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of the day to administer intoxicants, morphine, 

 opium, etc., to their dying patients to alleviate 

 their pains and then send them intoxicated (or 

 stupefied) before their Judge, and even without 

 the opportunity of arranging their will or family 

 affairs. " 



mrs. hunt's educational w t ork. 



There is no more grievous bondage than that in 

 which the narcotic despot holds his victims, and 

 his dominion extends to the uttermost parts of the 

 earth. There was a time when the warfare against 

 him seemed utterly hopeless ; but God be thanked 

 that the brave hearts and unwearied hands which 

 have undertaken this battle have not fought in 

 vain. We have seen one organized army after 

 another rising against him, and, though the con- 

 flict has been desperate, some trophies have been 

 won. 



Of the wonderful work accomplished by Mary 

 H. Hunt, it would take pages to speak adequately. 

 Interested in the subject of temperance as a mother, 

 as early as 1872, she commenced a thorough inves- 

 tigation which, on the formation of the W. C. T. U., 

 led to her accepting the superintendency of the 

 Department of Scientific Temperance Instruction, 

 both national and international. The thrilling 

 story of her labors, her battles, and her victories 

 is too long to be told here, but can be found in 

 the ff Brief History of the First Decade of Scien- 





