Ireland Temperance Society, says:—“ I have recently met with the following arguments against total abstinence. If, as I suspect, they involve gpme fallacy, perhaps somp pf opr readers may be able to point out \yhat it is, The first is in the foym of a parody pn a teetotaler's letter, in Lev/js Carroll's recently puhjjsbpd Bilyi and Bruno Con chided." ‘To the Editor, Sir, —I was once a moderate sleeper, and found a man who slept to excess. I pleaded with him, “ Give up this lying in bed,” I said, " ij, Thrill ruin yoqr fiealjb.M go to bed,’ 1 ’ he said. why should’t IP” ) "Yes,” said I, “ but I know when to got up in the morning.” Ho turned away from me, “ You sleep your own way,” he said *• let me sleep iu mine. Be off!” Then I saw that to do any good with him I must forswear sleep, that I haven’t heqp bpd. The other was 'in the shape of a story tpld me by a friend. There was a lady, an enthusiastic too to taler, whp came to her plorgymau, wishing him fu bpcpipe a patron pf a Society they weye forming* Ho waa not a total abstainer an( ] pointed this out. The lady said the society would be for a number of objects one of the principal being dress reform when she was met with the withering rejoinder, ‘ whether you intend to found it on principles! pf moderation or tptal abstinence., 1 '