Adams Center High School - Hourglass Yearbook (Adams Center, NY)

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SENIOR -XNNLAL ALCOHOL AS A 'HEX SCE The folloxxlng prlze composltlon xx rltten bx a student of the -Xdams CQHTEI Hlgh School xxas adludffed second be f ln the Noltheln Nexx Yolk Dl9tllCt of the V. C T L The ollgln of the xx Old alcohol 15 rathel loubtful but It ls gcnelflllx supposed to be dellx ed flom the language of the '5x11l'Jld.Il race It xx as H1 t dlstllled f1Om rlce man centulles hefole th lt seed xxas knoxxn ln hurope or Asll -Xlcohol xx as knoxxn hx the Nloors of Spaln and also bx thc Romans as fflr blck as the fllst centulx It IS '1 clear 00l0ll9KS lnflammflble llqllld xxlth '1 pcnetlatlng, o lol and 1 burnlng taste It 18 not IS heflxx as xx ltel 1nd c lnnot be Ilorcn It 18 often used for bulnlng, ln splllt llmps l It bulns xxlth a pale smokeless flame There 19 a celtaln per cent of thls alcohol ln all bexerages and H19Cl1C1Yl9Q used all over thls xx olld The staggerlng sum of txxo bllllon dollars lb spent ln thl countrx exerx xear for lntoxlcfltlng llquols Thls ls foul tlmes as much as IQ spent on the publlc schools xx hlch could certalnlx u e It to a bettel adx antage If thls great amount could be turned lnto the federal treasurx fol but one xear the gleat debt of our natlon could be xxlped out leaxlng a fine sulplus ln the treasurv Then the countrx xxould be bettel off not onlv flnancllllx but phx S1C'1llX lnd rcol lll l t lt t t W6 axelflff fu o COLlllt1X spends about one hundled dollars 'lnnulllx fox l quo Just thlnk of the comfolt that could be had flom thls monev' The balance of thls sum 'lU1lYlSt the llquor tl xfflc lN o tlx on account of taklnf c are of the xlctlms of alcohol Txxcntx flxe per cent of the pox ertx IH thls countrx hls heen found to be due d119CtlX and lHdl16CtlX to llquor A lalge per cent of thlg poxeltx 13 due to the drunkenness of othels The ll'lCllI9ClI co t lb pelhaps gleater than the dlrect because under lt comes the poxertx lnd dlseflses caused bx others LXCCQSINQ use of the destructlxc Cllllllx Thls expense ls also largelx due to the great loss of pro duclng labor and xx aste caused bx lntemperance The ln c rflble l'1bO1 and lndustllal LCC1Cl9I'lfQ 'ue lflrgelx due to he dllnklng of alcohol If llquor xx ere lbollshed there xxould be less monex peld out for the keeplng of 11118 poorhouses lnsflne 'lsxlums and other such lnstltutlons due to lntemperflnce The A .Q . . . -' '. 29 4 4 L A A A 4' l . , . 4 C :- .' ' . . ' 1 . f ' ' . J . v . 1 .' v . x C .Y n . C C A -12 .4 K . vi B1 -as .K1 ' 1 I 1 K 3. . . , . ,A C n . s C 1 I 1 4 1 1 1 11 fs v . 1 5 ., . c c x . U . . c , 4 ' 4 . ' . f t ' ' I I 1 . 1 I 1 v v 1 Yr 1 1 f K l n . s Cn C M s C K C ' ' 1 . J .' ' f .' ' 2 .' fs ' .' ' . .' 3. . - .1 ' . . C n Y Q n 1 l 1 1 ' 1 - 1 V l ., 7 7 ' . ' Q c V . L' ' ' . 2 .' .,'-' f .' 3 -. v ' 1 1 ' -1. 4 - 1 . ' 1 ' 1 j.. lt s es lP.1lGCl ha ll. 1 c-i-3 1 l1llX F thls . , . c c V 1 J ' - . ' s . C ' . 1 1 1 ' 1 I 'nf . 1 I C 4 p 1.3! n C L 1 4 j . , L g 1 ' 1 .' . ,, ,- . . I Y L t. Em, . 1 v . l u v ' ' . ' ' If . l Y . . ' . y v r l 1 1 1 C L n D C n CA s ,C .4 Y .l X., . tw' Y . .l I Y x 'l V. .I v at . sv C Y s ' ' c ' c ' Q L' c . ' 'agc . c ' c ,. 4 c c c ' c Y K' 1 .1 V' . . . 2 K. . , A ' .I ' 1 1 ' 1 1 v v l c c, . . , . 1 c , L . L L C -

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SENIIOR -XNNU -XL 1ex enue 1ece1x ed flom lxcenses IS more than off et bx the expense of these 1HStllZLltlOllS -Xlcohol doe1 mole cle t1uct1on phxs1c1llx than an othe1 xxax VK hcn used hab1tuallx fn ce1t11n qu111t1tx xx1ll p1ocluce a CG1t'11ll cfllect '1t Hlst but It IL munes IIIOIQ and 1no1e each t1me to produce the effect clesnecl Th11 use lJ1lIlg'S on the alcohollc '1ppet1te xxh1ch 18 mamlx thc per pctual c1ax1ng f01 1tH9lf and the 1cpe1tccI calhng fox III ueasmg amounts It IS commonlx thought that alcohohc Cllllll-1 ut as 'urls to d1gest1on, but lll ref1l1tx the COlltI'Z11X IS the c we f0l It has been p1 ox ed that a meal xx1tho11t alcohol lk IIIOIG UllIClxl ollvxxcfl I x hungel than a meal xx1th mlcohol It I o hfums the d1gest1xe O1g'2IllQ bx mflammg and 1111tat1nQ them unt1l thex cmnot PIODCIIX DQ1fO1IlI then clut1es It IIIIIIIOS the IIXQI and IUCIIIGXS cxusmg them to gx 1du Ilx lose then' norm xl poxx 61 1nd JCtI0ll Alcohol 19 xe1x IIIILIIIOUS to tl1e hefut because It cause an 1nc1e1se of '1ct1on bx H31LOfl71llQ' the ne1xes xx h1ch IGQLI late thls xe1x lmportant organ and thus g1adu1Ilx xxe1kens t Its effects on the ne1xes and braln a1e 21I'Il?l7lll0' fo1 no othe1 pa1ts of the llxlllg' bodx a1e so QEIISIUXG a1d deI1c'1te IUYIOUQ to the llC1Y0l,lw sx stem ls lt 1mmed11telx begfns 1ts clest1uct1xe xxo1k and vxhen once take11 up bx the ne1xe tusues does not e'1s1ly escape The first sxmptom shoxx1n,Q' that these del1c1te organs a1e d1sturbed IQ the qmckened lCtl0ll of the heut and the flushed '1ppe 1l'1I'ICQ of the face Th1s IS because the nerves xxhlch cont1ol the heart are 1ar'1Ix ed bx the alcohol and flom th1s tm e 01 the xx II Iecomes g1aduf1Ilx xxeakenecl Plqlilllff It hfucl fO1 the fllN eased to 1es1st temptat1on Thls the1efo1e accounts to1 the 1nnume1able XIOIGIICQQ nd c11mes con rfntted IU th1s tate of mmd BGQICIGS lflullllllg the 010111 1 awed alcohol I1 ums the bones muscles and other pa1ts of the human lorlx Instead of '1 hfe promotu as some mongflx suppose 1lfoI1ol IN an encmx and DOINOH to hte lllllxlll' 1t sholter 1ncI unI1.1pp1e1 than It should natu1.1llx be Fxcesqxe u e of 1lcoI1ol IP ults 1n su1e de1th It IGIICIQIN the bolx sus ceptlble to dlsease, thus causmg gre It expen 1 1nd Q01 roxx 111 th1s xxax We oxxe cl dutx to souetx to p1otect It 1ga1'1 t the m 111 exlls affectmg NOCIZII Nllll.0Llllflllg'N caused bx the s1Ie of alcohol Intempelance cuts clox n xouth Ill 1ts XIQIOI Ill 1 '30 ' ' ' L 1 - . '. . . . . . Q 1. S u, 1' 11 1' 1 . A h. . S . I 2 .1 7, 1 1. 1 7 3 1 ' 1 1 . ' , ' 1 1' V . 1 l c c 1 A Q I 1 1. v . 1 -v 5 1 1 1' 1 ' -1 13 2 1 ' 1 ' - Q j . 1 ' 's : 1 1 1 v 1 v vu I 1 1 . v nv 4' . '-- 1 ' ' ' ' 1 2 . a S ' ' 1 A s .I R 1 ' 1 1 I l I C s n ' y 1 v . . Q. 1 1 I f 1 ku 4 n . . 1 L L 1 1 1 1' I -1 4 1 . v ci ' . Q v v D 1 ' 1 1 7 ' 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1' 1 1 1' ' 1 1 ' as the nerves and bram. Alcohol IS therefore very 1n- . . Q V H V l . . .K , . j 111 1 1 L 1 1 c . 1l.v 1 l 1 I 1 1 1 4 4 I L C .1 I1 L C 1 Q 1 rl 1 1 y v . ' 1 1 . 1 1 V L . 4 . c1 5 1 1 , 1 ' '.x A L.. L I Ly A .,,V ,Q g -I 5 ' ' 1' 1 a 11 1 ' '. '. f ' . Q 1' ' F 1 'M s we 1- 11 ' : .1 1 ' 1 1 2 Q 'S N' 'S ' , z .5 ' 1 ' 1 4 I 1 1 . v -uf v v1 11' 1 : 2- 1 IQ' .1 ' .1 1 Z . 1 .K 1-1 K1 A1- ' '1i 1' 1 z 1' S3 1 1 ' ' l .w vq v ' ' ' Q 1' j ' ' 2 '1 s 1 1' ' 1 ' 1 .1 1' 1 1 - 1. 1 1 1 s 11 1 ' ' . 1' 1 - ,-