. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. m qjllEVERAGES, so called, are tempters to HI ji the first steps towards drwukenness. At 'jiyjf the appropriate seasons, the newspapers CJr, abound in receipts for making various (^jd^ kinds of summer drinks, wines, cor- dials, beers, and cider. There is no easier and more certain way of making a family of drunkards than by having such things al- ways at hand, "in case of sickness," as it is termed. I know a man, my neighbor for many^years, who was acc
. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. m qjllEVERAGES, so called, are tempters to HI ji the first steps towards drwukenness. At 'jiyjf the appropriate seasons, the newspapers CJr, abound in receipts for making various (^jd^ kinds of summer drinks, wines, cor- dials, beers, and cider. There is no easier and more certain way of making a family of drunkards than by having such things al- ways at hand, "in case of sickness," as it is termed. I know a man, my neighbor for many^years, who was accustomed to "lay in" a barrel of cider every autumn, and it was placed on the table every day until exhausted; but every day it became more sour, alcoholic; and by the time it was out, the stimulus of it was so decided that a disagreeable want was experienced, and it was determined that next year he would lay in two barrels; at length six barrels were laid in for the winter's supply; meanwhile, my friend and neighbr had be- come a habitual drinker, on rising, at break- fast, at dinner, in the middle of the afternoon, and from supper until late bed-time; cider is too tame now; his position and means demand and supply the costliest brandies; he is sel- dom drunk, but always full; there does not live anywhere a more honorable and high- minded man; in all business transactions he has maintained the very highest position for incorruptible integrity, and as a neighbor and friend and good citizen, he has no sujjerior; but take from him the brandy bottle for a day and he would go mad, or die of exhaustion— of an insufferable sinking. It is an incontrovertible physiological fact, that any artificial stimulus continued for a few days, makes the system feel the want of it, instinctively lean upon it, and look for it; but ibis is not all: the same amount of stimula- tion is demanded every day; but to create that amount, a larger and an increasing quantity of the stimulus becomes
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