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have this Society stand in its true position, on this subject before the peo- 

 ple of the State. 



He (lid not know \shether a majority of the members of this Societ}- 

 aij^ree witli the views of tlie writer or not; if not, it would do no harm to 

 adopt this resolution: ami if they do, the minorit}- certainly have the right 

 to have their views made a matter of record. He did not wish to discuss 

 the temperance question; that was not the proper place for such discus- 

 sions. He did not present the resolution for such purpose, but hoped the 

 vote upon it woukl be taken by calling a}es and nays. 



Mr. McKixsTRV spoke to the same eflect as Mr. Daggy, adding that 

 he thought wineHlrinking led to drunkenness; therefore wished to record 

 his vote for the resolution. 



Dr. Spalding said he was not there as a volunteer. He had been 

 invitetl by the officers of this Societ)- to prepare and read a paper upon 

 the subject. He was only responsible for his own opinions, which were 

 tlie results of many years of careful observation. If he had thought any- 

 thing in this essav would tend to pnmiote intemperance, he would cer- 

 tainly ha\e not written it. It was clearly ever)- man's duty to gu:u(l the 

 morals of the community. The Society was not responsible for his 

 opinions ; and while he respected those of gentlemen who favored this resolu- 

 tion, knowing they resulted from a sincere desire to secure the well-being 

 of Society, he was foiccd to conclude that they were based upon the 

 well-known effects of those vile compounds, called wines, which have no 

 just claim to the name, and to the use of which he was as nmch opposed 

 as any one. 



President Flagg said that Dr. Spalding was here by invitation to 

 open a discussion upon this veiy important subject. The Society, as such, 

 is not responsible for the views of any person, either uttered at its meet- 

 ings, or written out, unless by vote it endorses such views. 



All subjects directly related to Horticulture are legitimate matters for 

 discussion, and each sjjeaker or writer is entitled to have a fair hearing 

 and to have his opinions made a matter of record. It is, and ever should 

 be the object of this Society to extend equal courtesy to members upon 

 both sides of ever^' question upon which there are honest differences of 

 opinion. 



Dr. Hrr.MPHREV thought the premises of the writer of the essay were 

 not well taken, in one important point, viz: — that "some kind of stimu- 

 lant was necessary in this climate." This is not a physiological fact. Our 

 constitutions do not need either stimulants or drugs; they need food. 

 There is no food in acid wines, such as the writer recommends. They 

 may be better than diugs many times, if one were compelled to choose 

 one or the other, but thev can not make good bloo<l; they can not build 

 up bone, muscle, or nene. 



Prof. Turner spoke as follows: 



Mr. President: I feel that I have a right to speak upon this question, 

 for I am on both sides of it. I have always supported in action, sympa- 

 thy, and by vote, the Anti-Liquor reform. I never keep or use as a bev- 



